Little Feat - Dixie Chicken - Music & Performance - CD

Little Feat Dixie Chicken / Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by Little Feat, originally released in 1973. The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park and is a reference to a line from the album's third song, "Roll Um Easy".

Following Roy Estrada's departure during the supporting tour for Sailin' Shoes, Lowell George became infatuated with New Orleans R&B and mellow jamming, all of which came to a head on their third album, 1973's Dixie Chicken. Although George is firmly in charge - he dominates the record, writing or co-writing seven of the 10 songs - this is the point where Little Feat found its signature sound as a band, and no album they would cut from this point on was too different from this seductive, laid-back, funky record. But no album would be quite as good, either, since Dixie Chicken still had much of the charming lyrical eccentricities of the first two albums, plus what is arguably George's best-ever set of songs. Partially due to the New Orleans infatuation, the album holds together better than Sailin' Shoes and George takes full advantage of the band's increased musical palette, writing songs that sound easy but are quite sophisticated, such as the rolling "Two Trains," the gorgeous, shimmering "Juliette," the deeply soulful and funny "Fat Man in the Bathtub" and the country-funk of the title track, which was covered nearly as frequently as "Willin'." In addition to "Walkin' All Night," a loose bluesy jam by Barrere and Bill Payne, the band also hauls out two covers which fit George's vibe perfectly: Allan Toussaint's slow burner "On Your Way Down" and "Fool Yourself," which was written by Fred Tackett, who later joined a reunited Feat in the '80s. It all adds up to a nearly irresistible record, filled with great songwriting, sultry grooves, and virtuosic performances that never are flashy. Little Feat, along with many jam bands that followed, tried to top this album, but they never managed to make a record this understated, appealing and fine. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Performer	Little Feat
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	Rock
Media format	CD
Original release date	1973-01-01
Language	English
Number of tracks	10
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Little Feat - Dixie Chicken COMPACT DISCS
Track listing	Dixie Chicken, Two Trains, Roll Um Easy, On Your Way Down, Kiss It Off, Fool Yourself, Walkin All Night, Fat Man in the Bathtub, Juliette, Lafayette Railroad
Record label	Warner Records
Target audience	Adult
Composer	Little Feat
Songwriter	songwriter
Music producer	Lowell George
Number in series	1
Occasion	All Occasion
Track name	Dixie Chicken
Duration	36.71 min
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N