Little Stevie Orbit

Little Stevie Orbit
Studio album by Steve Forbert
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Studio	A&R Studios, New York
Genre	Pop
Length	42:58
Label	Nemperor
Producer	Pete Solley
Steve Forbert chronology
Jackrabbit Slim (1979) Little Stevie Orbit (1980) Steve Forbert (1982)

Little Stevie Orbit is the third album by American singer-songwriter Steve Forbert. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Forbert

1. "Get Well Soon" – 3:53
2. "Cellophane City" – 5:33
3. "Song for Carmelita" – 1:55
4. "Laughter Lou (Who Needs You?)" – 3:10
5. "Song For Katrina" – 3:30
6. "One More Glass of Beer" – 4:20
7. "Lucky" – 1:12
8. "Rain" – 3:10
9. "I'm An Automobile" – 2:58
10. "Schoolgirl" – 3:01
11. "If You've Gotta Ask You'll Never Know" – 2:15
12. "Lonely Girl" – 3:23
13. "A Visitor" – 4:27

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [7]	55
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8]	27
US Billboard 200 [9]	70

Personnel

• Steve Forbert – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Paul Errico – organ, accordion, piano on "I'm an Automobile" and "A Visitor"
• Robbie Kondor – organ, piano on "I'm an Automobile" and "A Visitor"
• Shane Fontayne – lead guitar
• Hugh McDonald – bass
• Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums, percussion
• Barry Lazarowitz – drums on "Lonely Girl"
• Bill Jones – saxophone
• Kenny Kosek – fiddle
• Pete Solley - string arrangements

Technical

• Steve Brown - recording, mixing
• Elliott Landy - photography

References

1. Gehman, Geoff (May 10, 1986). "Steve Forbert: Variety's Child". The Morning Call. p. A63.
2. Racine, Marty (April 12, 1987). "Steve Forbert: It was arrival, survival—and now revival". Houston Chronicle. Zest. p. 10.
3. Ruhlmann, William. Little Stevie Orbit at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
4. Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition , p. 485. Virgin Books, London. ISBN   1-85227-832-3
5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 256, 257.
6. Rockwell, John (September 5, 1980). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C12.
7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 114. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Steve Forbert – Little Stevie Orbit". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
9. "Steve Forbert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2025.