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| venue =Long Beach Arena |
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| studio =Ardent Studios |
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| genre = [[Folk rock]], [[Blues Rock]], [[Classic Rock]] |
| genre = [[Folk rock]], [[Blues Rock]], [[Classic rock|Classic Rock]] |
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| label = [[Shelter Records]] |
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*John LeMay Mixing |
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*Ellis Widner Liner Notes |
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*[[Ed Caraeff]] Photography |
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Revision as of 11:22, 1 January 2019
| Leon Live | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | August 28, 1972 |
| Venue | Long Beach Arena |
| Studio | Ardent Studios |
| Genre | Folk rock, Blues Rock, Classic Rock |
| Label | Shelter Records |
Leon Live album was a live album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell recorded on August 28, 1972 at the Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California. It was Leon's first live album. The album peaked a # 9 on the Billboard 200. It was first released as a three vinyl LP Album in a tri-fold cover on Leon's Shelter Records label. The album was mixed at Ardent Studios and distributed by Capitol Records. Leon Live was re-released on CD by The Right Stuff Records in 1996. The [1][2] The album has gold certification for sales of over 500,000 albums. In November 1972, Billboard cited Russell as a top concert draw and reported the 1972 tour gross at almost $3 million.[3][4][5]
Track Listing
All Song preformed by Leon Russell. All tracks composed by Leon Russell except where indicated
1 "Mighty Quinn Medley: I'll Take You There/Idol" (written by Golden Head, Al Bell, Bob Dylan, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Betty Watson,) - 11:44
2 "Shoot Out on the Plantation" - 4:52
3 "Dixie Lullaby" (Leon Russell, Chris Stainton) - 3:10
4 "Queen of the Roller Derby" - 1:53
5 "Roll Away the Stone" (Greg Dempsey, Leon Russell) - 3:56
6 "It's Been a Long Time Baby" (John Lee Hooker / Jules Taub) - 3:24
7 "Great Day" (Traditional) - 3:04
8 "Alcatraz" - 4:23
9 "Crystal Closet Queen" - 6:33
10 "Prince of Peace' (Greg Dempsey, Leon Russell) - 4:27
11 "Sweet Emily" - 3:09
12 "Stranger in a Strange Land" (Don Preston, Leon Russell) - 5:01
13 "Out in the Woods" - 9:13
14 "Some Day" (Traditional) - 3:21
15 "Sweeping Through the City" (Shirley Caesar) - 2:32
16 "Medley: Jumpin' Jack Flash/Young Blood (Mick Jagger / Jerry Leiber / Doc Pomus / Keith Richards / Mike Stoller) - 16:15
17 Of Thee I Sing/Yes I Am Medley (Don Preston / Leon Russell) - 10:25
18 "Delta Lady" - 3:57
19 "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Bob Dylan) - 6:44
Personnel
- Leon Russell Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
- Chuck Blackwell Drums
- Ambrose Campbell Congas, Drums, Percussion
- Joey Cooper Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Nawasa Crowder Vocals (Background)
- John Gallie Keyboards, Organ
- Rev. Patrick Henderson Arranger, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Phyllis Lindsey Vocals
- Don Preston Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Carl Radle Bass
- John LeMay Mixing
- John Fry[disambiguation needed] Mixing
- Ellis Widner Liner Notes
- Ed Caraeff Photography
- Tom Cartwright Reissue Producer
- Jason Arnold Mastering
- Denny Cordell Producer
External links
References
- ^ discogs.com, Leon Live
- ^ All Mucic, Leon Live
- ^ Billboard vol. 84, no. 45, p. 40, November 4, 1972.
- ^ Softshoe.com, List of albums recorded by Leon Russell,
- ^ Discography of Leon Russell, Discogs.com