Perhaps realizing that Down on the Farm wasn't the proper swan song for Little Feat, the group persuaded Warner Brothers to release a compilation of rarities and overlooked tracks as a swan song and farewell to fans. Filled with live performances, obscurities, album tracks, and a new song apiece from Bill Payne and Paul Barrere, Hoy Hoy is a bit scattered, a bit incoherent, a little bewildering, and wholly delightful -- a perfect summation of a group filled with quirks, character, and funk, traits which were as much a blessing as they were a curse. Hoy Hoy is one of those rare albums that may be designed for diehards -- who else really needs radio performances, early recordings from before the band was signed, and outtakes, especially if they're surrounded by early album tracks? -- but still is a great introduction for novices. That doesn't mean it's as good as such masterpieces as Sailin' Shoes, Dixie Chicken, or Waiting for Columbus, but it does capture the group's careening, freewheeling spirit, humor, and musical versatility, arguably better than any single album. That's one of the nice things compilations like this can do -- they can summarize what a band was all about in a way a straight studio album couldn't. So, that's why it may be a good gateway into the band for novices, even though it's missing such essentials as "Willin'" and "Fat Man in the Bathtub," but it's truly for the dedicated, who will not only love the rarities (and these live cuts are hotter, on whole, than Columbus) but will savor the context. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Ted Templeman (Producer), Robben Ford (Guitar), Susan Titelman (Photography), Rosemary Butler (Vocals), Ken Fowler (Mixing Assistant), Russ Titelman (Producer), Gordon DeWitte (Organ), Fran Payne (Vocals), Luther Waters (Vocals), Michael McDonald (Vocals (Background)), Jerry Jumonville (Horn), Fred Tackett (Trumpet), Bill Payne (Vocals (Background)), Lee Lawler (Vocals), Elizabeth George (Research), Emmylou Harris (Vocals (Background)), Kenny Gradney (Bass), Lee Thornburg (Horn), David Sanborn (Saxophone), Billy Youdelman (Mixing Assistant), Neon Park (Illustrations), Rick Shlosser (Drums), Nicolette Larson (Vocals), Dean Parks (Guitar), Bonnie Raitt (Liner Notes), Lowell George (Vocals (Background)), David Foster (Piano), Paul Barrére (Liner Notes), Sam Clayton (Vocals), Oren Waters (Vocals), Bobby LaKind (Vocals), Rosemary Butler (Vocals (Background)), Richard Hayward (Vocals), Paul Barrére (Guitar), Elizabeth George (Liner Notes), Tower of Power (Horn), George Massenburg (Liner Notes), Neon Park (Design), Brad Kanawyer (Coordination), Robben Ford (Guitar (Acoustic)), Paul Barrére (Vocals), Richard Hayward (Drums), Bill Payne (Producer), Mike Reese (Mastering), Bill Payne (Percussion), Lee Lawler (Vocals (Background)), Roy Estrada (Liner Notes), Bill Payne (Keyboards), Bobby LaKind (Vocals (Background)), Roy Estrada (Bass), Elizabeth George (Photography), Bill Payne (Vocals), Milt Holland (Percussion), Little Feat (?), Sam Clayton (Liner Notes), Allen Toussaint (Horn Arrangements), Maxine Dixon (Vocals (Background)), Patrick Simmons (Vocals (Background)), Fran Payne (Vocals (Background)), Ron Pendragon (Mixing Assistant), Norman Seeff (Photography), Paul Barrére (Producer), Allen Toussaint (Vocal Arrangement), Fred Tackett (Guitar), Chuck Rainey (Bass), Bill Payne (Liner Notes), Roy Estrada (Vocals), Gene Vano (Liner Notes), Patrick Simmons (Guitar), Elliot Ingber (Guitar), Brad Kanawyer (Design), Lowell George (Guitar), The Waters (Vocals (Background)), Lee Thornburg (?), George Massenburg (Producer), Maxine Willard Waters (Vocals), Patrick Simmons (Vocals), Nicolette Larson (Vocals (Background)), Linda Ronstadt (Vocals), Lowell George (Engineer), Michael McDonald (Vocals), Van Dyke Parks (Liner Notes), Sam Clayton (Percussion), Denny Yeager (Programming), George Massenburg (Mixing), Emmylou Harris (Vocals), Ted Templebean (Percussion), Fred Tackett (Mandolin), Kenny Gradney (Liner Notes), Jim Keltner (Drums), Sam Clayton (Vocals (Background)), Barbara Rooney (Mixing Assistant), Fred Martin (Liner Notes), Bobby LaKind (Percussion), Ry Cooder (Guitar), Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion), Lowell George (Vocals), Gordon de Witty (Organ)
Hoy Hoy! is the name of a Little Feat collection released in 1981 two years after the band's break-up following the death of founder Lowell George. Originally released as a double album and later a single CD, it contains alternate versions and live recordings of many Feat tracks as well as some previously unreleased material.
"Gringo" - a Bill Payne track now frequently performed live by Little Feat since their 1988 reunion. This 1981 recording features David Sanborn on saxophone and Nicolette Larson on backing vocals.
"Over The Edge" - a Paul Barrere track recorded in 1981 for a movie made by his brother
"Framed" - an obscure Leiber and Stoller track, covered here by the original four-piece line-up of Little Feat
"China White" - a Lowell George demo from the early 70s featuring among others Jim Keltner (drums) David Foster (piano) and guitar work by Fred Tackett (who would later join Little Feat when they reformed in 1988).
Three of the live numbers ("Skin It Back", "Red Streamliner" and "Teenage Nervous Breakdown") were recorded in August 1977 at the Lisner Auditorium in Washington DC for the live Waiting For Columbus album. These were later included on the 2002 deluxe edition. The performance of "Red Streamliner" features Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers on backing vocals. "The Fan" was recorded live at Ultrasonic Studios in Hempstead, New York on September 19, 1974.
Track listing
"Rocket In My Pocket" (acoustic demo) – 0:51
"Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" (alternate version) – 3:12
"Skin It Back" (live from Lisner Auditorium) – 4:42
"Easy To Slip" (original Sailin' Shoes version) – 3:20
"Red Streamliner" (live from Lisner Auditorium) – 4:59
"Lonesome Whistle" (Lowell George demo) – 3:29
"Front Page News" (original melody) – 4:50
"The Fan" (1974 live version) – 6:15
"Forty-Four Blues" (original first album version) – 3:17
Hoy-Hoy!·As Time Goes By: The Very Best of Little Feat·Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat·Ripe Tomatos·Raw Tomatos·The Essentials·The Best of Little Feat
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