# Hot Chocolate Massage

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***Hot Chocolate Massage*** is an album by the [folk rock](/source/Folk_rock) band [Tiny Lights](/source/Tiny_Lights), released in 1990 by Absolute A Go Go Records.[1][2] [Jane Scarpantoni](/source/Jane_Scarpantoni) played cello on the album.[3] "Wave" was a minor hit on college radio stations.[4]

## Release and reception

*[Trouser Press](/source/Trouser_Press)* felt that extensive touring had given the band "muscle and maturity" and noted the overall live feeling of the album.[5] The [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) critic Jason Ankeny criticized the album for lacking focus because of excessive experimentation. Despite this he gave it four and a half out of five stars, calling the high points of *Hot Chocolate Massage* "sublime" and "daring and eclectic."[6] *[Option](/source/Option_(music_magazine))* wrote that "there's a wonderful sense of energy and daring to this LP that, more than a lot of current bands, brings the spirit of '60s experimental groups like the Insect Trust and the Ultimate Spinach to mind."[7]

## Personnel

**Tiny Lights**

- Donna Croughn – vocals, violin
- Andy Demos – drums, clarinet, [soprano saxophone](/source/Soprano_saxophone), [tenor saxophone](/source/Tenor_saxophone)
- [Dave Dreiwitz](/source/Dave_Dreiwitz) – bass guitar, trumpet, vocals
- John Hamilton – guitar, vocals, production
- [Jane Scarpantoni](/source/Jane_Scarpantoni) – cello, vocals

**Additional musicians**

- Henry Hirsch – [clavinet](/source/Clavinet) on "Closer"

## References

1. Puckett, Jeffrey Lee (June 2, 1990). "Nightlife". *The Courier-Journal*. p. 41.

1. Puterbaugh, Parke (October 26, 2010). [*Phish: The Biography*](https://books.google.com/books?id=eXD8AgAAQBAJ&q=Hot+Chocolate+Massage+tiny+lights+1990&pg=PA97). Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306819209.

1. Blackstock, Peter (March 17, 1990). "SXSW leaves virtually no place without a showcase". *Austin American-Statesman*. p. F1.

1. Kotz, Sean (August 4, 1990). "Tiny Lights". *The Roanoke Times*. p. NRV2.

1. Frampton, Scott, Schinder, Scott. ["Tiny Lights"](http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=tiny_lights), *Trouser Press*. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Hot Chocolate Massage". *AllMusic*. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

1. "Reviews". *Option*. **30–35**: 120. 1990.

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