Down on the Farm

For the Tim McGraw song, see Down on the Farm (song).

Down on the Farm
Studio album by Little Feat
Released	November 1979[1]
Genre	Southern 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)

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Down on the Farm is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1979. It was also their last original work for nine years. The band announced their break-up in June 1979 during the making of the album, and a fortnight later the band's founder and guiding light Lowell George died from a heart attack brought on by years of overindulgence. Feat would reform in 1988.

The cover shows one of Neon Park's several duck-girls - an allusion to "The Finishing Touch" by painter Gil Elvgren.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Down on the Farm" (Barrère) – 4:16
2. "Six Feet of Snow" (George, Godcheaux) – 2:30
3. "Perfect Imperfection" (Barrère, Snow) – 3:46
4. "Kokomo" (George) – 2:58
5. "Be One Now" (George, Tackett) – 4:05
6. "Straight from the Heart" (George, Payne) – 4:59
7. "Front Page News" (George, Payne) – 5:57
8. "Wake up Dreaming" (Payne, Payne) – 4:09
9. "Feel the Groove" (Clayton, DeWitty) – 4:48

Personnel

Band Members

• Paul Barrère - guitar, vocals
• Sam Clayton - congas, vocals
• Lowell George - guitar, vocals (last album with group)
• Kenny Gradney - bass
• Richard 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 Waters – vocals

References

1. ^ David Dodd. "The Annotated Grateful Dead Discography: Guest Appearances". ucsc.edu. http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/guest.html. Retrieved July 15, 2011. 
2. ^ Gil Elvgren - "The Finishing Touch" (1960) [1]