Waiting for Columbus [Super Deluxe Edition]

by Little Feat

Overview

Little Feat was one of the legendary live bands of the '70s, showered with praise by not only their small, fiercely dedicated cult of fans, but such fellow musicians as Bonnie Raitt, Robert Palmer, and Jimmy Page. Given all that acclaim, it only made sense for the group to cut a live album. Unfortunately, they waited until 1977, when the group had entered its decline, but as the double-album Waiting for Columbus proves, Little Feat in its decline was still pretty great. Certainly, the group is far more inspired on stage than they were in the studio after 1975 - just compare "All That You Dream," "Oh Atlanta," "Old Folks' Boogie," "Time Loves a Hero," and "Mercenary Territory" here to the cuts on The Last Record Album and Time Loves a Hero. The versions on Waiting are full-bodied and fully-realized, putting the studio cuts to shame. Early classics like "Fat Man in the Bathtub" and "Tripe Face Boogie" aren't as revelatory, but it's still a pleasure to hear a great band run through their best songs, stretching them out and finding new quirks within them. If there are any flaws with Waiting for Columbus, it's that the Feat do a little bit too much stretching, veering toward excessive jamming on occasion - and that mildly fuzzy focus is really the only way you'd be able to tell that this is a great live band recorded slightly after their prime. Even so, there's much to savor on Waiting for Columbus, one of the great live albums of its era, thanks to rich performances that prove Little Feat were one of the great live bands of their time. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/29/2022
Label:	Rhino / Warner Records
UPC:	0603497841226
Rank:	33862

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Join the Band
2. Fat Man in the Bathtub
3. All That You Dream
4. Oh Atlanta
5. Old Folks Boogie
6. Time Loves a Hero
7. Day or Night
8. Mercenary Territory
9. Spanish Moon

Disc 2

10. Dixie Chicken
11. Tripe Face Boogie
12. Rocket in My Pocket
13. Willin'
14. Don't Bogart That Joint
15. A Apolitical Blues
16. Sailin' Shoes
17. Feats Don't Fail Me Now

Disc 3

18. Walkin' All Night
19. Skin It Back
20. Fat Man in the Bathtub
21. Red Streamliner
22. Oh Atlanta
23. Day at the Dog Races
24. All That You Dream
25. On Your Way Down
26. Time Loves a Hero
27. Day or Night

Disc 4

28. Rock and Roll Doctor
29. Old Folks Boogie
30. Dixie Chicken
31. Tripe Face Boogie
32. Medley: Willin'/Don't Bogart That Joint
33. Feats Don't Fail Me Now
34. Rocket in My Pocket
35. Sailin' Shoes
36. Teenage Nervous Breakdown

Disc 5

37. Walkin' All Night
38. Fat Man in the Bathtub
39. Red Streamliner
40. Oh Atlanta
41. Day at the Dog Races
42. All That You Dream
43. Mercenary Territory
44. On Your Way Down
45. Skin It Back
46. Old Folks Boogie

Disc 6

47. Rock and Roll Doctor
48. Cold Cold Cold
49. Dixie Chicken
50. Tripe Face Boogie
51. Medley: Willin'/Don't Bogart That Joint
52. Feats Don't Fail Me Now
53. Rocket in My Pocket
54. Spanish Moon
55. A Apolitical Blues
56. Teenage Nervous Breakdown

Disc 7

57. Walkin' All Night
58. Red Streamliner
59. Fat Man in the Bathtub
60. Day at the Dog Races
61. All That You Dream
62. On Your Way Down
63. Time Loves a Hero
64. Day or Night
65. Skin It Back

Disc 8

66. Oh Atlanta
67. Old Folks Boogie
68. Dixie Chicken
69. Tripe Face Boogie
70. Feats Don't Fail Me Now
71. Rocket in My Pocket
72. Sailin' Shoes
73. Teenage Nervous Breakdown

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Little Feat   Primary Artist
Mick Taylor   Guest Artist,Guitar
Tower of Power   Guest Artist
Tower of Power Horns   Guest Artist
Mic Gillette   Horn,Trumpet,Trombone
Elliot Ingber   Guitar
Richie Hayward   Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Paul Barrere   Guitar,Vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka   Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Lenny Pickett   Clarinet,Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Lowell George   Guitar,Vocals
Kenny Gradney   Bass
Bill Payne   Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer
Emilio Castillo   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Greg Adams   Trumpet
Sam Clayton   Congas,Vocals,Percussion

Technical Credits

Allen Toussaint   Composer
George Massenburg   Engineer
Sandy Carter   Musician
Peggy McCreary   Assistant Engineer
Elliot Ingber   Composer,Lyricist
Lawrence "Stash" Wagner   Composer
Fred Martin   Composer,Composer
Elizabeth George   Composer,Lyricist
Danielle Charles   Musician
Janice Hayen   Musician
Toussaint   Composer
Gabriel Barrere   Composer,Lyricist
Frances Payne   Composer
Richard Hayward   Composer
Jason Jones   Mixing
Kibbee Martin Fyodor   Composer
Richie Hayward   Composer,Lyricist
Martin Kibbee   Composer
Neon Park   Design,Illustrations
Brian Kehew   Mixing
Paul Barrere   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Gabriel Paul Barrere   Composer
Warren Dewey   Mixing,Engineer
Lowell George   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Van Dyke Parks   Arranger
Alvin Robinson   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Andy Bloch   Assistant
Steve Hodge   Assistant Engineer
Kenny Gradney   Composer,Lyricist
Bill Payne   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Larry Wagner   Composer,Lyricist
Fran Tate   Composer,Lyricist
Greg Adams   Arranger
Dr. John   Composer
Sam Clayton   Composer,Lyricist
Jim Isaacson   Assistant Engineer
Jessie Hill   Composer
Milt Holland   Musician