Waiting for Columbus

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Waiting For Columbus
Live album by Little Feat
Released	March, 1978
Recorded	The Rainbow Theatre, London and The Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Genre	Rock
Length	78:14
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer(s)	Lowell George
Professional reviews
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Little Feat chronology
Time Loves a Hero (1977)	Waiting For Columbus (1978)	Down on the Farm (1979)

Waiting For Columbus is the first live album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1978. It was recorded during seven performances, four at The Rainbow Theatre in London 2-4 August 1977, and three at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C. 8-10 August 1977. Local Washington radio personality Cerphe Colwell can be heard leading the audience in a "F-E-A-T" spellout on the first track of the album.

The band recorded and mixed enough material from these performances for a triple LP, but for marketing reasons kept it to a double album. Three of the unused tracks were included on their 1981 album Hoy-Hoy!. All were eventually released on the 2002 "Deluxe edition" CD.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 1978 double LP 1.1.1 LP 1 (sides 1 and 2) 1.1.2 LP 2 (sides 3 and 4) 1.2 1990 single CD 1.3 2002 "Deluxe Edition" double CD 1.3.1 Disc one 1.3.2 Disc two 2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 1978 double LP

[edit] LP 1 (sides 1 and 2)

1. "Join The Band" (Traditional) – 1:50
2. "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:50
3. "All That You Dream" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:25
4. "Oh Atlanta" (Payne) – 4:09
5. "Old Folks' Boogie" (Barrère, G. Barrère) – 4:22
6. "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:20
7. "Day or Night" (Payne, F. Tate) – 5:23
8. "Mercenary Territory" (George, E. George, Hayward) – 4:27
9. "Spanish Moon" (George) – 4:49

[edit] LP 2 (sides 3 and 4)

1. "Dixie Chicken" (George, Kibbee) – 9:00
2. "Tripe Face Boogie" (Hayward, Payne) – 7:02
3. "Rocket in My Pocket" (George) – 3:42
4. "Willin'" (George) – 3:42
5. "Don't Bogart That Joint" (E. Ingber, L. Wagner) – :57
6. "A Apolitical Blues" (George) – 3:41
7. "Sailin' Shoes" (George) – 6:18
8. "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (Barrère, George, Kibbee) – 5:17

[edit] 1990 single CD

In order to fit the double LP onto one CD, the tracks "Don't Bogart That Joint" and "A Apolitical Blues" were omitted from this release - as additional tracks on The Last Record Album.

1. "Join The Band" (Traditional) – 1:24
2. "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:52
3. "All That You Dream" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:31
4. "Oh Atlanta" (Payne) – 4:20
5. "Old Folks' Boogie" (Barrère, G. Barrère) – 4:27
6. "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:19
7. "Day or Night" (Payne, F. Tate) – 5:31
8. "Mercenary Territory" (George, E. George, Hayward) – 4:37
9. "Spanish Moon" (George) – 4:42
10. "Dixie Chicken" (George, Kibbee) – 8:56
11. "Tripe Face Boogie" (Hayward, Payne) – 7:10
12. "Rocket in My Pocket" (George) – 3:48
13. "Willin'" (George) – 3:50
14. "Sailin' Shoes" (George) – 6:20
15. "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (Barrère, George, Kibbee) – 5:21

Running time 74:00.

[edit] 2002 "Deluxe Edition" double CD

This edition not only restores all the original tracks, but includes several additional tracks recorded at the same appearances where the original tracks were recorded. Disc 1 has all the tracks from sides 1, 3, and 2 (in that order) of the original LP release. Disc 2 opens with side 4, continues with several previously unreleased tracks (6 through 12), and concludes with the three tracks that appeared on Hoy-Hoy!.

[edit] Disc one

1. "Join The Band" (Traditional) – 1:54
2. "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:53
3. "All That You Dream" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:29
4. "Oh Atlanta" (Payne) – 4:20
5. "Old Folks' Boogie" (Barrère, G. Barrère) – 4:26
6. "Dixie Chicken" (George, Kibbee) – 8:53
7. "Tripe Face Boogie" (Hayward, Payne) – 7:09
8. "Rocket in My Pocket" (George) – 3:57
9. "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:19
10. "Day or Night" (Payne, F. Tate) – 5:30
11. "Mercenary Territory" (George, E. George, Hayward) – 4:36
12. "Spanish Moon" (George) – 5:36

Running time: 60:02

[edit] Disc two

1. "Willin'" (George) – 4:42
2. "Don't Bogart That Joint" (E. Ingber, L. Wagner) – 1:01
3. "A Apolitical Blues" (George) – 3:51
4. "Sailin' Shoes" (George) – 6:23
5. "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (Barrère, George, Kibbee) – 5:35
6. "One Love Stand" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:27
7. "Rock and Roll Doctor" (George, Kibbee) – 4:17
8. "Skin It Back" (Barrère) – 5:40
9. "On Your Way Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 6:25
10. "Walkin' All Night" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:12
11. "Cold, Cold, Cold" (George) – 5:18
12. "Day at the Dog Races" (Barrère, Clayton, Gradney, Hayward, Payne) – 12:12
13. "Skin It Back" (Barrère) – 4:40
14. "Red Streamliner" (Payne, F. Tate) – 4:59
15. "Teenage Nervous Breakdown" (George) – 4:12

Running time: 77:54

[edit] Personnel

• Paul Barrère - guitar, vocals
• Sam Clayton - congas, vocals
• Lowell George - vocals, guitar
• Kenny Gradney - bass
• Richard Hayward - drums, vocals
• Bill Payne - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
• Mick Taylor - guitar ("A Apolitical Blues")
• Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons - backing vocals ("Red Streamliner")

With the Tower of Power horn section:

• Emilio Castillo - tenor saxophone
• Greg Adams - trumpet
• Lenny Pickett - alto saxophone
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone
• Mic Gillette - trombone, trumpet