Little Feat (album)
Little Feat is the first studio album by the rock band Little Feat. It was released in 1971 on Warner Bros. Records.
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| Released | January 1971 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1970 at United Western Recorders, Los Angeles and The Record Plant, Los Angeles[1] | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, roots rock, blues rock, swamp rock | |||
| Length | 32:49 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Russ Titelman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (very favorable)[4] |
The album was recorded mostly during sessions between August and September 1970. Its sound is in a similar vein as the band's more widely known later recordings, such as 1973's Dixie Chicken and 1978's Waiting For Columbus. The record features Little Feat's Mk. 1 line-up, with Roy Estrada on bass. It was the first of eight albums by the band before its initial 1979 break-up. The cover shows a mural, "Venice in the Snow", painted by the L. A. Fine Arts Squad in 1970 in Venice, Los Angeles. In 2007, the album was released as a gold CD through the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Snakes on Everything" | Bill Payne | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Strawberry Flats" | Payne, Lowell George | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Truck Stop Girl" | Payne, George | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Brides of Jesus" | Payne, George | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Willin'" | George | 2:24 |
| 6. | "Hamburger Midnight" | George, Roy Estrada | 2:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forty-Four Blues / How Many More Years" | Roosevelt Sykes, Chester Burnett | 6:25 |
| 2. | "Crack in Your Door" | George | 2:16 |
| 3. | "I've Been the One" | George | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Takin' My Time" | Payne | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie" | Payne, George | 1:55 |
Personnel
Source:[5]
- Lowell George – lead, rhythm and slide guitars, lead vocals (all songs except where noted) and backing vocals, harmonica
- Bill Payne – keyboards, lead ("Snakes on Everything" and "Takin' My Time") and backing vocals, piano
- Roy Estrada – bass, backing vocals
- Richard Hayward – drums, backing vocals
Additional
- Russ Titelman – percussion, backing vocals, piano on "I've Been The One"
- Ry Cooder – bottlneck guitar on "Willin'" and "Forty Four Blues / How Many More Years"
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel on "I've Been The One"
- Kirby Johnson – string and horn arrangements
References
- "Little Feat - Hotcakes & Outtakes". Discogs.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Little Feat at AllMusic
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "Rolling Stone review".
- "Little Feat - Little Feat | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
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