hypersongs

Sailin' Shoes

The second album, with the slower version of "Willin'" and the first Neon Park cover.
Little Feat, 1972

Sailin' Shoes was produced by Ted Templeman and recorded in late 1971. George played guitar, harmonica and baritone saxophone and sang, alongside Payne, Estrada and Hayward, with Milt Holland on percussion and Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel. It was the first of several Neon Park covers. AllMusic gave it five stars and Christgau a B-plus; it ranks 469 in Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. The slower version of "Willin'" here is regarded as the definitive one.

Track listing

  1. Easy to Slip3:22
  2. Cold, Cold, Cold4:01
  3. Trouble2:19
  4. Tripe Face Boogie3:16
  5. Willin'2:57
  6. A Apolitical Blues3:28
  7. Sailin' Shoes2:53
  8. Teenage Nervous Breakdown2:13
  9. Got No Shadow5:08
  10. Cat Fever4:37
  11. Texas Rose Cafe3:42

More from Little Feat

Little Feat (1971), 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. Sailin' Shoes, Wikipedia