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Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1973. The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park[4] and is a reference to a line from the album's third song, "Roll Um Easy".

Dixie Chicken
Studio album by Little Feat
Released	January 25, 1973
Recorded	Late 1972
Studio	Clover Recorders, Los Angeles, Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles[1]
Length	36:12
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Lowell George
Little Feat chronology
Sailin' Shoes (1972) Dixie Chicken (1973) Feats Don't Fail Me Now (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]

The album is considered their landmark album with the title track as their signature song that helped further define the Little Feat sound. The band added two members (guitarist Paul Barrere and percussionist Sam Clayton) to make the more complete and familiar line-up that continued until their 1979 breakup following the death of Lowell George. Bassist Kenny Gradney was brought in to replace original bassist Roy Estrada, who had left after the band's second album, Sailin' Shoes, to join Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. This new line-up radically altered the band's sound, leaning toward New Orleans R&B/funk.[2]

It was voted number 563 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000).[5]

The title track was released as a single by Warner Bros. in January 1973 in the U.S., backed with "Lafayette Railroad" (WB 7689)[6] and in February 1975 in the UK, backed with "Oh Atlanta" (K 16524).[7]

Track listing

Lowell George sings lead on all tracks, except where noted:

Side One

1. "Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin (Martin Fyodor Kibbee)) – 3:55
2. "Two Trains" (George) – 3:06
3. "Roll Um Easy" (George) – 2:30
4. "On Your Way Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 5:31
5. "Kiss It Off" (George) – 2:56

Side Two

1. "Fool Yourself" (Fred Tackett) – 3:10
2. "Walkin' All Night" (Paul Barrère, Bill Payne) – 3:35 (lead vocals: Barrere, Payne)
3. "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:29
4. "Juliette" (George) – 3:20
5. "Lafayette Railroad" (George, Payne) – 3:40 (instrumental)

Personnel

Little Feat

• Paul Barrere – guitar, vocals (first album with group)
• Sam Clayton – congas (first album with group)
• Lowell George – vocals, guitar, cowbell, flute
• Kenny Gradney – bass (first album with group)
• Richie Hayward – drums, vocals
• Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals

Additional personnel

Notes

External links

• Dixie Chicken – album review at Rolling Stone
• "Fat Man In The Bathtub" on YouTube – provided by Warner Music Group
• "Dixie Chicken" on YouTube – provided by Warner Music Group

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