Last of the Red Hot Burritos

Last of the Red Hot Burritos is the fourth album by country rock group The Flying Burrito Brothers, released in 1972. By the time this album was recorded, "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow and Bernie Leadon had left the band, leaving Chris Hillman as the sole founding member. In their places, Hillman recruited Al Perkins and Kenny Wertz respectively. Wertz had previously played with Hillman in the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers. The band also added two guest musicians for their fall 1971 tour in Byron Berline and Roger Bush from Country Gazette. This lineup toured until Hillman left the band in October 1971, leaving the rights to the band's name to Rick Roberts. Once Hillman departed, A&M Records apparently lost faith in the group. Instead of allowing a Roberts-led version of the band (with no founding members) to record a new studio album, A&M released this live recording. It fulfilled the band's contract, but it was subsequently dropped from the label.

Last of the Red Hot Burritos
Live album by
The Flying Burrito Brothers
ReleasedMay 1972
GenreCountry rock
Length34:45
LabelA&M
ProducerJim Dickson
The Flying Burrito Brothers chronology
The Flying Burrito Brothers
(1971)		 Last of the Red Hot Burritos
(1972)		 Close Up the Honky-Tonks
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

A group of Burritos led by Rick Roberts would continue to tour Europe with no original members until 1973 (to meet contractual obligations), at which point the band was officially dissolved by Roberts, bringing the original Flying Burrito Brothers to an end. (A new version of the Burritos would resurface in 1975, signed to Columbia Records.)

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Christine's Tune (A.K.A. Devil in Disguise)"Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons3:54
2."Six Days on the Road"Earl Green, Carl Montgomery3:03
3."My Uncle"Chris Hillman, Gram Parson2:20
4."Dixie Breakdown"Jimmie Lunceford, Don Reno2:17
5."Don't Let Your Deal Go Down"Louise Certain, Gladys Stacey Flatt, Jerry Organ, Wayne Walker2:20
6."Orange Blossom Special"Ervin T. Rouse3:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ain't That a Lot of Love"Homer Banks, Deanie Parker3:20
2."High Fashion Queen"Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons3:22
3."Don't Fight It"Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper2:56
4."Hot Burrito #2"Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons4:35
5."Losing Game"James Carr, Dennis Weaver2:59

Bonus tracks on the 2008 Sierra Records reissue:

Personnel

reference for personnel section:[3]

The Flying Burrito Brothers

guests:

  • Byron Berline - fiddle
  • Roger Bush - acoustic bass, acoustic guitar (overdubbed) on "Orange Blossom Special", lead vocal on "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down"
  • Earl P. Ball or Spooner Oldham - piano (overdubbed) on "High Fashion Queen" and "Losing Game"
  • Bernie Leadon (possible) - guitar (overdubbed)

References
  1. Deming, Mark. Last of the Red Hot Burritos at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Einarson, John with Hillman, Chris. (2008). Hot Burritos: The True Story Of The Flying Burrito Brothers. Jawbone Press. ISBN 1-906002-16-9.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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