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My Feet Are Smiling is American guitarist Leo Kottke's sixth album, and his second album recorded live. It reached No. 108 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.

My Feet Are Smiling
Live album by Leo Kottke
Released	March 1973
Recorded	December 19–20, 1972
Venue	Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre	Folk, New Acoustic, American Primitive Guitar
Length	43:33
Label	Capitol
Producer	Denny Bruce
Leo Kottke chronology
Greenhouse (1972) My Feet Are Smiling (1973) Ice Water (1974)

History

The songs were recorded December 19 and 20, 1972 at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the majority of the album's content being from the second night. "Blue Dot" was written three days before the concert.

The album was re-issued on CD in 1994 by BGO and in 1996 by One Way Records.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Allen wrote of the album "The prodigious technique, deadpan sense of humor, and infamous singing are all evident less than a minute into the opening tune. Performing solo and playing more slide guitar than usual, Kottke wows a supportive hometown audience in Minneapolis with some of the finest playing of his career."[1]

Track listing

All pieces by Leo Kottke except as noted.

Side one

1. "Hear the Wind Howl" – 3:10
2. "Busted Bicycle" – 2:40
3. "Easter" – 3:19
4. "Louise" (Paul Siebel) – 4:26
5. "Blue Dot" – 2:58
6. "Stealing" – 3:03
7. "Living in the Country" (Pete Seeger) – 1:38

Side two

1. "June Bug" – 2:06
2. "Standing in My Shoes" (Leo Kottke, Denny Bruce) – 2:50
3. "The Fisherman" – 2:43
4. "Bean Time" – 2:15
5. "Eggtooth" (Leo Kottke, Michael Johnson) – 5:15
6. Medley: "Crow River Waltz" / "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Johann Sebastian Bach) / "Jack Fig" – 7:20

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	93

Personnel

• Leo Kottke - 6- & 12-string guitar, vocals

Production notes

• Recorded on location and mastered by Sound 80, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Engineer - Paul "Spockets" Martinson
• Art Direction and Design - John Van Hamersveld
• Photography - Norman Seeff
• Producer - Denny Bruce for Takoma Productions

References

External links

• Leo Kottke's official site
• Unofficial Leo Kottke web site (fan site)
• The Capitol Years^{[permanent dead link]}

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