Feats Don't Fail Me Now
Feats Don't Fail Me Now is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1974. The cover was designed by Neon Park.[4]
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| Released | August 9, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1974 | |||
| Studio | Blue Seas Recording Studio in Hunt Valley, Maryland The Sound Factory, Los Angeles Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood Sunset Sound, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, swamp rock | |||
| Length | 34:18 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Lowell George (tracks 1-4 and 6-8), Van Dyke Parks (track 5) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
According to Richie Hayward, "Wait Till the Shit Hits the Fan" dates back to their debut but the band had trouble recording it on the last two albums due to its irregular 7
8 meter. It was scrapped until the sessions for this album when it was recorded live in the studio as "The Fan" while the original version appeared on Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat.[5]
In 2000 it was voted number 718 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[6]
Track listing
Side One
- "Rock & Roll Doctor" (Lowell George, Martin Kibbee) – 2:57 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Oh Atlanta" (Bill Payne) – 3:26 (lead singer: Bill Payne)
- "Skin it Back" (Paul Barrère) – 4:11 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
- "Down the Road" (George) – 3:46 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Spanish Moon" (George) – 3:01 (lead singer: Lowell George)
Side Two
- "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (Barrère, George, Martin Kibbee) – 2:27 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "The Fan" (George, Payne) – 4:30 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Medley: Cold Cold Cold/Tripe Face Boogie" (George/Richie Hayward, Payne) – 10:00 (lead singer: Lowell George)
Personnel
- Paul Barrère - guitar, vocals
- Sam Clayton - percussion, vocals
- Lowell George - vocals, guitar
- Kenny Gradney - bass
- Richie Hayward - drums, vocals
- Bill Payne - keyboards, vocals
Additional
- Gordon DeWitty - clavinet ("Spanish Moon")
- Fred White - drums ("Spanish Moon")
- Emmylou Harris - backing vocals
- Bonnie Raitt - backing vocals
- Fran Tate - backing vocals
- Tower of Power - horns
Notes
- Feats Don't Fail Me Now 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.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/park_neon.htm
- Robyn Flans. "Richie Hayward: The MD Interviews, Part 1". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 230. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
External links
- Rolling Stone review
- Rock And Roll Doctor on YouTube - provided by Warner Music Group
- Skin It Back on YouTube - provided by Warner Music Group
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