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''Thanks I'll Eat It Here'' is the only solo album by
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singer-songwriter
Lowell George Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who was the primary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founder/leader for the rock band Little Feat. Earl ...
. While George is best known for his work with
Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. George disbanded the group because of creative differences shortly before his death in 1979. Surviving ...
, by 1977 Lowell felt that they were moving increasingly into jazz-rock, a form in which he felt little interest. As a result, he began working on his own album. ''Thanks I'll Eat It Here'' is an eclectic mix of styles reminiscent of Little Feat's earlier albums – in particular '' Dixie Chicken'', on which the track "Two Trains" originally appeared. The album was released just before the death of Lowell George in 1979 and has cover art by
Neon Park Neon Park (born Martin Muller, December 28, 1940 – September 1, 1993) was an American artist, comics artist and illustrator, best known for the images that have strongly defined covers for nearly every Little Feat album except for the band's ...
(a feature of almost all Little Feat albums) containing several pop-/cult references including a picnic scene, mirroring
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's '' Le déjeuner sur l'herbe'', which shows
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'' beside them.


Track listing

Unusual for a first solo album from a singer-songwriter, of the nine tracks on the original release only four were written by George, and of these three were collaborations. "What Do You Want the Girl to Do", "Easy Money" and "Can't Stand the Rain" were cover versions. Timings of tracks are shown as minutes:seconds. ;Side One # "What Do You Want the Girl to Do" (
Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...
) – 4:46 # "Honest Man" (Lowell George,
Fred Tackett Fred Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat. In addition to his work with Little F ...
) – 3:45 # "Two Trains" (George) – 4:32 # " I Can't Stand the Rain" (
Ann Peebles Ann Lee Peebles (born April 27, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter who gained celebrity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s for Hi Records. Two of her most popular songs are " I Can't Stand the Rain", which she wrote with her husband ...
, Don Bryant, Bernie Miller) – 3:21 ;Side Two # "Cheek to Cheek" (George, Van Dyke Parks, Martin Kibbee (aka Fred Martin)) – 2:23 # "Easy Money" ( Rickie Lee Jones) – 3:29 # "Twenty Million Things" (George, Jed Levy) – 2:50 # "Find a River" (Tackett) – 3:45 # "Himmler's Ring" ( Jimmy Webb) – 2:28 ;CD bonus track # "Heartache" (with
Valerie Carter Valerie Gail Zakian Carter (February 5, 1953 – March 4, 2017) was an American singer. Biography Carter began her career singing in coffeehouses as a teenager, and eventually became one-third of the country-folk band Howdy Moon. Though they de ...
) (George, Ivan Ulz) – 2:28


Cover art

The cover, painted by Neon Park, is a version of Édouard Manet's famous painting ''Le déjeuner sur l'herbe'' with Marlene Dietrich, Fidel Castro and Bob Dylan as the diners.


Personnel

Although they do not play together on any single track, Richie Hayward and
Bill Payne William H. Payne (born March 12, 1949) is an American pianist who, with Lowell George, co-founded the American rock band Little Feat. He is considered by many other rock pianists, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano roc ...
, both members of Little Feat, play on the album. George was also able to call on the services of top-class session players and backing vocalists. *Lowell George – guitar, vocals, production *
Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...
– vocals *
James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...
– keyboards *
Chuck Rainey Charles Walter Rainey III (born June 17, 1940) is an American bass guitarist who has performed and recorded with many well-known acts, including Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, and Quincy Jones. Rainey is credited for playing bass on more than 1,00 ...
– bass *Denny Christianson – keyboards, horns * David Foster – keyboards *Chilli Charles – drums *
Nicky Hopkins Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. Hopkins performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, most notably ...
– keyboards * Jim Price – horns * Jim Keltner – drums * Jim Gordon – drums * Michael Baird – drums *Dennis Belfield – bass *Bobby Bruce – violin, guitar * Turner Stephen Bruton – guitar *Luis Damian – guitar, keyboards *Gordon DeWitty – keyboards, piano *Maxine Dixon – piano *Arthur Gerst – piano *Jimmy Greenspoon – guitar, piano *Roberto Gutierrez – vocals, guitar, drums *Richie Hayward – drums *
Jerry Jumonville Jerome Noel Jumonville (December 5, 1941 – December 7, 2019), better known as Jerry Jumonville, was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He began playing the saxophone as teenager. Jumonv ...
– saxophone, guitar *Ron Koss – guitar, engineering *Darrell Leonard – horn, vocals *
Maxayn Lewis Maxayn Lewis is an American soul singer, musician, songwriter, and producer. She began her career in the 1960s, under her birth name Paulette Parker, as member of the Ikettes in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. In the 1970s, Lewis sang lead in the ba ...
– vocals *
David Paich David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist and singer of the rock band Toto since 1977. He wrote or co-wrote much of Toto's original material, including the ba ...
– keyboards *
Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on ...
– drums *
Dean Parks Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas. Albums Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher ...
– guitar, keyboards *Bruce Paulson – keyboards *Bill Payne – keyboards, vocals * Herb Pedersen – vocals *Joel Peskin – vocals, saxophone * John Phillips – saxophone, drums *Peggy Sandvig – piano *James Self – tuba *Steve Madaio – horns *Floyd Sneed – drums, vocals *
J.D. Souther John David "J. D." Souther (born November 2, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles (band), Eagles. Souther is probably best known for his songwriting ab ...
– bass, vocals *Paul Stallworth – bass, guitar *
Fred Tackett Fred Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat. In addition to his work with Little F ...
– guitar, vocals *Maxine Willard Waters – vocals *Michael Ward – Truck Driver and Drum Tech *Gene Vano – Road Manager


Additional personnel

*Brad Kanawyer, Michael Hollyfield – design *
Neon Park Neon Park (born Martin Muller, December 28, 1940 – September 1, 1993) was an American artist, comics artist and illustrator, best known for the images that have strongly defined covers for nearly every Little Feat album except for the band's ...
– cover art *Elizabeth George, Bob Marks, Nancy Goldfarb – photography *Donn Landee,
George Massenburg George Y. Massenburg (born Baltimore, Maryland c. 1947) is a Grammy award-winning recording engineer and inventor. Working principally in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Macon, Georgia, Massenburg is widely known for submitting a paper to ...
– engineering *Billy Youdelman,
Bruce Botnick Bruce Botnick (born 1945) is an American audio engineer and record producer, best known for his work with the Doors, the Beach Boys, Eddie Money, Love and film composer Jerry Goldsmith. Early work Botnick engineered Love's first two albums, and ...
, Doug Botnick – assistant engineering *Richard Hayward, Lee Herschberg – digital mastering


Charts

Album


References

{{Authority control Lowell George albums 1979 debut albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Lowell George Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders Albums with cover art by Neon Park