Little Love Letters
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
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
- John Jorgenson — production
- Irvin Kramer — engineering
- Dale Lavi — photography
- Chris Lord-Alge — mixing
- Joe Romersa — engineering
- Ed Seay — engineering
Chart performance
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