Little Feat (album)
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| Released | January 1971 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1970 | |||
| Studio | United Western Recorders and the Record Plant, Los Angeles[1] | |||
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| Length | 32:49 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Russ Titelman | |||
| Little Feat chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (very favorable)[4] |
Little Feat is the debut studio album by American rock band Little Feat, released in 1971 by Warner Bros. Records.
The album was recorded mostly in 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 initial line-up, with Roy Estrada on bass. It was the first of eight albums by the band before its first break up in 1979. The cover shows the 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.[citation needed]
The album was a commercial flop, selling very poorly. However, critical reception was very positive.
Track listing
[edit]| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Forty-Four Blues / How Many More Years" | Roosevelt Sykes, Chester Burnett | 6:25 |
| 8. | "Crack in Your Door" | George | 2:16 |
| 9. | "I've Been the One" | George | 2:20 |
| 10. | "Takin' My Time" | Payne | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie" | Payne, George | 1:55 |
Personnel
[edit]Source:[5]
- Little Feat
- Lowell George – guitars, lead and backing vocals, harmonica
- Bill Payne – keyboards, lead vocals (1, 8), backing vocals, piano
- Roy Estrada – bass, backing vocals
- Richard Hayward – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals (11)
Additional
- Russ Titelman – percussion, backing vocals, piano (9)
- Ry Cooder – bottleneck guitar (5, 7)
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar (9)
- Kirby Johnson – string and horn arrangements
References
[edit]- ^ "Little Feat – Hotcakes & Outtakes". Discogs.
- ^ a b c d 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". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007.
- ^ "Little Feat – Little Feat | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Ultradisc II 24 KT Gold CD
