Bring the Family

Bring the Family
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 3, 1987
RecordedFebruary 17–20, 1987
StudioOcean Way (Hollywood)
GenreRock and roll, roots rock
Length45:26
LabelA&M
ProducerJohn Chelew
John Hiatt chronology
Warming Up to the Ice Age
(1985)
Bring the Family
(1987)
Slow Turning
(1988)
Singles from Bring The Family
  1. "Thank You Girl"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Have a Little Faith in Me"
    Released: 1987

Bring the Family is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's eighth studio album, released in 1987. It was his first album to chart on the Billboard 200, and featured his first single entry on the mainstream rock chart with "Thank You Girl". It features Ry Cooder on guitar, Nick Lowe on bass guitar and Jim Keltner on drums. The four would later reform as Little Village and release an album in 1992. "Thing Called Love" later became a hit for Bonnie Raitt, and "Have a Little Faith In Me" is among Hiatt's most popular songs. "Alone In The Dark" was featured in the 1994 James Cameron film True Lies, in a memorable scene where Jamie Lee Curtis dances to the song.