music.wikisort.org - CompositionDown on the Farm is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Little Feat. The album was completed and released shortly after the death of the band's founder and frontman, Lowell George, in 1979. It was their last original work for nine years. The band had announced their break-up in June 1979 during the making of the album. Little Feat would reform in 1987.
1979 studio album by Little Feat
Down on the Farm |
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Released | November 14, 1979[1] |
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Studio | - Wally Heider's Studio 3 (Hollywood)
- Lowell George's house (Topanga Canyon)
- Paramount Ranch (Agoura Hills)[2]
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Genre | Rock[3] |
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Length | 37:28 |
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Label | Warner Bros. |
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Producer | Lowell George |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic |     [3] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[4] |
The cover shows one of Neon Park's several duck-girls -
an allusion to "The Finishing Touch" by painter Gil Elvgren.[5][6]
Track listing
Side One
- "Down on the Farm" (Paul Barrère) – 4:16 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
- "Six Feet of Snow" (Lowell George, Keith Godchaux) – 2:30 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Perfect Imperfection" (Barrère, Tom Snow) – 3:46 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Kokomo" (George) – 2:58 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Be One Now" (George, Fred Tackett) – 4:05 (lead singer: Lowell George)
Side Two
- "Straight from the Heart" (George, Payne) – 4:59 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Front Page News" (George, Payne) – 5:57 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Wake up Dreaming" (Payne, Fran Payne) – 4:09 (lead singer: Bill Payne)
- "Feel the Groove" (Clayton, Gordon DeWitty) – 4:49 (lead singer: Sam Clayton)
Charts
Chart (1979–80) |
Peak position |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] |
41 |
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) |
29 |
Personnel
Band Members
Additional personnel
- Rosemary Butler - backing vocals
- Gordon DeWitty - keyboards
- Robben Ford - guitar
- Jerry Jumonville - saxophone
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar
- David Lindley - guitar
- Earl Palmer - drums ("Feel the Groove")
- Fran Payne - backing vocals
- Bonnie Raitt - backing vocals
- Dan Smith - backing vocals
- Fred Tackett - guitar (solo on "Kokomo")
- Lee Thornburg - trumpet, trombone
- Julia Waters - backing vocals
- Luther Waters - backing vocals
- Oren Waters - backing vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
References
Little Feat |
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Studio albums | |
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Live albums | |
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Compilations |
- Hoy-Hoy!
- As Time Goes By: The Very Best of Little Feat
- Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat
- Ripe Tomatos
- Raw Tomatos
- The Essentials
- The Best of Little Feat
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