Chinese Work Songs

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Chinese Work Songs
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 20, 2000
Genre Southern rock
Length61:23
Label CMC International
Producer Paul Barrere
Bill Payne
Little Feat chronology
Under the Radar
(1998)
Chinese Work Songs
(2000)
Live at the Rams Head
(2002)
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Chinese Work Songs is the 13th studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 2000.

Contents

Four of the album's songs are covers; of "Rag Mama Rag" by The Band, "Sample in a Jar" by Phish, "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" by Bob Dylan and "Gimme a Stone" from the concept album Largo . "Gimme a Stone" marked the only time drummer Richie Hayward sang lead vocals with the group.

Track listing

  1. "Rag Mama Rag" (J. R. Robertson) – 4:38
  2. "Eula" (Barrère, Tackett) – 4:26
  3. "Bed of Roses" (Murphy, Payne) – 4:48
  4. "Sample in a Jar" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 4:54
  5. "Just Another Sunday" (Murphy, Payne) – 7:52
  6. "Gimme a Stone" (Hyman, Chertoff, Forman, Bazilian) – 5:06
  7. "Rio Esperenza" (Murphy, Payne) – 4:54
  8. "Tattoo Heart" (Barrère, Murphy) – 6:55
  9. "Marginal Creatures" (Barrère, Tackett) – 5:16
  10. "Chinese Work Songs" (Payne, Tackett) – 6:27
  11. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan) – 6:07

Personnel

Little Feat

Texicali Horns

Additional personnel

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Chinese Work Songs at AllMusic