Released May 3, 1971 Artist Leon Russell Label Shelter Records | Leon Russell and the Shelter People
(1971) Asylum Choir II
(1971) Release date 3 May 1971 Genres Rock music, Pop music | |
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Recorded August 23–26, September, December 23, 1970, and January 1971 at Island Studios, London; A&M Studios, Hollywood; Skyhill/Shelter Studios, Hollywood; and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Alabama Producers Leon Russell, Denny Cordell Similar Leon Russell albums, Rock music albums | ||
Leon Russell and the Shelter People is the second solo album by the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leon Russell, released in 1971. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 200 in the United States.
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Reception
In a review for Allmusic, the critic Mike DeGagne called "The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen" the highlight of the album and wrote, "On the whole, Leon Russell and the Shelter People is an entertaining and more importantly, revealing exposition of Russell's music when he was in his prime. ... Carney is an introspective piece which holds up a little better from a songwriting standpoint, but this album does a better job at bearing his proficiency as a well-rounded musician."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Leon Russell except where indicated
- "Stranger in a Strange Land" (Russell, Don Preston) – 4:01
- "Of Thee I Sing" (Russell, Don Preston) – 4:22
- "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (Bob Dylan) – 5:08
- "Crystal Closet Queen" – 2:59
- "Home Sweet Oklahoma" – 3:26
- "Alcatraz" – 3:51
- "The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen" – 3:51
- "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Dylan) – 4:00
- "She Smiles Like a River" – 2:58
- "Sweet Emily" – 3:20
- "Beware of Darkness" (George Harrison) – 4:40
The CD re-issue contains the following bonus tracks:
- "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Dylan) – 3:38
- "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" (Dylan) – 3:19
- "She Belongs to Me" (Dylan) – 3:26
Personnel
Production
Covers
Songs
1Stranger In A Strange Land4:03
2Of Thee I Sing4:24
3It’s a Hard Rain Gonna Fall5:11