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Leon Russell - Leon Russell and the Shelter People (1971) [Audio Fidelity, Remastered 2016]

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Leon Russell - Leon Russell and the Shelter People (1971) [Audio Fidelity, Remastered 2016]

Leon Russell - Leon Russell and the Shelter People (1971) Mastered by Kevin Gray, 2016
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 318 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 137 Mb | Scans included
Classic Rock, Rhythm & Blues | Label: Audio Fidelity | # AFZ 259 | 00:53:40

Leon Russell's accolades are monumental in a number of categories, from songwriting (he wrote Joe Cocker's "Delta Lady") to session playing (with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, just to name a few) to his solo work. Unfortunately, it's the last category that never really attracted as much attention as it should have, despite a multitude of blues-based gospel recordings and piano-led, Southern-styled rock albums released throughout the 1970s. Leon Russell and the Shelter People is a prime example of Russell's instrumental dexterity and ability to produce some energetic rock & roll. Poignant and expressive tracks such as "Of Thee I Sing," "Home Sweet Oklahoma," and "She Smiles Like a River" all lay claim to Russell's soulful style and are clear-cut examples of the power that he musters through his spirited piano playing and his voice. His Dylan covers are just as strong, especially "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" and "It Takes a Lot to Laugh," while "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" and "It's a Hard Rain Gonna Fall" have him sounding so forceful, they could have been Russell's own. A hearty, full-flavored gospel sound is amassed thanks to both the Shelter People and the Tulsa Tops, who back Russell up on most of the tracks, but it's Russell alone that makes "The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen" such an expressive piece and the highlight of the album. On the whole, Leon Russell and the Shelter People is an entertaining and more importantly, revealing exposition of Russell's music when he was in his prime. The album that followed, 1972's Carney, is an introspective piece which holds up a little better from a songwriting standpoint, but this album does a better job at bearing his proficiency as a well-rounded musician.

Review by Mike DeGagne, Allmusic.com

Russell knows how to put music together, but he still has trouble putting it across. His Okie-cum-Brooklyn (ersatz Nworleans?) drawl is the outcry of a confused homeboy driven to fuse rootsy eccentricities with masscult shtick and flash, and his meaningfulness clarifies nothing. The Dylan covers here are trying to tell us something, but in the end Russell's newfound (and competent enough) zeitgeistery ("Stranger in a Strange Land") and protest ("Alcatraz") aren't as interesting as the injokey "Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen." Which tells us something else.

Review by Robert Christgau

Leon Russell - Leon Russell and the Shelter People (1971) [Audio Fidelity, Remastered 2016]



Tracklist:

01. Stranger in a Strange Land (4:03)
02. Of Thee I Sing (4:27)
03. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (5:10)
04. Crystal Closet Queen (3:00)
05. Home Sweet Oklahoma (3:27)
06. Alcatraz (3:52)
07. The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen (4:04)
08. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (4:03)
09. She Smiles Like a River (3:00)
10. Sweet Emily (3:22)
11. Beware of Darkness (4:41)
12. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (3:40)
13. Love Minus Zero/No Limit (3:22)
14. She Belongs to Me (3:29)


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Leon Russell / Leon Russell And The Shelter People (2016 AF)

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Analyzed: Leon Russell / Leon Russell and the Shelter People
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Official DR value: DR13

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Leon Russell - Leon Russell and the Shelter People (1971) [Audio Fidelity, Remastered 2016]

Leon Russell - Leon Russell and the Shelter People (1971) [Audio Fidelity, Remastered 2016]

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