Face_in_the_Crowd_(Leon_Russell_album)

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Face in the Crowd

1999 studio album by Leon Russell

For other uses, see A Face in the Crowd (disambiguation).

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]

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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.

  1. "Love Is a Battlefield" – 2:58
  2. "Dr. Love" (Leon Russell, Jack Wessel) – 4:25
  3. "Down in the Flood" – 4:07
  4. "So Hard to Say Goodbye" – 2:36
  5. "Betty Ann" – 4:19
  6. "This Heart of Mine" – 3:37
  7. "Message from My Baby" – 3:41
  8. "Blue Eyes and a Black Heart" – 4:06
  9. "What Will I Do Without You" – 4:41
  10. "Mean and Evil" – 2:52
  11. "The Devil Started Talking" – 4:17
  12. "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.

References

  1. [1]
    All Music, Face in the Crowd
  2. [2]
    discogs.com, Face in the Crowd
  3. [3]
    "leonrussellrecords.com, Memory Lane". Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  4. [4]
    imdb.com, May 19, 1999, The David Letterman Show
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