Representing the Mambo

The majority of the album was recorded at Skywalker Ranch, following a week's worth of work in Los Angeles.[4] The album cover art is by Neon Park.[5] Craig Fuller, Bill Payne, and Paul Barrère sang on Representing the Mambo.[6]

"Those Feat'll Steer Ya Wrong Sometimes" is about a band member failing to get out of a speeding ticket.[7] "Teenage Warrior" is about gang warfare in Los Angeles.[8]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Calgary Herald	C−[10]
Chicago Sun-Times	[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[12]
Los Angeles Times	[13]
Ottawa Citizen	[14]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[15]

The Calgary Herald wrote that "one or two tunes sound interesting (the album has a Steely Dan-like studio polish to it), but nothing holds up to even cursory scrutiny."[10] The Sun-Sentinel opined that "though the band still packs a tremendous one-two punch with its rich mix of country rock and blues, the crackle that marked Let it Roll, as well as previous releases, is nowhere to be found."[16] The Chicago Sun-Times praised "the evocative, cinematic title cut."[11]

The Ottawa Citizen noted that "there are hints of the post-psychedelic country-rock of Little Feat's infancy, which usually rings stale."[14] The St. Petersburg Times determined that "some of the new album treads closely to standard rock-radio fare."[17] The Times deemed Representing the Mambo "a more full-tilt slice of Southern rock-a-boogie funk."[18]

1. "Texas Twister" (Barrère, Kibbee, Payne, Tackett) – 4:45
2. "Daily Grind" (Barrère, Fuller, Payne) – 5:06
3. "Representing the Mambo" (Barrère, Park, Payne, Tackett) – 5:54
4. "Woman in Love" (Barrère, Payne, Tackett) – 3:49
5. "Rad Gumbo" (Barrère, Clayton, Gradney, Kibbee, Park, Payne) – 3:29
6. "Teenage Warrior" (Barrère, Fuller, Payne, Tackett) – 4:53
7. "That's Her, She's Mine" (Barrère, Clayton, Payne) – 4:09
8. "Feelin's All Gone" (Fuller) – 4:59
9. "Those Feat'll Steer Ya Wrong Sometimes" (Barrère, Fuller, Hayward, Payne, Tackett) – 5:01
10. "The Ingenue" (Barrère, Fuller, Payne, Tackett) – 4:22
11. "Silver Screen" (Barrère, Payne, Tackett) – 4:22

• Paul Barrère – guitar, vocals
• Sam Clayton – percussion, vocals
• Craig Fuller – vocals, guitar
• Kenny Gradney – bass
• Richie Hayward – drums, vocals
• Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
• Fred Tackett – guitar, trumpet
• Renee Armand – backing vocals ("Those Feat'll Steer Ya Wrong Sometimes")
• Peter Asher – dialogue ("Representing the Mambo")
• Michael Brecker – saxophone ("The Ingenue")
• Sharon Celani – backing vocals and dialogue ("Representing the Mambo")
• Marilyn Martin – backing vocals ("Representing the Mambo" and "Silver Screen"), dialogue ("Representing the Mambo")
• Neon Park – dialogue ("Representing the Mambo")
• Shaun Murphy - backing vocals ("That's Her She's Mine")