Let It Roll (Little Feat album)

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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.

Let It Roll
Studio album by Little Feat
Released	August 2, 1988
Recorded	The Complex, Los Angeles
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'" file help

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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.

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)	77
US Billboard 200	36

Personnel

Source:

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

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