Sam's Place (album)
Sam's Place is a blues album by Little Feat.[1][2][3] It was their first studio recording since Rooster Rag in 2012 and the first to feature slide guitarist Scott Sharrard and drummer Tony Leone released on May 17th 2024. It was also their first since the death of their longtime guitarist Paul Barrere in 2019.
The album was a collection of blues standards and was unique in Feat's output in that all lead vocals were supplied by their conga player Sam Clayton. Clayton had joined the group in 1972 at the suggestion of their then newly acquired bassist Kenny Gradney, a friend and colleague of Clayton's, and his deep gruff voice had often featured prominently in the background though he rarely sang lead on a whole song except onstage. Some of the songs had previously featured in other versions on earlier Feat albums and/or in concert. The opening track Milkman was the only original song on the collection being credited to Clayton and guitarists Scott Sharrard and Fred Tackett although Clayton revealed the lyrics were actually written by his wife Joni.
A bonus single from the sessions was released later in the year. This was a cover of Wang Dang Doodle which featured backing vocals by former member Shaun Murphy.
Track listing
[edit]- Milkman (Sam Clayton/Scott Sharrard/Fred Tackett)
- You'll Be Mine (Willie Dixon)
- Long Distance Call ([[Les Paul}}/Marshall Sehorn)
- Don't Go No Further (Willie Dixon)
- Can't Be Satisfied (Muddy Waters)
- Last Night (Little Walter
- Why People like That (Bobby Charles)
- Mellow Down Easy (Willie Dixon)
- Got My Mojo Working (live) (Muddy Waters/Preston Foster)
Standalone single
[edit]Wang Dang Doodle (Willie Dixon)
Previous appearances on Little Feat albums
[edit]- Can't Be Satisfied had appeared on the 1996 live album Live from Neon Park
- Last Night had appeared on Volume One of the 2005 live collection Barnstormin' Live
- Mellow Down Easy had featured as the closing track on the band's last album Rooster Rag in 2012. This was the only song to have appeared previously on a Little Feat studio album.
Personnel
[edit]- Sam Clayton - lead vocals, handshaker, percussion
- Bill Payne - keyboards, backing vocals
- Fred Tackett - electric guitars, backing vocals
- Scott Sharrard - slide guitar, resonator guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Kenny Gradney - bass, backing vocals
- Tony Leone - drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
[edit]- Michael LoBue - harmonica
- Art Edmaiston - saxophone
- Marc Franklin - trumpet
- Shaun Murphy - backing vocals on Wang Dang Doodle
References
[edit]- ^ Gersztyn, Bob (2024-05-15). "Little Feat: Sam's Place Review". Blues Rock Review. Archived from the original on 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Boisvert, Lauren (2024-03-07). "Little Feat Announce Forthcoming 'Sam's Place,' First New Album in 12 Years, Plus Summer Tour". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Little Feat's new album a blues tribute years in the making". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-06-18. Archived from the original on 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
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