About this title: It's a little problematic to put together a compilation of such an album-oriented artist. But unless you're very deeply into the Leon Russell catalog, this two-CD, 40-track best-of will serve as a retrospective of all that you need, largely covering his work from the first half of the '70s (a couple of songs from his 1992 Virgin album are also included) and featuring his best-known hits, big and small. It's a well-done tour through his blend of swamp rock, gospel, and bits of blues and country, with material from eight of his Shelter LPs, including the one he recorded in 1969 as part of the ...
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Tracks on this album
Tracks:
- Hello Little Friend
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Tryin' to Stay 'Live
- Ballad for a Soldier
- A Song for You
- Dixie Lullaby
- Hummingbird
- Delta Lady
- Pisces Apple Lady
- Old Masters (Masters of War)
- Stranger in a Strange Land
- Crystal Closet Queen
- Home Sweet Oklahoma
- She Smiles Like a River
- Beware of Darkness
- Tight Rope
- Me & Baby Jane
- Manhattan Island Serenade
- Magic Mirror
- This Masquerade
- Roll Away the Stone
- Prince of Peace
- Sweet Emily
- Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
- She Thinks I Still Care
- In the Jailhouse Now
- If I Were a Carpenter
- Leaving Whipporwhill
- Time for Love
- Will O' the Wisp
- Little Hideaway
- Back to the Island
- Bluebird
- Lady Blue
- She Belongs to Me
- Wild Horses
- Anything Can Happen
- Faces of the Children
- Everybody's Talking 'Bout the Young
- It's Alright with Me
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
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