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Leon Russell (album)

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Genre
  
Pop, rock

Producer
  
Leon Russell

Length
  
38:47

Released
  
23 March 1970 (1970-03-23) (US) 24 April 1970 (UK)

Recorded
  
September 1969 – January 1970 at Olympic Studios, London; Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles; Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles; Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles and Ardent Studios, Memphis

Label
  
Shelter Records (US) A&M (UK)

Leon Russell is the debut solo album by the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leon Russell. It followed his debut with the Midnight String Quartet and a production by Russell and Marc Benno billed as the Asylum Choir.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Leon Russell except where indicated

  1. "A Song for You" – 4:08
  2. "Dixie Lullaby" (Russell, Chris Stainton) – 2:35
  3. "I Put a Spell on You" – 4:12
  4. "Shoot Out on the Plantation" – 3:13
  5. "Hummingbird" – 4:02
  6. "Delta Lady" – 4:05
  7. "Prince of Peace" (Russell, Greg Dempsey) – 3:05
  8. "Give Peace a Chance" (Russell, Bonnie Bramlett) – 2:23
  9. "Hurtsome Body" – 3:39
  10. "Pisces Apple Lady" – 2:53
  11. "Roll Away the Stone" (Russell, Dempsey) – 3:10

The CD re-issue contains the following bonus tracks:

  1. "Masters of War" (Bob Dylan) – 1:24
  2. "New Sweet Home Chicago" (Russell, Marc Benno) – 3:11
  3. "Jammin' with Eric" (Russell, Eric Clapton) – 4:14
  4. "Indian Girl" – 4:08
  5. "Shoot Out on the Plantation" (piano version) – 3:31
  6. "(Can't Seem To) Get a Line on You" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:16

Personnel

  • Leon Russell - piano, guitar, bass guitar, vocals
  • Buddy Harman - drums
  • Klaus Voormann - bass guitar, track 13
  • Mick Jagger - vocals
  • George Harrison - guitar tracks 2,4,9
  • Ringo Starr - drums tracks 2,4,9
  • Alan Spenner - bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts - drums, track 11
  • Bill Wyman - bass guitar, track 11
  • Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing
  • Delaney Bramlett - guitar
  • Eric Clapton - guitar, tracks 7,13,14
  • Jim Horn - saxophone
  • Bonnie Bramlett - vocals
  • Steve Winwood - keyboards, track 11
  • Jim Gordon - drums
  • Chris Stainton - keyboards, tracks 2,9
  • B.J. Wilson - drums, track 9
  • Joe Cocker - vocals
  • Merry Clayton - vocals
  • John Heisman - drums, track 13

    • References

    Leon Russell (album) Wikipedia
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