Track Listing 1. Stranger in a Strange Land 2. Of Thee I Sing 3. It's a Hard Rain Gonna Fall 4. Crystal Closet Queen 5. Home Sweet Oklahoma 6. Alcatraz 7. Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen, The 8. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 9. She Smiles Like a River 10. Sweet Emily 11. Beware of Darkness 12. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - (bonus track) 13. Love Minus Zero/No Limit - (bonus track) 14. She Belongs to Me - (bonus track)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 53 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Jesse Ed Davis, Jim Gordon | | Producer: | Denny Cordell, Leon Russell | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Leon Russell (vocals, piano); Don Preston, Carl Radle, Chuck Blackwell, Chris Stainton, Jim Price, Jim Keltner, Jesse Ed Davis, Jim Gordon. Leon Russell's second album, LEON RUSSELL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE, has the feel of a rollicking road show. In fact, many of the players who appear here had been out on the road under Russell's direction as Joe Cocker's backing band, Mad Dogs & Englishmen (a fact chronicled on this album in "The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen"). The original album was made up of eight Russell originals, two Bob Dylan covers, and a song by George Harrison (an incredible version of "Beware of Darkness"). This CD reissue has been extended to include three additional Dylan covers. The variety--country, gospel, blues, soul, and rock & roll--is seamlessly woven together by Russell's good-natured Oklahoma twang. The set is paced to move and groove listeners in a way that is reminiscent of an old fashioned revue. In addition, LEON RUSSELL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE is anchored by some of the finest rhythm sections, soloists, and chorus singers of the time.
Editorial Reviews ...Much of SHELTER PEOPLE rocks, most of it captures the hair-raising power of his shows back then... Musician (03/01/1996)
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