Little Feat (album)

Little Feat
Studio album by Little Feat
Released	January 1971
Recorded	August–September 1970
Studio	United Western Recorders and the Record Plant, Los Angeles [1]
Genre	Rock and roll [2] country rock [2] roots rock [2]
Length	32:49
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Russ Titelman
Little Feat chronology
Little Feat (1971) Sailin' Shoes (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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 . 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.

The album was a commercial flop, selling very poorly. However, critical reception was very positive. In 2007, the album was released as a gold CD through the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. ^[5]

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

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: ^[6]

Little Feat

• Lowell George – lead vocals (2–9, 11), backing vocals, guitars, harmonica
• Bill Payne – lead vocals (1, 10), backing vocals, keyboards, piano
• Roy Estrada – backing vocals, bass
• Richard Hayward – backing vocals, drums, 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

1. "Little Feat – Hotcakes & Outtakes". Discogs.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Little Feat at AllMusic
3. 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.
4. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 1, 2007.
5. "Discogs Catalog". Discogs. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
6. "Little Feat – Little Feat | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2010.

External links

• Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Ultradisc II 24 KT Gold CD