Little Love Letters

Little Love Letters
Studio album by Carlene Carter
Released	1993
Genre	Country
Length	42:31
Label	Giant
Producer	Howie Epstein John Jorgenson
Carlene Carter chronology
I Fell in Love (1990) Little Love Letters (1993) Little Acts of Treason (1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Little Love Letters is Carlene Carter's 1993 country music album. It had one major Billboard Hot Country Songs hit in the number 3 "Every Little Thing," and two minor ones in the number 51 "Unbreakable Heart" and number 50. "I Love You 'Cause I Want To." The album itself rose to number 35 on the Top Country Albums chart. "Unbreakable Heart" was later covered by Jessica Andrews on her 1999 debut Heart Shaped World, whose version reached #24 on the country singles charts.

Track listing

1. "Little Love Letter #1" (Carlene Carter, Howie Epstein, Benmont Tench) - :57
2. "Every Little Thing" (Carter, Al Anderson) – 3:12
3. "Wastin' Time with You" (Carter, Epstein, Tench) – 3:38
4. "Unbreakable Heart" (Tench) – 3:39
5. "Sweet Meant to Be" (Carter, Epstein) – 3:15
6. "Nowhere Train" (Carter, Anni O'Brien) – 3:13
7. "Long Hard Fall" (Carter, Epstein) – 4:19
8. "Little Love Letter #2" (Carter, Epstein, Tench) – 2:46
9. "I Love You 'Cause I Want To" (Carlene Carter, Radney Foster) – 3:35
10. "World of Miracles" (Carter, Epstein) – 4:24
11. "First Kiss" (Carter, John Jorgenson) – 1:34
12. "Hallelujah in My Heart" (Carter, Epstein) – 2:41
13. "The Rain" (Carter, Bernie Taupin) – 3:47
14. "Heart Is Right" (Carter, Epstein) – 3:20

Personnel

Musicians

• Eddie Bayers — drums, percussion
• Carlene Carter — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, autoharp, percussion, vocals
• Buddy Emmons — pedal steel guitar
• Howie Epstein — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, banjo, percussion, background vocals
• Roy Huskey, Jr. — upright bass
• John Jorgenson — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, mandocello, mandolin, slide guitar, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone
• Albert Lee — acoustic guitar, mandolin
• David Lindley — acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin
• Jay Dee Maness — pedal steel guitar
• Phil Parlapiano — accordion, piano
• Joe Romersa — drums, percussion
• Benmont Tench — piano, organ, "various other keyboard-related instruments"
• Willie Weeks — bass guitar

Chorus on "I Love You 'Cause I Want To": NRBQ, Jim Lauderdale, Andy Paley, Kathy Valentine, Dave Edmunds, Susan Cowsill, Phil Parlapiano, Joe Romersa

Technical

• Howie Epstein — production (all tracks)
• John Jorgenson — production ("Sweet Meant to Be" only)
• Irvin Kramer — engineering
• Dale Lavi — photography
• Chris Lord-Alge — mixing
• Joe Romersa — engineering
• Ed Seay — engineering

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	35
U.S. Billboard 200	196
Canadian RPM Country Albums	2
Canadian RPM Top Albums	45

Notes

1. Little Love Letters at AllMusic