The Best of Leon Russell (CD, 2011, Capitol) *NEW* *FREE Shipping*

Description: The Best of Leon Russell [Bonus Track] [CD] Track Listing: 1 Tryin' To Stay 'Live2 Shoot Out On The Plantation3 If It Wasn't For Bad - Elton John & Leon Russell (from the Union)4 A Song For You5 Hummingbird6 Tight Rope7 Delta Lady8 Stranger In A Strange Land9 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall10 This Masquerade11 Out In The Woods12 If I Were A Carpenter13 Heartbreak Hotel - with Willie Nelson (from Willie & Leon: One For The Road)14 Lady Blue15 Back To The Island16 Jumpin' Jack Flash / Youngblood Medley (live) (from The Concert From Bangladesh) [Bonus Track]In celebration of Leon Russell's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, EMI will release THE BEST OF LEON RUSSELL featuring 16 career defining tracks including "Heartbreak Hotel," a #1 country duet with Willie Nelson. Also features "If It Wasn't for Bad," the lead single from his new hit album THE UNION with Elton John, plus a bonus track medley of "Jumpin Jack Flash/Youngblood" live from the CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH. --- Its release precipitated by the success of 2010’s highly touted Elton John collaboration The Union, Capitol's 2011 The Best of Leon Russell is a necessary addition to Russell's catalog in a number of way. Not only is it designed to hook in those listeners who discovered or rediscovered the eccentric pianist via The Union -- “If It Wasn’t for Bad,” a selection from that 2010 LP, is placed right up front among the 16 songs -- but Russell hasn’t had a compilation since 1997, when the Right Stuff released the single-disc Retrospective, a distillation of the previous year’s double-disc Gimme Shelter, so it’s time for a new disc. The Best of Leon Russell does its job very well, hitting all the obvious high points -- “A Song for You,” “Hummingbird,” “Tight Rope,” and “Delta Lady” all follow in succession -- downplaying his Hank Wilson records a little but stopping for a duet with Willie Nelson on “Heartbreak Hotel” and finding space for his “Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Youngblood” medley from The Concert for Bangladesh. Perhaps there are certain eccentricities that could have been included but this best-of provides the basics in a thoroughly entertaining fashion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

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