Down on the Farm (album)

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Down on the Farm
Little Feat - Down on the Farm.jpg
Studio album by
Little Feat
ReleasedNovember 14, 1979[1]
RecordedWally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, Lowell George's house, Topanga Canyon, The Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills[2]
GenreSouthern rock, swamp rock, country rock
Length37:28
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerLowell George
Little Feat chronology
Waiting for Columbus
(1978) 		Down on the Farm
(1979) 		Hoy-Hoy!
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars [3]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[4]

Down on the Farm is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Little Feat. The album was completed and released shortly after the death of the band's founder and frontman, Lowell George, in 1979. It was their last original work for nine years. The band had announced their break-up in June 1979 during the making of the album. Little Feat would reform in 1987.

The cover shows one of Neon Park's several duck-girls - an allusion to "The Finishing Touch" by painter Gil Elvgren.[5][6]

Track listing[]

Side One

  1. "Down on the Farm" (Paul Barrère) – 4:16 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
  2. "Six Feet of Snow" (Lowell George, Keith Godchaux) – 2:30 (lead singer: Lowell George)
  3. "Perfect Imperfection" (Barrère, Tom Snow) – 3:46 (lead singer: Lowell George)
  4. "Kokomo" (George) – 2:58 (lead singer: Lowell George)
  5. "Be One Now" (George, Fred Tackett) – 4:05 (lead singer: Lowell George)

Side Two

  1. "Straight from the Heart" (George, Payne) – 4:59 (lead singer: Lowell George)
  2. "Front Page News" (George, Payne) – 5:57 (lead singer: Lowell George)
  3. "Wake up Dreaming" (Payne, Fran Payne) – 4:09 (lead singer: Bill Payne)
  4. "Feel the Groove" (Clayton, Gordon DeWitty) – 4:49 (lead singer: Sam Clayton)

Charts[]

Chart (1979/80) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 41
USA (Billboard 200) 29

Personnel[]

Band Members[]

Additional personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ David Dodd. "The Annotated Grateful Dead Discography: Guest Appearances". ucsc.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Little-Feat-Hotcakes-Outtakes/release/5845425
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Down on the Farm at AllMusic
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/park_neon.htm
  6. ^ Gil Elvgren - "The Finishing Touch" (1960)
  7. ^ 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.
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