Down on the Farm (album)
Template:Use mdy dates {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |{{#if: November 14, 1979<ref name="grateful dead">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> | Template:Short description}}}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Waiting for Columbus1978Hoy-Hoy!1981Studio albumDown on the FarmLittle_Feat_-_Down_on_the_Farm.jpgLittle FeatNovember 14, 1979<ref name="grateful dead">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:HlistRock<ref name=Erlewine/>37:28Warner Bros.Lowell Georgex|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Gil Elvgren – "The Finishing Touch" (1960)</ref>
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings 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."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Track listing
Side one
- "Down on the Farm" (Paul Barrère) – 4:16 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
- "Six Feet of Snow" (Lowell George, Keith Godchaux) – 2:30 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Perfect Imperfection" (Barrère, Tom Snow) – 3:46 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Kokomo" (George) – 2:58 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Be One Now" (George, Fred Tackett) – 4:05 (lead singer: Lowell George)
Side two
- "Straight from the Heart" (George, Payne) – 4:59 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Front Page News" (George, Payne) – 5:57 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Wake up Dreaming" (Payne, Fran Payne) – 4:09 (lead singer: Bill Payne)
- "Feel the Groove" (Clayton, Gordon DeWitty) – 4:49 (lead singer: Sam Clayton)
Charts
| Chart (1979–80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref> | 41 |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 29 |
Personnel
Band members
- Paul Barrère – vocals, guitar
- Sam Clayton – backing vocals, congas, lead vocals on "Feel the Groove"
- Lowell George – vocals, guitar
- Kenny Gradney – bass
- Richie Hayward – backing vocals, drums
- Bill Payne – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
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