The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine

The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine
Studio album by Tiny Lights
Released	February 18, 1997
Genre	Folk rock
Length	41:51
Label	Bar/None
Producer	Donna Croughn, John Hamilton, James Mastro
Tiny Lights chronology
Milky Juicy (1994) The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine (1997)

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The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine is an album by the folk rock band Tiny Lights, released in 1997 through Bar/None Records. It was the band's final album. Jerry Harrison contributed vocals to "Maybe You Will Listen".

Critical reception

Stereo Review concluded that "what's notable isn't just the range of styles—bubblegum pop, progressive/art rock, vintage soul, psychedelia—but the unaffected and warm-hearted way it all comes together."

Track listing

All music is composed by Donna Croughn and John Hamilton

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Had It All"	4:40
2.	"Pinprick"	4:19
3.	"Maybe You Will Listen"	4:50
4.	"Sing to Me"	3:57
5.	"Whispering"	3:51
6.	"Blue Sky"	3:00
7.	"Tracy"	2:45
8.	"Lazy Bones"	5:54
9.	"No Baby No Songs"	2:48
10.	"Would You Like to Float"	5:47

Personnel

Tiny Lights

• Andy Burton – piano, organ, mellotron
• Donna Croughn – vocals, violin, drums, production
• Andy Demos – saxophone, percussion
• Dave Dreiwitz – bass guitar, trumpet
• John Hamilton – guitar, vocals, production
• Ron Howten – drums
• Kevin Sztam – trombone

Additional musicians and production

• Jerry Harrison – additional vocals
• James Mastro – production