Down On The FarmLittle FeatInitial release : 1979Warner Brothers 3345 This album released after Little Feat disbanded includes one song co-written by Keith Godchaux and Lowell George.
Tracks
- Down on the Farm (Barrere)
- Six Feet of Snow (George/Godchaux)
- Perfect Imperfection (Barrere/Snow)
- Kokomo (George)
- Be One Now (George/Tackett)
- Straight from the Heart (George/Payne)
- Front Page News (George/Payne)
- Wake up Dreaming (Payne/Payne)
- Feel the Groove (Clayton/DeWitty)
Musicians
Little Feat;
- Paul Barrére - guitar, vocals
- Sam Clayton - percussion, vocals
- Lowell George - guitar, vocals
- Kenny Gradney - bass
- Richard Hayward - drums, vocals
- Bill Payne - percussion, keyboards, vocals
The liner notes describe other participants as follows;
- Fred Tackett - electric aids
- David Lindley - electric aids
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow - electric aids
- Robben Ford - wonder thunder
- Bonnie Raitt, Rosemary Butler, Fran Payne, the Waters, Dan Smith and us - invisible choir and background singers
- Earl Palmer - the thumper on Feel The Groove
- Jerry Jomonville and Lee Thornberg are honker and tooter respectively
- Dan Smith - drums
Six Feet Of Snow was included on the Little Feat box set Hotcakes and Outtakes. The information provided with that set listed the additional musicians on the song as;
- Fred Tackett - guitars
- "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow - steel guitar
Credits
- Producer - Lowell George ... With a little help from his friends
- Engineered - Ray Thompson
- Assistant Engineer - Billy Youdelman
- Art direction, cover painting - Neon Park
- Back cover photos - Susan Rothchild
- Design - Eddy herch
- Album coordination, 'Feat' photo - Elizabeth George
The liner notes describe credits as follows;
- Gordon Dewitty as native guide
- Peter (The Wiz) Wasner as lifeguard
- Ray (You Talking To Me?) Thompson as referee and camp counsellor
- Billy (The Columbo of Rock & Roll) Youdelman, Mike Carver and Steve Goddard as Boys' Advisers
- Slim on hot point
- Eddy Von Zipper on and off
- Liz for president
The album is dedicated as follows;
- This is from us all to Lowell, straight from the heart. Good-bye friend, be free
Related releases
Six Feet Of Snow (and Down On The Farm) were included in the box set;
The Down On The Farm album was included on the 2 CD release;
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