Lowell George - Thanks I'll Eat It Here (1979) - €7,99

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, and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat.

George was also a producer, and produced the Grateful Dead's 1978 album Shakedown Street, as well as Little Feat's records and his own 1979 solo album Thanks, I'll Eat It Here;

Thanks I'll Eat It Here is the only solo album by rock and roll singer-songwriter Lowell George. While George is best known for his work with Little Feat, 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 (a feature of almost all Little Feat albums) containing several pop-/cult references including a picnic scene, mirroring Édouard Manet's "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe", which shows Bob Dylan, Fidel Castro and Marlene Dietrich as Der Blaue Engel with an open copy of Howl beside them. 

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.

On June 15, 1979, George began a tour in support of his solo album, Thanks I'll Eat it Here. On June 29, the morning after an appearance at Washington, D.C.'s Lisner Auditorium where the bulk of Waiting for Columbus had been recorded in 1977, George collapsed and died of a heart attack in his Arlington, Virginia, hotel room at the Twin Bridges Marriott. His heart attack was caused by an accidental cocaine 

overdose

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.

Side A

A1. What Do You Want The Girl To Do - 4:45  

A2. Honest Man - 3:43  

A3. Two Trains - 4:32  

A4. Can't Stand The Rain - 3:21  

Side B

B1. Cheek To Cheek - 2:21  

B2. Easy Money - 3:28  

B3. 20 Million Things - 2:46  

B4. Find A River - 3:42  

B5. Himmler's Ring - 2:25 

Personnel

Although they do not play together on any single track, Richie Hayward and Bill Payne, 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 – vocals
• James Newton Howard – keyboards
• Chuck Rainey – bass
• Denny Christianson – keyboards, horns
• David Foster – keyboards
• Chilli Charles – drums
• Nicky Hopkins – 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 – saxophone, guitar
• Ron Koss – guitar, engineering
• Darrell Leonard – horn, vocals
• Maxayn Lewis – vocals
• David Paich – keyboards
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Dean Parks – 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 – bass, vocals
• Paul Stallworth – bass, guitar
• Fred Tackett – 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 – cover art
• Elizabeth George, Bob Marks, Nancy Goldfarb – photography
• Donn Landee, George Massenburg – engineering
• Billy Youdelman, Bruce Botnick, Doug Botnick – assistant engineering
• Richard Hayward, Lee Herschberg – digital mastering

Notes

Release:  1979

Format:  LP

Genre:  Roots Rock

Label:  Warner Bros. Records

Catalog#  WB 56 487

Prijs:  €7,99

Vinyl:  VG

Hoes:  G

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