Bill Payne, Craig Fuller, Fred Tackett, Little Feat, Paul Barrere, Richie Hayward, Valerie Carter
Shake Me Up is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1991. It was the last album they recorded with frontman Craig Fuller. It is also their only album to feature no lead vocals from keyboardist Bill Payne.
Among the album’s contributors were Bonnie Bramlett who had last featured with the group on Dixie Chicken in 1973 and Valerie Carter who had worked closely with the group’s founder Lowell George in his latter years. Another backing vocalist, Shaun Murphy, got to sing lead on a line of Spider’s Blues (Might Need It Sometime). Murphy would join the group in Craig Fuller’s place after he left in 1993.
Tracks
1 Spider’s Blues (Might Need It Sometime) (Bill Payne; Fred Tackett; Paul Barrere) 04:21
2 Shake Me Up (Bill Payne; Craig Fuller; Martin Kibbee; Paul Barrere) 04:53
3 Things Happen (Bill Payne; Fred Tackett; Paul Barrere) 04:25
4 Mojo Haiku (Bill Payne; Craig Fuller) 05:15
5 Loved And Lied To (Bill Payne; Craig Fuller; Paul Barrere; Richie Hayward) 05:04
6 Don’t Try So Hard (Craig Fuller) 04:19
7 Boom Box Car (Paul Barrere) 04:37
8 Fast & Furious (Bill Payne; Fred Tackett; Paul Barrere; Sam Clayton) 04:15
9 Livin’ On Dreams (Bill Payne; Craig Fuller; Fred Tackett; Paul Barrere) 05:27
10 Clownin’ (Fred Tackett; Paul Barrere) 04:46
11 Down In Flames (Bill Payne; Craig Fuller; Martin Kibbee; Neon Park; Paul Barrere) 06:24
Musicians
| Bass | Kenny Gradney |
| Drums | Richie Hayward |
| Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Guitar | Paul Barrere |
| Guitar | Craig Fuller |
| Slide Guitar | Paul Barrere |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Keyboards | Bill Payne |
| Trumpet | Fred Tackett |
| Vocals | Richie Hayward |
| Vocals | Paul Barrere |
| Vocals | Bill Payne |
| Vocals | Craig Fuller |
Other Musicians
1 Spider’s Blues (Might Need It Sometime)
| Background Vocals | Shaun Murphy |
2 Shake Me Up
| Background Vocals | Shaun Murphy |
3 Things Happen
| Horns | The Memphis Horns |
| Background Vocals | Shaun Murphy |
| Background Vocals | Bonnie Bramlett |
4 Mojo Haiku
| Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
5 Loved And Lied To
| Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
8 Fast & Furious
| Background Vocals | Shaun Murphy |
9 Livin’ On Dreams
| Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
10 Clownin’
| Background Vocals | Shaun Murphy |
| Background Vocals | Bonnie Bramlett |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bill Payne, George Massenburg
Coordinator – Ivy Skoff
Engineer (Assistant) – Nathaniel Kunkel
Mastered By – Alan Yoshida, Doug Sax
Mixed By – George Massenburg
Technician – Scott Pinkerton
Cover – Neon Park
Design, Art Direction – John Kosh
Photography – Melodie Gimple
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Phonographic Copyright Morgan Creek Music Group
Copyright Morgan Creek Music Group
