Down on the Farm (album)

Down on the Farm
Studio album by
Little Feat
ReleasedNovember 14, 1979[1]
Studio
GenreRock[2]
Length37:28
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerLowell George
Little Feat chronology
Waiting for Columbus
(1978) 		Down on the Farm
(1979) 		Hoy-Hoy!
(1981)

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.[3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

The New York Times wrote that "it's very much an album of songs, with none of the longish solos and other experiments that often seemed out of place on Little Feat albums in the past."[7]

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)[8] 41
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 29

Personnel

Band members

Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ David Dodd. "The Annotated Grateful Dead Discography: Guest Appearances". ucsc.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Down on the Farm at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Neon Park".
  4. ^ Gil Elvgren – "The Finishing Touch" (1960)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 427.
  7. ^ Palmer, Robert (30 Nov 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C12.
  8. ^ 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.