Feats Don't Fail Me Now
Feats Don't Fail Me Now is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1974, on the Warner Bros. label. The cover was designed by Neon Park.
According to Richie Hayward, "Wait Till the Shit Hits the Fan" dates back to their debut but the band had had trouble recording it on the previous two albums, due to its irregular meter. It was scrapped until the sessions for this album when it was recorded live in the studio as "The Fan"; the original version appeared on the 2000 boxed set Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat.
In 2000 the album was voted number 718 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.
Track listing
Note: All songs are sung by Lowell George, except where noted.Deluxe edition
A remastered and expanded edition of Feats Don't Fail Me Now was released on June 14, 2024. This new edition is a 3-CD set, with the original album on disc one, bonus material on disc two, labeled as Hotcakes, Outtakes & Rarities, and live content on disc three, labeled as If You Bought It, A Truck Brought It.Personnel
Little Feat
- Paul Barrere – backing vocals, guitar, lead vocals on "Skin It Back"
- Sam Clayton – backing vocals, percussion
- Lowell George – vocals, guitar
- Kenny Gradney – bass
- Richie Hayward – backing vocals, drums
- Bill Payne – backing vocals, keyboards, lead vocals on "Oh Atlanta"
Additional
- Gordon DeWitty – clavinet
- Fred White – drums
- Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
- Bonnie Raitt – backing vocals
- Fran Tate – backing vocals
- Tower of Power – horns
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