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Retrospective: The Best Of
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Track Listings
1 | A Song for You |
2 | A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall |
3 | The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen |
4 | Delta Lady |
5 | Roll Away the Stone |
6 | Tight Rope |
7 | Out in the Woods |
8 | Shootout on the Plantation |
9 | Stranger in a Strange Land |
10 | Hummingbird |
11 | Lady Blue |
12 | This Masquerade |
13 | Back to the Island |
14 | Magic Mirror |
15 | Crystal Closet Queen |
16 | Bluebird |
17 | Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms |
18 | Queen of the Roller Derby |
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This album is an expanded version of 1977's Best of Leon Russell with 6 added tracks. Highlights include the classics "A Song for You," "The Ballad of Mad Dogs And Englishmen," "Delta Lady," "Roll Away the Stone," "Tightrope," "This Masquerade" and more; Russell's best known Shelter label cuts, presented newly remastered with liner notes.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.67 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches; 3.6 ounces
- Manufacturer : Capitol
- Item model number : 2133200
- Original Release Date : 1997
- Date First Available : December 7, 2006
- Label : Capitol
- ASIN : B000002UP2
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,543 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #179 in Folk (CDs & Vinyl)
- #185 in Pop Singer-Songwriters
- #312 in Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) (CDs & Vinyl)
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Leon Russell is a musician's musician and I've been in love with his music since Mad Dogs and Englishmen so many years ago. This CD is spectacular as it's filled with some of his best work from his impressively long career.
Younger folk who may not be familiar with Leon Russell are in for a treat. His songs have been covered by the best of the best year after year. My kids found themselves singing along to several songs immediately (A Song For You is a great example) because they had heard so many covers over the years. His trademark, bluesy, honky-tonk style piano and distinctive vocal style still sound fresh even 45 years later, as in A Song For You.
There are very few disappointing cuts on this CD - it's one you can play straight through over and over. I wasn't as thrilled with Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms, but not enough to skip it. Stranger In A Strange Land thrills me to no end, with its rich, gospel-style backup choir. Back To The Island still mellows me out. The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen still delights. This Masquerade still evokes the same soulful feelings I had when I first heard it. Tightrope still brings me to my feet.
I've had the pleasure of seeing Leon Russell live in a small venue and it reminded me to make sure my young family members experience this incredible musician because none of us are getting any younger. I consider it to be essential to any good Rock and Roll music library.
Leon Russell was at the epicenter of the rock world when he came on the scene in the 60s, playing keyboards with many other rock greats, not least of whom was Joe Cocker -- Leon headed up the Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour band. Though Cocker was better known, Leon had the ultimate 'chops.' When you listen to his own music, you can see that he is a composer and player of greater depth and sophistication than most of his peers. And he can boogie like no one else.
I had the good fortune to stumble upon a small concert by the new Leon Russell band last year at The Cutting Room in New York. What a thrill to be so close up to this old idol after so long! It was impossible to sit still! Surrounded by his huge mane of now-white hair, the ole "Master of Space and Time" is infirm, he walks with difficulty. But his fingers are totally alive, and he seems to be doing well. Two of his daughters are in the band, which is tight as can be -- raising hopes for more recordings beyond this retrospective.
This is a fine introduction to the music of this rock legend. It's as fresh now as it was then!