Chinese Work Songs
2000 studio album by Little Feat
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Chinese Work Songs is the 13th studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 2000.
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| Released | June 20, 2000 | |||
| Length | 61:23 | |||
| Label | CMC International | |||
| Producer | Paul Barrere Bill Payne | |||
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Four of the album's songs are covers; of "Rag Mama Rag" by The Band, "Sample in a Jar" by Phish, "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" by Bob Dylan and "Gimme a Stone" from the concept album Largo. "Gimme a Stone" marked the only time drummer Richie Hayward sang lead vocals with the group.
Track listing
- "Rag Mama Rag" (J. R. Robertson) – 4:38
- "Eula" (Barrère, Tackett) – 4:26
- "Bed of Roses" (Murphy, Payne) – 4:48
- "Sample in a Jar" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 4:54
- "Just Another Sunday" (Murphy, Payne) – 7:52
- "Gimme a Stone" (Hyman, Chertoff, Forman, Bazilian) – 5:06
- "Rio Esperenza" (Murphy, Payne) – 4:54
- "Tattoo Heart" (Barrère, Murphy) – 6:55
- "Marginal Creatures" (Barrère, Tackett) – 5:16
- "Chinese Work Songs" (Payne, Tackett) – 6:27
- "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan) – 6:07
Personnel
Little Feat
- Paul Barrère – vocals, guitar, dobro, bicycle bells
- Sam Clayton – percussion, backing vocals
- Kenny Gradney – bass, backing vocals
- Richie Hayward – drums, vocals
- Shaun Murphy – vocals, percussion
- Bill Payne – keyboards, vocals
- Fred Tackett – guitar, dobro, backing vocals
Texicali Horns
- Darrell Leonard – trumpet, trombonium
- Joe Sublett – saxophone
Additional personnel
- Béla Fleck – banjo on Gimme A Stone
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Piero Mariani – percussion