Little Feat (album)

Little Feat is the debut studio album by American rock band Little Feat, released in 1971 by Warner Bros. Records.

ReleasedJanuary 1971

RecordedAugust–September 1970

StudioUnited Western Recorders and the Record Plant, Los Angeles^[1]

Genre

• Rock and roll^[2]
• country rock^[2]
• roots rock^[2]

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Little Feat
Studio album by Little Feat
Released	January 1971
Recorded	August–September 1970
Studio	United Western Recorders and the Record Plant, Los Angeles[1]
Genre	Rock and roll[2] country rock[2] roots rock[2]
Length	32:49
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Russ Titelman
Little Feat chronology
Little Feat (1971) Sailin' Shoes (1972)

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[3]
Rolling Stone	(very favorable)[4]

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The album was recorded mostly in sessions between August and September 1970. Its sound is in a similar vein as the band's more widely known later recordings, such as 1973's Dixie Chicken. The record features Little Feat's initial line-up, with Roy Estrada on bass. It was the first of eight albums by the band before its first break up in 1979. The cover shows the mural Venice in the Snow, painted by the L. A. Fine Arts Squad in 1970, in Venice, Los Angeles.

The album was a commercial flop, selling very poorly. However, critical reception was very positive. In 2007, the album was released as a gold CD through the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab.^[5]