My Feet Are Smiling

My Feet Are Smiling
Live album by
Leo Kottke
ReleasedMarch 1973
RecordedDecember 19–20, 1972
VenuesTyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
GenresFolk, new acoustic, American primitive guitar
Length43:33
LabelCapitol
ProducerDenny Bruce
Leo Kottke chronology
Greenhouse
(1972)		 My Feet Are Smiling
(1973)		 Ice Water
(1974)

My Feet Are Smiling is American guitarist Leo Kottke's sixth album, and his second album recorded live. It reached No. 108 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.

History

The songs were recorded December 19 and 20, 1972 at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the majority of the album's content being from the second night. "Blue Dot" was written three days before the concert.

The album was re-issued on CD in 1994 by BGO and in 1996 by One Way Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar
The Rolling Stone Record GuideStarStarStarStarStar

For AllMusic, Mark Allen wrote: "The prodigious technique, deadpan sense of humor, and infamous singing are all evident less than a minute into the opening tune. Performing solo and playing more slide guitar than usual, Kottke wows a supportive hometown audience in Minneapolis with some of the finest playing of his career."

Track listing

All pieces by Leo Kottke except as noted.

Side one

  1. "Hear the Wind Howl" – 3:10
  2. "Busted Bicycle" – 2:40
  3. "Easter" – 3:19
  4. "Louise" (Paul Siebel) – 4:26
  5. "Blue Dot" – 2:58
  6. "Stealing" – 3:03
  7. "Living in the Country" (Pete Seeger) – 1:38

Side two

  1. "June Bug" – 2:06
  2. "Standing in My Shoes" (Leo Kottke, Denny Bruce) – 2:50
  3. "The Fisherman" – 2:43
  4. "Bean Time" – 2:15
  5. "Eggtooth" (Leo Kottke, Michael Johnson) – 5:15
  6. Medley: "Crow River Waltz" / "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Johann Sebastian Bach) / "Jack Fig" – 7:20

Charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 93

Personnel

Production notes

References

  1. 1 2 Allen, Mark. "My Feet Are Smiling > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ↑ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 210, 599.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 170. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.