Fire on the Bayou

Fire on the Bayou
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Studio album by The Meters
Released	July 1975
Recorded	Sea-Saint Studios
Genre	Funk
Length	45:55 (11 track release)
Label	Reprise (MS 2228)
Producer	Allen Toussaint, The Meters
The Meters chronology
Rejuvenation (1974)Rejuvenation1974 Fire on the Bayou (1975) Trick Bag (1976)Trick Bag1976

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable)
Robert Christgau	(B)

Fire on the Bayou is the sixth studio album by the funk band The Meters.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Meters (Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr.) except as noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Out in the Country"		3:38
2.	"Fire on the Bayou"	The Meters, Cyril Neville	4:10
3.	"Love Slip Upon Ya"		4:59
4.	"Talkin' 'Bout New Orleans"	The Meters, Cyril Neville	3:38
5.	"They All Ask'd for You"		4:12
6.	"Can You Do Without?"		3:52
7.	"Liar"	Russ Ballard	5:12
8.	"You're a Friend of Mine"		4:11
9.	"Middle of the Road"		7:57
10.	"Running Fast"		1:27
11.	"Mardi Gras Mambo"	Frankie Adams, Lou Welsch, Ken Elliot	2:39

Bonus tracks on the 2001 digitally remastered CD
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Running Fast" (Single Version)	3:26
13.	"Keep On Marching"	3:20
14.	"He Bite Me"	2:54
15.	"A Mother's Love"	2:19
16.	"Jambalaya"	2:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Primary artist

• George Porter, Jr. – bass guitar, producer
• Joseph Modeliste – drums, graphic design, photo courtesy, producer
• Leo Nocentelli – guitar, vocals, producer
• Art Neville – keyboards, producer
• Cyril Neville – congas, percussion, producer

Additional composition

• Wardell Quezergue – horn arrangements
• Russ Ballard – composer (track 7)
• Frankie Adams, Lou Welsch, Ken Elliot – composer (track 11)

Production

• Allen Toussaint – producer
• Marshall Sehorn – executive producer, remixing
• Efram Turchick – project manager
• Tim Livingston – project manager
• Roberta Grace – engineer
• Ken Laxton – engineer, remixing
• Bob Irwin – mastering
• Al Quaglieri – mastering
• Bunny Matthews – liner notes
• Rich Russell – design
• Paul Howrilla (aka Paul Andrew) – graphic design, photo courtesy