[2014-08-25] Lowell George "Thanks I'll Eat It Here (Deluxe Edition)" (Friday)

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

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For an artist who first gained success as a songwriter and moved on to a stunning career with his band of renown Little Feat, the late great Lowell George continually proved to be a major force on the music scene for his short time on earth. His music transcended all genres of music styles, fusing rock, r&b and folk landscapes with thought provoking and stellar lyrical content during his successful reign on the album and radio charts.

After reaching very successful heights with Little Feat, Lowell decided it was time to record a solo album with 1979’s Thanks I’ll Eat It Here.

Thanks I’ll Eat It Here finds Lowell George groovin’ back to the earlier boogie and New Orleans rock and r&b feel found on his earlier Little Feat albums. Released a very short time before his untimely death, the album included his brilliant 20 Million Things, a funk infused Little Feat revisit with Two Trains, plus several inspiring collaborations with notable friends like Van Dyke Parks and Little Feat’s Fred Tackett, as well as significant cover versions like Allen Toussaint’s What Do You Want The Girl To Do, which the late artist truly made his own.

The all-star recording sessions included some of the finest talents and close friends like Bonnie Raitt, John David Souther, John Phillips, Jim Keltner, Nicky Hopkins (Quicksilver, Rolling Stones), David Foster, Floyd Sneed and Jimmy Greenspoon (3 Dog Night), David Paich and Jeff Porcaro (Toto), and of course a handful of the original Little Feat alumni like Richie Hayward, Fred Tackett and Billy Payne.

Out-of-print on compact disc for several years now, Friday Music is very honored to offer Lowell George’s first and only solo album Thanks I’ll Eat It Here/The Deluxe Edition. For this special occasion, we are including the rare original CD only release of Heartaches featuring a stellar duet with Valerie Carter and the super rare mono 45 rpm promo version of What Do You Want The Girl To Do.

In addition to the newly impeccably mastered original recording, we are also enclosing the original artwork elements featuring Neon Park’s stunning front cover to enhance this wonderful and classic self-produced Lowell George album.

Mastered impeccably from the original Warner Bros. tapes by Joe Reagoso (Warren Zevon/ Boz Scaggs/ Elvis Presley), this amazing rock classic truly shines once again.

The legacy of Lowell George continues with his 1979 classic recording Thanks I’ll Eat It Here/The Deluxe Edition ….finally available once again on an impeccably mastered CD….only from your friends at Friday Music.

Tracklist
1. What Do You Want The Girl To Do
2. Honest Man
3. Two Trains
4. I Can’t Stand The Rain
5. Cheek To Cheek
6. Easy Money
7. 20 Million Things
8. Find A River
9. Himmler's Ring
Bonus Tracks:
10. Heartaches (originally released on CD only)
11. What Do You Want The Girl To Do (Mono 45 promo version)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LX6628O/?tag=imwan-20

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

As big of an (original version of the band) Little Feat fan as I am, I never liked this album. No idea why.

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

Geff R. wrote:

As big of an (original version of the band) Little Feat fan as I am, I never liked this album. No idea why.

Me either Geff.

If I recall, it was a patchwork effort from different years and sessions but I could be wrong.

I never cared for it and it did not show George's genius.

Not surprisingly, he was openly talking about going back to Little Feat but without Barrere and Payne.

[2014-08-25] Lowell George "Thanks I'll Eat It Here (Deluxe Edition)" (Friday)

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