Face in the Crowd
1999 studio album by Leon Russell
Face in the Crowd | ||||
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Studio album by Leon Russell | ||||
Released | 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Blues rock | |||
Length | 45:20 | |||
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Face in the Crowd is an album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell. The album was first released as a CD on January 26, 1999. Album was by produced by Leon Russell and released by Sagestone Entertainment Records. Most of the songs were written by Russell, with two songs co-written by Jack Wessel. In Face in the Crowd, Russell returns to the style he is known for his unique Tulsa sound.[1][2] Jack Wessel, a bass player, was a long time Leon Russell band member, starting in 1981.[3]
On May 19, 1999 Leon promoted his album Face in the Crowd on The David Letterman Show live.[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Leon Russell, except as noted.
- "Love Is a Battlefield" – 2:58
- "Dr. Love" (Leon Russell, Jack Wessel) – 4:25
- "Down in the Flood" – 4:07
- "So Hard to Say Goodbye" – 2:36
- "Betty Ann" – 4:19
- "This Heart of Mine" – 3:37
- "Message from My Baby" – 3:41
- "Blue Eyes and a Black Heart" – 4:06
- "What Will I Do Without You" – 4:41
- "Mean and Evil" – 2:52
- "The Devil Started Talking" – 4:17
- "Don't Bring the Blues to Bed" (Russell, Wessel) – 3:51
Personnel
- Leon Russell
- The Band: Jackie Wessel, Bass; Brandon Holder, Drums; and Beau Charron, Keyboards, Lap Steel Guitar, and Mandolin.
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- Mad Dogs and Englishmen with Joe Cocker
- Leon Live
- Live in Japan
- Live at Gilley's
- "Lady Blue"
- "A Song for You"
- "Tight Rope"
- "This Masquerade"
- "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
- "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
- "If I Were a Carpenter"
- "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
- The Church Studio
- Tulsa Sound
- The Wrecking Crew
- The Asylum Choir
- A Poem Is a Naked Person
- The Concert for Bangladesh
- The Union Tour
- The Union (film)