Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1973, on Warner Bros. Records. The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park[4] and is a reference to a line from the album's third song, "Roll Um Easy".
| Dixie Chicken | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 25, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1972 | |||
| Studio | Clover Recorders, Los Angeles Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood Sunset Sound, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:12 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Lowell George | |||
| Little Feat chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
The album is considered their landmark album with the title track as their signature song that helped further define the Little Feat sound. The band added two members (guitarist Paul Barrere and percussionist Sam Clayton) to make the more complete and familiar line-up 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 line-up radically altered the band's sound, leaning toward New Orleans R&B/funk.[2]
It was voted number 563 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000).[5]
The title track was released as a single by Warner Bros. in March 1973 in the U.S., backed with "Lafayette Railroad" (WB 7689)[6] and in February 1975 in the UK, backed with "Oh Atlanta" (K 16524).[7]
Track listing
editLowell George sings lead on all tracks, except where noted:
Side One
- "Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin (Martin Fyodor Kibbee)) – 3:55
- "Two Trains" (George) – 3:06
- "Roll Um Easy" (George) – 2:30
- "On Your Way Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 5:31
- "Kiss It Off" (George) – 2:56
Side Two
- "Fool Yourself" (Fred Tackett) – 3:10
- "Walkin' All Night" (Paul Barrère, Bill Payne) – 3:35 (lead vocals: Barrere, Payne)
- "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:29
- "Juliette" (George) – 3:20
- "Lafayette Railroad" (George, Payne) – 3:40 (instrumental)
Deluxe edition
editA remastered and expanded edition of Dixie Chicken was released on June 23, 2023. This new edition is a 2-CD set, with the original album on disc one, and bonus material on disc two, labeled as Hotcakes, Outtakes & Rarities. Tracks 10 to 16 are a live recording from Boston, Massachusetts on April 1, 1973.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Two Trains (demo)" | George | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Fat Man In The Bathtub (demo)" | George | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Walkin' All Night (alternate version)" | Payne, Barrere | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Roll Um Easy (alternate version)" | George | 2:36 |
| 5. | "On Your Way Down (alternate version)" | A. Toussaint | 5:57 |
| 6. | "Eldorado Slim" | Payne, George | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Juliette (alternate version)" | George | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Hi Roller (Ace In The Hole)" | Barrere | 2:28 |
| 9. | "Dixie Chicken (alternate version)" | George, Martin | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Two Trains" | George | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Got No Shadow" | Payne | 6:53 |
| 12. | "On Your Way Down" | A. Toussaint | 6:26 |
| 13. | "Walkin' All Night" | Payne, Barrere | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Fat Man In The Bathtub" | George | 5:31 |
| 15. | "Willin'" | George | 4:31 |
| 16. | "A Apolitical Blues" | George | 3:33 |
Personnel
editLittle Feat
edit- Lowell George – vocals, guitar, cowbell, flute
- Paul Barrere – guitar, vocals
- Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
- Kenny Gradney – bass
- Richie Hayward – drums, vocals
- Sam Clayton – congas
- This record was the debut for Paul Barrere, Kenny Gradney and Sam Clayton.
Additional personnel
edit- Fred Tackett – guitar, mandolin, trumpet
- 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
- Neon Park – cover art
Notes
edit- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 152. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c Dixie Chicken at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Neon Park". Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 191. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
- ^ "Little Feat - Dixie Chicken" – via www.45cat.com.
- ^ "Little Feat – Dixie Chicken". Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-05-18 – via www.45cat.com.
External links
edit- Dixie Chicken – album review at Rolling Stone
- Dixie Chicken at Discogs
- "Fat Man In The Bathtub" on YouTube – provided by Warner Music Group
- "Dixie Chicken" on YouTube – provided by Warner Music Group