Retrospective

by Leon Russell

Overview

Retrospective is an 18-track collection that features the bulk of Leon Russell's greatest hits ("Tight Rope," "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms," "Lady Blue," "Back to the Island"), plus many key album tracks. Since Russell was primarily an album artist, this approach doesn't necessarily do him justice, but for listeners who only want the hits, this will do. However, the double-disc Gimme Shelter: The Best of Leon Russell is a better, more thorough overview and is the one serious fans should acquire. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/04/1997
Label:	The Right Stuff / The Right Stuff/Shelter
UPC:	0724385978524
Rank:	6580

Tracks

1. A Song for You
2. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
3. The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen
4. Delta Lady
5. Roll Away the Stone
6. Tight Rope
7. Out in the Woods
8. Shoot Out on the Plantation
9. Stranger in a Strange Land
10. Hummingbird
11. Lady Blue
12. This Masquerade
13. Back to the Island
14. Magic Mirror
15. Crystal Closet Queen
16. Bluebird
17. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
18. Queen of the Roller Derby

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Leon Russell   Primary Artist,Bass,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Clavinet,Percussion,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Drum Machine,Horn (Tenor),Moog Synthesizer,Piano (Electric)
Bobby Manuel   Guitar (Electric)
Bonnie Bramlett   Vocals (Background)
J.J. Cale   Guitar (Electric)
Clydie King   Vocals (Background)
Chris Stainton   Keyboards
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass
Eric Clapton   Guitar
Charlie McCoy   Harmonica
Ringo Starr   Drums
Joe Zinkan   Bass (Upright)
Rev. Patrick Henderson   Tambourine,Vocals (Background),Organ,Piano
David Briggs   Piano
Phyllis Lindsey   Vocals (Background)
Pete Drake   Guitar (Steel)
Jesse Ed Davis   Guitar
Kathi McDonald   Vocals
Ray Edenton   Guitar (Rhythm)
The Shelter People   Featured Artist
Al Jackson, Jr.   Drums,Percussion
Harold Bradley   Guitar (Bass)
Chuck Blackwell   Drums
Buddy Harmon   Drums
Steve Cropper   Slide Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Electric)
Billy Sanford   Hi String Guitar
Carl Radle   Bass,Bass (Electric)
Pete Wade   Guitar (Electric)
Jim Keltner   Drums
Jim Horn   Sax (Alto)
Merry Clayton   Vocals (Background)
Claudia Lennear   Vocals
Mary McCreary   Vocals
Nawasa Crowder   Vocals (Background)
Ambrose Campbell   Congas
Don Preston   Guitar,Slide Guitar,Vocals (Background)
John Gallie   Organ
Joey Cooper   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Teddy Jack Eddy   Drums

Technical Credits

Bob Dylan   Composer
Cheryl Pawelski   Producer
Bil Carpenter   Liner Notes
Lester Flatt   Composer
Nick DeCaro   Arranger,String Arrangements
Tom Cartwright   Executive Producer
Don Preston   Composer,Composer
Leon Russell   Composer
Greg Dempsey   Composer
Kirsten Kupper   Producer
Bernadette Fauver   Production Coordination
Valerie Skard   Producer
Tim Edmondson   Mastering
Michelle Azzopardi   Producer
Adam Varon   Producer
Jeff Dunas   Photography
Charles Levan   Producer
Colleen Graven Durston   Producer
Traditional   Composer