Gimme Shelter!: The Best of Leon Russell

Gimme Shelter!: The Best of Leon Russell Artist: Leon Russell
Label: Capitol
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 724385264429
EAN: 0724385264429
ASIN: B000002UFN


Release Date: 1996-11-12

Gimme Shelter!: The Best of Leon Russell


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Tracks:

  1. Hello, Little Friend
  2. Sweet Home Chicago
  3. Tryin' To Stay 'Live
  4. Ballad For A Soldier
  5. A Song For You
  6. Dixie Lullaby
  7. Hummingbird
  8. Delta Lady
  9. Pisces Apple Lady
  10. Old Masters (Masters Of War)
  11. Stranger In A Strange Land
  12. Crystal Closet Queen
  13. Home Sweet Oklahoma
  14. She Smiles Like A River
  15. Beware Of Darkness
  16. Tight Rope
  17. Me & Baby Jane
  18. Manhattan Island Serenade
  19. Magic Mirror
  20. This Masquerade

Tracks:

  1. Roll Away The Stone (Live Version)
  2. Prince Of Peace (Live Version)
  3. Sweet Emily (Live Version)
  4. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (As Hank Wilson)
  5. She Thinks I Still Care (As Hank Wilson)
  6. In The Jailhouse Now (2nd Version) (As Hank Wilson)
  7. If I Were A Carpenter...
  8. Leaving Whipporwhill
  9. Time For Love
  10. Will O' The Wisp
  11. Little Hideaway
  12. Back To The Island
  13. Bluebird
  14. Lady Blue
  15. She Belongs To Me
  16. Wild Horses
  17. Anything Can Happen
  18. Faces Of The Children
  19. Everybody's Talking 'Bout The Young'
  20. It's Alright With Me

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome! Essential!.......2001-10-10

For the curious or the already initiated, this set is a must. Like most greatest hits packages, there are omissions here and there ("Shootout on the Plantation" and the studio version of "Roll Away the Stone" should be included) but, with the exception of the two cuts from "Anything Can Happen," there is nothing here that isn't great (although some people might have wanted to ditch the bizarre "Masters of War". . .I happen to love it).

The only problem with this set is that Leon has another, less inspired page to his resume that has gone digitally uncovered. This is not fault of Leon's though, Warner Brothers won't take the time or spend the dough to remaster and release "The Wedding Album," "Make Love to the Music," "Americana," "Life and Love," and "The Live Album: Leon Russell and the New Grass Revival." Gee, you'd think Rhino would have a field day putting these albums out as twofers and you'd think there are enough Leon Lifers out there that would snatch them up. While those late seventies and early eighties years weren't as prolific or as brilliant as the stuff here, it would still make a fascinating listen and is proably well worth putting out there for public consumption.

Legal and techical stuff aside, this set rocks and would be perfect to put on while conducting a long, cross country road trip. If you dig early seventies Rolling Stones, do yourself a favor and get into Leon Russell.

5 out of 5 stars Leon Russell Should Not Be Forgotten - What a Major Talent.......2000-07-11

This is his finest recording of Prince of Peace. I had a band that toured college campuses from 1973-1975. It was pure raw energy. What times ! People were still actually thinking from the 60's. We always opened with CSN&Y's "Long Time Gone". Somewhere in the second set we always hit "Prince of Peace" and then worked up to "Stranger In A Strange Land" when the back-up singers were in that zone beyond time and space. I loved this guy. Where is that Spirit today ? Change the world or die. There should be a major world religion founded on the music of Leon Russell. When I die and go through the tunnel to the light I hope the sound track playing is something from this albumn. If God is into this guy, the entire universe will eventually turn out all right.

5 out of 5 stars I love it Leon is the greatest.......1999-06-16

I have been trying to locate this cd in Nashville and the stores are so crazy they do not have it. Leon is the greatest

4 out of 5 stars New fan loves unique, free-spirited Leon Russell.......1998-12-07

Until recently I did not know Leon Russel even existed. Now I know that this is not uncommon, since many people do not know about him. This is unfortunate, because Leon Russell has played a huge influential roll in the formation of popular music in the last thirty years.

This compilation of Leon's best works shows why Leon deserves more attention than he has recieved. Upbeat and fun, yet insighful tunes like "Hello Little Friend","Tight Rope" and "She Smiles Just Like a River" get you in a sing-a-long-without-caring-about-tone mood, while songs like "Magic Mirror" and "Humming Bird" make you appreciate the talented musician/composer/lyricist that is Leon Russel. Also has great renditions of Bob Dylan's "Old Masters (Masters of War)" and "She Belongs To Me", and George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness".

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