Let It Roll (Little Feat album)

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Let It Roll

Studio album by

Little Feat

Released

August 2, 1988

Recorded

The Complex, Los Angeles^[1]

Length

50:00

Label

Warner Bros.

Producer

George Massenburg, Bill Payne

Little Feat chronology

Hoy-Hoy!
(1981)

Let It Roll
(1988)

Representing the Mambo
(1990)

Audio sample

26 seconds of "Hate to Lose Your Lovin'"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Let It Roll is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1988. Eight of the ten songs on the album were co-written by new band member Craig Fuller, the founding member of Pure Prairie League. Fuller also takes most lead vocals. The album attained RIAA certified gold status on February 14, 1989. It is the first Little Feat studio album without Lowell George, after his death in 1979 and is one of their most successful albums, sparking a comeback by the band. The first single, "Hate to Lose Your Lovin'", earned the band their first #1 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Reception

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, said:

What's surprising about Let It Roll is not just that it works, but that it works smashingly. It sounds as if the group picked up after The Last Record Album, deciding to return to the sound of Feats Don't Fail Me Now. True, the songwriting might not have the idiosyncratic genius of George, but it's strong, catchy and memorable, from the fine singles "Hate to Lose Your Lovin'" and "Let it Roll" to album tracks. More importantly, the band sounds lively and playful - Little Feat hasn't sounded this good in the studio since Feats, so it's easy to see why the members wanted to regroup. Yes, George is missed - it's hard not to miss such a gifted songwriter and musician - but Let It Roll isn't disrespectful of his memory, it keeps his music alive, which is the greatest compliment it can be paid.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hate to Lose Your Lovin'"	Paul Barrère, Craig Fuller	4:21
2.	"One Clear Moment"	Barrère, Fuller, Bill Payne	4:49
3.	"Cajun Girl"	Martin Kibbee, Payne	3:53
4.	"Hangin' on to the Good Times"	Barrère, Fuller, Payne, Fred Tackett	4:46
5.	"Listen to Your Heart"	Fuller, Payne	5:51
6.	"Let It Roll"	Barrère, Kibbee, Payne	4:30
7.	"Long Time Till I Get over You"	Barrère, Fuller	4:51
8.	"Business as Usual"	Barrère, Fuller, Payne	4:25
9.	"Changin' Luck"	Fuller, Payne, Tackett	6:17
10.	"Voices on the Wind"	Barrère, Fuller, Payne, Tackett	6:17

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	77
US Billboard 200^[5]	36

Personnel

Source:^[6]

Band members

Paul Barrère – guitar, vocals
Sam Clayton – percussion, vocals
Craig Fuller – vocals, button accordion and sometimes guitar (first album with the group)
Kenny Gradney – bass guitar
Richie Hayward – drums, vocals
Bill Payne – keyboards, vocals
Fred Tackett – guitar, mandolin, trumpet (first album as an official member of the group)

Additional personnel

Renée Armand – vocals
Marilyn Martin – vocals
Shaun Murphy – vocals
Bonnie Raitt – vocals
Linda Ronstadt – vocals
Bob Seger – vocals

Production

George Massenburg and Bill Payne – Producers
George Massenburg – Recording and Mix Engineer
Sharon Rice and Kenny Fowler – Assistant Engineers
Ivy Skoff – Production Coordinator
Edd Kolakowski – Piano Technician

Album cover design

Neon Park^[7]

References

^ "Little Feat - Hotcakes & Outtakes". Discogs. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ "Let It Roll - Little Feat - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ "Let It Roll - Little Feat - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Little Feat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ "Let It Roll - Little Feat | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "Neon Park".

External links

"Changin' Luck" on YouTube - provided by SME (on behalf of Volcano); ASCAP, ARESA; - featuring Shaun Murphy (vocal)
"One Clear Moment" on YouTube - provided by Warner Music Group
"Let It Roll" on YouTube - provided by Warner Music Group

v t e Little Feat
Bill Payne Kenny Gradney Sam Clayton Fred Tackett Scott Sharrard Tony Leone Lowell George Richie Hayward Roy Estrada Paul Barrère Craig Fuller Shaun Murphy Gabe Ford
Studio albums	Little Feat Sailin' Shoes Dixie Chicken Feats Don't Fail Me Now The Last Record Album Time Loves a Hero Down on the Farm Let It Roll Representing the Mambo Shake Me Up Ain't Had Enough Fun Under the Radar Chinese Work Songs Kickin' It at the Barn Join the Band Rooster Rag
Live albums	Waiting for Columbus Live from Neon Park Extended Versions Live at the Rams Head Down upon the Suwannee River Highwire Act Live in St. Louis 2003 Barnstormin' Live Rocky Mountain Jam
Compilations	Hoy-Hoy!
Songs	"Willin'"

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