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Dixie Chicken (album)

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Released
  
January 25, 1973

Length
  
36:12

Release date
  
February 1973

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Recorded
  
Late 1972

Artist
  
Little Feat

Producer
  
Lowell George

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Dixie Chicken (1973)
  
Feats Don't Fail Me Now (1974)

Genres
  
Rock music, Southern rock, Blues rock, Roots rock, Swamp pop, New Orleans rhythm and blues

Similar
  
Lowell George albums, Southern rock albums

Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1973. The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park and is a reference to a line from the LP's third song, "Roll Um Easy".

Contents

The album is considered their landmark album with the title track as their signature song that helped further define the Little Feat sound. This was augmented by two additional members (guitarist Paul Barrere and percussionist Sam Clayton) added to make the more complete and familiar lineup that continued until their 1979 breakup following the death of Lowell George. Bassist Kenny Gradney was brought in to replace original bassist Roy Estrada, who had left after the band's second album Sailin' Shoes to join Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. This new lineup radically altered the band's sound, leaning toward New Orleans R&B/funk.

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Track listing

Lowell George lead vocals on all tracks, except where noted:

Side One

  1. "Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin) – 3:55
  2. "Two Trains" (George) – 3:06
  3. "Roll Um Easy" (George) – 2:30
  4. "On Your Way Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 5:31
  5. "Kiss It Off" (George) – 2:56

Side Two

  1. "Fool Yourself" (Fred Tackett) – 3:10
  2. "Walkin All Night" (Paul Barrère, Bill Payne) – 3:35 (lead vocals: Barrere, Payne)
  3. "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:29
  4. "Juliette" (George) – 3:20
  5. "Lafayette Railroad" (George, Payne) – 3:40 (instrumental)

Personnel

  • Paul Barrere – guitar, vocals (first album with group)
  • Sam Clayton – congas (first album with group)
  • Lowell George – vocals, guitar, cowbell, flute
  • Kenny Gradney – bass (first album with group)
  • Richie Hayward – drums, vocals
  • Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
  • Additional personnel

  • Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals
  • Malcolm Cecil – synthesizer
  • Tret Fure – backing vocals
  • Danny Hutton – backing vocals
  • Milt Holland – tabla
  • Gloria Jones – backing vocals
  • Debbie Lindsey – backing vocals
  • Bonnie Raitt – backing vocals
  • Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
  • Fred Tackett – guitar (joined band 1988)
  • Neon Park - cover art
  • Songs

    1Dixie Chicken3:56
    2Two Trains3:07
    3Roll Um Easy2:34

    References

    Dixie Chicken (album) Wikipedia