My Top 20 Albums for 1975 No 12

At 12 is the 5th album by Little Feat called The Last record Album and the song Long Distance Love
The Last Record Album Little Feat
Southern Rock
Year:
1975
Tracklist
Romance Dance 4:04
All That You Dream 3:52
Long Distance Love 2:43
Day Or Night 6:24
One Love Stand 4:28
Down Below The Borderline 3:41
Somebody's Leavin' 5:07
Mercenary Territory 4:27

AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine [-]

The title of The Last Record Album isn't exactly accurate, but it cuts a lot closer than the band intended, for this really is the last album of the group's classic era. Starting here, leader Lowell George fades into the woodwork, and while the remainder of the group tries valiantly to keep the band afloat, the timing and the tension were too great. Musically, the group attempts to make Feats Don't Fail Me Now, Pt. 2, but the production from George is curiously flat, and, truth be told, the group just isn't inspired enough to make a satisfying album. For a very short album -- only eight songs -- too many of the cuts fall flat. Those that succeed, however, are quite good, particularly Paul Barrere and Bill Payne's gently propulsive "All That You Dream," Lowell George's beautiful "Long Distance Love," and the sublime "Mercenary Territory." Even these songs don't have the spark or character they would have had on the more organic Feats, due to George's exceedingly mellow SoCal production, which is pleasant but doesn't provide Little Feat with enough room to breathe. There are enough signs of Little Feat's true character on The Last Record Album -- the three previously mentioned songs are essential for any Feat fan -- to make it fairly enjoyable, but it's clear that the band is beginning to run out of steam.