| Dixie Chicken | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 25, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1972 | |||
| Studio | Clover Recorders,Los Angeles Warner Bros. Recording Studios,North Hollywood Sunset Sound, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:12 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Lowell George | |||
| Little Feat chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by the American rock bandLittle Feat, released in 1973, onWarner Bros. Records. The artwork for the front cover was by illustratorNeon Park[4] and is a reference to a line from the album's third song, "Roll Um Easy".
The album is considered their landmark album with the title track as their signature song that helped further define the Little Feat sound. The band added two members (guitaristPaul Barrere and percussionistSam Clayton) to make the more complete and familiar line-up that continued until their 1979 breakup following the death ofLowell George. BassistKenny Gradney was brought in to replace original bassistRoy Estrada, who had left after the band's second album,Sailin' Shoes, to joinCaptain Beefheart's Magic Band. This new line-up radically altered the band's sound, leaning towardNew Orleans R&B/funk.[2]
It was voted number 563 inColin Larkin'sAll Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000).[5]
The title track was released as a single byWarner Bros. in March 1973 in the U.S., backed with "Lafayette Railroad" (WB 7689)[6] and in February 1975 in the UK, backed with "Oh Atlanta" (K 16524).[7]
Lowell George sings lead on all tracks, except where noted:
Side One
Side Two
A remastered and expanded edition ofDixie Chicken was released on June 23, 2023. This new edition is a 2-CD set, with the original album on disc one, and bonus material on disc two, labeled asHotcakes, Outtakes & Rarities. Tracks 10 to 16 are a live recording from Boston, Massachusetts on April 1, 1973.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Two Trains (demo)" | George | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Fat Man In The Bathtub (demo)" | George | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Walkin' All Night (alternate version)" | Payne, Barrere | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Roll Um Easy (alternate version)" | George | 2:36 |
| 5. | "On Your Way Down (alternate version)" | A. Toussaint | 5:57 |
| 6. | "Eldorado Slim" | Payne, George | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Juliette (alternate version)" | George | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Hi Roller (Ace In The Hole)" | Barrere | 2:28 |
| 9. | "Dixie Chicken (alternate version)" | George, Martin | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Two Trains" | George | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Got No Shadow" | Payne | 6:53 |
| 12. | "On Your Way Down" | A. Toussaint | 6:26 |
| 13. | "Walkin' All Night" | Payne, Barrere | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Fat Man In The Bathtub" | George | 5:31 |
| 15. | "Willin'" | George | 4:31 |
| 16. | "A Apolitical Blues" | George | 3:33 |
