My Feet Are Smiling

My Feet Are Smiling
Live album by Leo Kottke
Released	March 1973
Recorded	December 19th and 20th, 1972
Genre	Folk
Length	43:33
Label	Capitol (ST 11164)
Producer	Denny Bruce
Leo Kottke chronology
Greenhouse (1972) My Feet Are Smiling (1973) Ice Water (1974)

My Feet Are Smiling is American guitarist Leo Kottke's sixth album, and his second album recorded live. It reached #108 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.

History

The songs were recorded December 19th and 20th, 1972 at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the majority of the album′s content being from the second night. "Blue Dot" was written three days before the concert.

The album was re-issued on CD in 1994 by BGO and in 1996 by One Way Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Allen wrote of the album "The prodigious technique, deadpan sense of humor, and infamous singing are all evident less than a minute into the opening tune. Performing solo and playing more slide guitar than usual, Kottke wows a supportive hometown audience in Minneapolis with some of the finest playing of his career."^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.

Side one

1. "Hear the Wind Howl" – 3:10
2. "Busted Bicycle" – 2:40
3. "Easter" – 3:19
4. "Louise" (Paul Siebel) – 4:26
5. "Blue Dot" – 2:58
6. "Stealing" – 3:03

Side two

1. "Living in the Country" (Pete Seeger) – 1:38
2. "June Bug" – 2:06
3. "Standing in My Shoes" (Leo Kottke/Denny Bruce) – 2:50
4. "The Fisherman" – 2:43
5. "Bean Time" – 2:15
6. "Eggtooth" (Leo Kottke/Michael Johnson) – 5:15
7. "Medley: Crow River Waltz,/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring/Jack Fig" ("Jesu…" composed by Johann Sebastian Bach) – 7:20

Personnel

• Leo Kottke - 6 & 12-string guitar, vocals

Production notes

• Produced by Denny Bruce
• Engineered by Paul Martinson

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Allen, Mark. "My Feet Are Smiling > Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r107430. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 

External links

• Leo Kottke's official site
• Unofficial Leo Kottke web site (fan site)
• The Capitol Years