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| ARTIST: | Leon Russell |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Capitol |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Song for You, Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Delta Lady, Roll Away the Stone, Tight Rope, Out in the Woods, Shoot Out on the Plantation, Stranger in a Strange Land, Hummingbird, Lady Blue, This Masquerade, Back to the Island, Magic Mirror, Crystal Closet Queen, Bluebird, Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Queen of the Roller Derby [Live] |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 724385978524 |
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Customer Reviews of Retrospective
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard "A Song For You" is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
Good Collection from an Underappreciated Artist
Leon's work from 1970-1975 was some of the best piano work and songwriting of the period, Period. Just one listen to "A Song for You", "Lady Blue", "This Masqurade" (big hit for George Benson) or "Magic Mirror" will confirm that. And I didn't know he wrote "Roll Away the Stone"! I'd always loved Mott the Hoople doing that! And "Hummingbird", probably best known as a BB King track. And it's a shame none of it ever gets played on the radio anymore.
For my money, CARNEY is his masterpiece, but this collection allows me to admire the rest of Leon's catalog. Leon's takes on "The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen" rivals anything Randy Newman was doing at the time, without the controversey. "Out in the Woods" is a great swampy sounding fun track. "Back to the Island" is a fun track with the MG's (Steve Cropper, 'Duck' Dun and the late Al Jackson) laying down a soulful groove. "Closet Crystal Queen" is a cousin of "Roll Away.." and "Queen of the Roller Derby," a nice little rocker the Stones should have done to spice up one of their mid 70s albums.
Personally, I could have done without "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall", "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms", the LIVE take of "Queen of the Roller Derby" and Leon's take of "Delta Lady" which is just lame compared to Joe Cocker's version. But it's a good CD to introduce yourself to Leon or a nice portable version of Leon to carry in the car.
Essential Leon Russell
Leon Russell has practically disappeared from the music scene and it's a shame. He wrote some terrific songs but usually his songs were bigger hits for other artists, such as "This Masquarade" which was a hit for the Carpenters and for George Benson. "A Song for You" was another huge Carpenters hit.
On this album I particularly liked "Out in the Woods" and "Stranger in a Strange Land."