1971 Little Feat – Little Feat

Bill Payne, Little Feat

Little Feat is the first studio album by the rock band Little Feat. It was released in 1971 on Warner Bros. Records.

The album was recorded mostly during 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 and 1978’s Waiting For Columbus. The record features Little Feat’s Mk. 1 line-up, with Roy Estrada on bass. It was the first of eight albums by the band before its initial 1979 break-up. The cover shows a mural, “Venice in the Snow”, which was painted by the L. A. Fine Arts Squad in 1970 in Venice, Los Angeles. In 2007, the album was released as a gold CD through the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab.

Tracks

1 Snakes on Everything (Bill Payne) 3:10
2 Strawberry Flats (Bill Payne, Lowell George) 2:28
3 Truck Stop Girl (Bill Payne, Lowell George) 2:35
4 Brides of Jesus (Bill Payne, Lowell George) 3:26
5 Willin’ (Lowell George) 2:28
6 Hamburger Midnight (Lowell George, Roy Estrada) 2:35
7 Forty-Four Blues: How Many More Years (Roosevelt Sykes, Chester Burnett) 6:35
8 Crack in Your Door (Lowell George) 2:22
9 I’ve Been the One (Lowell George) 2:27
10 Takin’ My Time (Bill Payne) 3:53
11 Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie (Bill Payne, Lowell George) 2:00

Biography

Little Feat

Musicians

Bass	Roy Estrada
Drums	Richie Hayward
Guitar	Lowell George
Keyboards	Bill Payne
Harmonica	Lowell George
Percussion	Russ Titelman
Background Vocals	Russ Titelman
Background Vocals	Roy Estrada
Background Vocals	Richie Hayward
Vocals	Lowell George
Vocals	Bill Payne

Other Musicians

5 Willin’

Guitar

Ry Cooder

7 Forty-Four Blues: How Many More Years