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Little Feat

Their debut, with Ry Cooder on bottleneck guitar for the first recording of "Willin'".
Little Feat, 1971

The debut was produced by Russ Titelman and runs 32:49. Ry Cooder played bottleneck on "Willin'" and "Forty-Four Blues / How Many More Years"; Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Titelman also appear, and Kirby Johnson arranged. It sold badly but AllMusic gave it five stars and Christgau a B. Mobile Fidelity issued a gold CD in 2007.

Track listing

  1. Snakes on Everything3:04
  2. Strawberry Flats2:20
  3. Truck Stop Girl2:32
  4. Brides of Jesus3:20
  5. Willin'2:24
  6. Hamburger Midnight2:30
  7. Forty-Four Blues / How Many More Years6:25
  8. Crack in Your Door2:16
  9. I've Been the One2:20
  10. Takin' My Time3:45
  11. Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie1:55

More from Little Feat

Sailin' Shoes (1972), Dixie Chicken (1973), Feats Don't Fail Me Now (1974), Aurora Backseat (No Head/No Backstage Pass) (1975), The Last Record Album (1975), Beak Positive (1976), Rampant Synchopatio (1976), Time Loves A Hero (1977), Waiting for Columbus (1978), Down On The Farm (1979), Take Off (1981), Let It Roll (1988), Representing The Mambo (1990), Shake Me Up (1991), Back On The Road (1991), Ain't Had Enough Fun (1995), Under The Radar (1998), Chinese Work Songs (2000), Late Night Truck Stop (2001), Join The Band (2008), Rooster Rag (2012), Little Feat, Emmylou Harris, Jesse Winchester, Weather Report, Bonnie Raitt ‎ (2015), Alive In America '73 (2023), Sam's Place (2024), Strike Up The Band (2025)

Sources

  1. Little Feat (album), Wikipedia