Feats Don't Fail Me Now
| Feats Don't Fail Me Now | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 9, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1974 | |||
| Studio | Blue Seas Recording Studio in Hunt Valley, Maryland The Sound Factory, Los Angeles Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood Sunset Sound, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 34:18 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Lowell George (tracks 1–4 and 6–8), Van Dyke Parks (track 5) | |||
| Little Feat chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Feats Don't Fail Me Now is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1974, on the Warner Bros. label. The cover was designed by Neon Park.[5]
According to Richie Hayward, "Wait Till the Shit Hits the Fan" dates back to their debut but the band had had trouble recording it on the previous two albums, due to its irregular 7
8 meter. It was scrapped until the sessions for this album when it was recorded live in the studio as "The Fan"; the original version appeared on the 2000 boxed set Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat.[6]
In 2000 the album was voted number 718 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[7]
Track listing
[edit]All lead vocals by Lowell George, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock & Roll Doctor" | Lowell George, Martin Kibbee | 2:57 | |
| 2. | "Oh Atlanta" | Bill Payne | Bill Payne | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Skin it Back" | Paul Barrère | Paul Barrère | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Down the Road" | George | 3:46 | |
| 5. | "Spanish Moon" | George | 3:01 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" | Barrère, George, Martin Kibbee | 2:27 |
| 2. | "The Fan" | George, Payne | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Medley: Cold Cold Cold/Tripe Face Boogie" | George, Richie Hayward, Payne | 10:00 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1974–75) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 73 |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 36 |
Personnel
[edit]Little Feat
- Paul Barrere – guitar, vocals
- Sam Clayton – percussion, vocals
- Lowell George – vocals, guitar
- Kenny Gradney – bass
- Richie Hayward – drums, vocals
- Bill Payne – keyboards, vocals
Additional
- Gordon DeWitty – clavinet ("Spanish Moon")
- Fred White – drums ("Spanish Moon")
- Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
- Bonnie Raitt – backing vocals
- Fran Tate – backing vocals
- Tower of Power – horns
Notes
[edit]- ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 60. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021.
- ^ Feats Don't Fail Me Now at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "Neon Park". Comiclopedia. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ Robyn Flans (21 October 2010). "Richie Hayward: The MD Interviews, Part 1". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 230. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links
[edit]- Feats Don't Fail Me Now album review at Rolling Stone
- "Rock And Roll Doctor" on YouTube – provided by Warner Music Group
- "Skin It Back" on YouTube – provided by Warner Music Group
