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LEON RUSSELL "the best of....."cd, 2011

career stats:
studio albums...........35
singles.....................19

it may sound stupid but i'd not heard of Leon until he recorded "the union" with Elton earlier in 2011....
did some research and found he was a huge influence on Elton not only when he was starting out but
throughout his career also...
so not only did I own the superb "the union" album but I also picked up his debut set "carney", which is also
superb IMO, followed up with this one later in the year...
you can hear the influence in these songs without delving too deep in to them...
not sure I would call this a "best of" as over thirty odd albums he must have written enough tracks to
not warrant covers on this one...
either way, his covers are pretty good also I only for the act that they are nt straight covers of old songs at
Russell puts his own stamp on them to make them his own...
still, a very very good compilation roma musical legend I knew nothing about ive short years ago!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: if I were a carpenter
best track: shoot out on the plantation

[video=youtube;SJJp_X4ckCo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJJp_X4ckCo[/video]

tracks:

1...tryin' to stay alive ***
2...shoot out on the plantation ***
3...if it wasn't for bad (with Elton John) ***
4...a song for you ***
5...hummingbird **
6...tight rope ***
7...delta **
8...stranger in a strange land **
9...its a hard rain's a-gonna fall **
10.this masquerade **
11.out in the woods **
12.if I were a carpenter **
13.heartbreak hotel (with Willie Nelson) **
14.lady blue ***
15.back to the island ***

3s=7
2s=8
1s=0

rating: 2.5