Down on the Farm (album)

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.

Down on the Farm
Studio album by Little Feat
Released	November 14, 1979[1]
Recorded	Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, Lowell George's house, Topanga Canyon, The Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills[2]
Genre	Southern rock, swamp rock
Length	37:28
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Lowell George
Little Feat chronology
Waiting for Columbus (1978) Down on the Farm (1979) Hoy-Hoy! (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[4]

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)

Personnel

Band Members

• Paul Barrère - guitar, vocals
• Sam Clayton - congas, vocals
• Lowell George - guitar, vocals (last album with group)
• Kenny Gradney - bass
• Richie Hayward - drums, vocals
• Bill Payne - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals

Additional personnel

• Rosemary Butler - backing vocals
• Gordon DeWitty - keyboards
• Robben Ford - guitar
• Jerry Jumonville - saxophone
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar
• David Lindley - guitar
• Earl Palmer - drums ("Feel the Groove")
• Fran Payne - backing vocals
• Bonnie Raitt - backing vocals
• Dan Smith - backing vocals
• Fred Tackett - guitar (solo on "Kokomo")
• Lee Thornburg - trumpet, trombone
• Julia Waters - backing vocals
• Luther Waters - backing vocals
• Oren Waters - backing vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals

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)