| Little Stevie Orbit | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | A&R Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 42:58 | |||
| Label | Nemperor | |||
| Producer | Pete Solley | |||
| Steve Forbert chronology | ||||
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Little Stevie Orbit is the third album by American singer-songwriter Steve Forbert. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
The New York Times called the album "a mainstream pop record, for better and for worse, with the principal assertion of personality by Mr. Forbert coming in what sounds like his increasingly mannered singing." [6]
All songs written by Steve Forbert
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 55 [7] |
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