sailin' shoes

Little Feat expanded their sound and found their groove with the joyful jams and country blues of their sublimely surreal second album. ‘Sailin’ Shoes’ was produced by Ted Templeman for Warner Brothers Records at Amigo Sounds, Sunset Sound and T.T.G. It shows the band weaving in and out of the complex compositions with loose and easy grace, with each song having it’s own feel. The iconic album cover was done by artist Neon Parks, the beginning of a long relationship with the band. ‘Sailin’ Shoes’ was the last Little Feat album to feature the original lineup of multi-instrumentalists Lowell George and Bill Payne, drummer and percussionist Richie Hayward, and bassist Roy Estrada. Estrada left when it was complete to join Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. The album also features Milt Holland on percussion, Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel guitar, Debbie Lindsey on vocals, and Ron Elliott on rhythm guitar.

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‘Sailin’ Shoes’ 

full album

All tracks by Lowell George, except where noted.

Side One

"Easy to Slip" (Lowell George, Fred Martin) – 3:22 (lead singer: Lowell George)

"Cold, Cold, Cold" – 4:01 (lead singer: Lowell George)

"Trouble" – 2:19 (lead singer: Lowell George)

"Tripe Face Boogie" (Richie Hayward, Bill Payne) – 3:16 (lead singer: Lowell George)

"Willin'" – 2:57 (lead singer: Lowell George)

"A Apolitical Blues" – 3:28 (lead singer: Lowell George)

Side Two

"Sailin' Shoes" – 2:53 (lead singer: Lowell George)

"Teenage Nervous Breakdown" – 2:13 (lead singer: Lowell George)

"Got No Shadow" (Payne) – 5:08 (lead singer: Lowell George)

"Cat Fever" (Payne) – 4:37 (lead singer: Bill Payne)

"Texas Rose Café" – 3:42 (lead singer: Lowell George)