Fire on the Bayou

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Released July 1975 Fire on the Bayou(1975) Trick Bag(1976) Release date July 1975 Label Reprise Records		Recorded Sea-Saint Studios Artist The Meters Producer Allen Toussaint Genre Funk

Length 45:55 (11 track release) Similar The Meters albums, Funk albums

The meters out in the country

Fire on the Bayou is the sixth studio album by the funk band The Meters.

All tracks written by The Meters (Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr.) except as noted.

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Primary artist

George Porter, Jr. – bass guitar, producer

Joseph Modeliste – drums, graphic design, photo courtesy, producer

Leo Nocentelli – guitar, vocals, producer

Art Neville – keyboards, producer

Cyril Neville – congas, percussion, producer

Additional composition

Wardell Quezergue – horn arrangements

Russ Ballard – composer (track 7)

Frankie Adams, Lou Welsch, Ken Elliot – composer (track 11)

Production

Marshall Sehorn – executive producer, remixing

Efram Turchick – project manager

Tim Livingston – project manager

Roberta Grace – engineer

Ken Laxton – engineer, remixing

Bob Irwin – mastering

Al Quaglieri – mastering

Bunny Matthews – liner notes

Rich Russell – design

Paul Howrilla (aka Paul Andrew) – graphic design, photo courtesy of Photographique Studios, Inc.

1Out in the Country3:36
2Fire on the Bayou4:07
3Love Slip Upon Ya4:57

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