''Little Village'' is the only studio album by the band

Little Village Little Village was an American/British rock band, formed in 1991 by Ry Cooder (guitar, vocal), John Hiatt (guitar, piano, vocal), Nick Lowe (bass, vocal) and Jim Keltner (drums). Each of the group's members had previously worked on Hiatt's 1987 ...

. The band, a super-group comprising Ry Cooder,

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, released the album, went on a tour of the US and Europe to support it, and disbanded the year of its release. They had previously worked as a group while recording Hiatt's solo album '' Bring the Family'' in 1987. Although all songs are credited to all four group members, Hiatt sang all but three, with two sung by Lowe and one by Cooder. "She Runs Hot", "Solar Sex Panel" and "Don't Go Away Mad" were released as singles. The ''Solar Sex Panel'' EP contained a new non-album track "Do With Me What You Want to Do" written by Cooder/Hiatt/Keltner/Lowe and sung by Lowe, as well as a cover of the novelty song "Haunted House", originally released by

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in 1964, and sung by Cooder. "Do with Me What You Want to Do" was also included as a B-side on the "Don't Go Away Mad" single. At the

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, ''Little Village'' was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Track listing

All songs written by Little Village and sung by

except where noted.

Personnel

Little Village *

– guitars, lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-11) and backing vocals, piano * Ry Cooder – guitars, backing and lead (2, 9, 11) vocals *

– drums, percussion

Production notes

*Produced by Little Village *Engineered by Ken Allardyce, Dan Bosworth, Allen Sides *Mastered by

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Charts

References

{{Authority control 1992 debut albums Ry Cooder albums Nick Lowe albums John Hiatt albums Reprise Records albums