Leon Live


Leon Live is a live album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell recorded on August 28, 1972, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. And It was Russell's first live album and was originally released as a three-LP set in a tri-fold cover on Russell's Shelter Records label. The album was mixed at Ardent Studios and distributed by Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and received a gold certification for sales of over 500,000 albums. Leon Live was re-released on CD by The Right Stuff Records in 1996. The album has gold certification for sales of over 500,000 albums in the US and Canada
In November 1972, Billboard cited Russell as a top concert draw and reported the 1972 tour gross at almost $3 million.

Track listing

All songs performed by Leon Russell.
All tracks composed by Leon Russell except where indicated.
Side 1
  1. "Mighty Quinn Medley: I'll Take You There/Idol with the Golden Head/I Serve a Living Savior/Mighty Quinn" - 11:44
  2. "Shoot Out on the Plantation" - 4:52
  3. "Dixie Lullaby" - 3:10
Side 2
  1. "Queen of the Roller Derby" - 1:53
  2. "Roll Away the Stone" - 3:56
  3. "It's Been a Long Time Baby" - 3:24
  4. "Great Day" - 3:04
  5. "Alcatraz" - 4:23
Side 3
  1. "Crystal Closet Queen" - 6:33
  2. "Prince of Peace' - 4:27
  3. "Sweet Emily" - 3:09
  4. "Stranger in a Strange Land" - 5:01
Side 4
  1. "Out in the Woods" - 9:13
  2. "Some Day" - 3:21
  3. "Sweeping Through the City" - 2:32
Side 5
  1. "Medley: Jumpin' Jack Flash/Young Blood" - 16:15
Side 6
  1. "Of Thee I Sing/Yes I Am: Medley" - 10:25
  2. "Delta Lady" - 3:57
  3. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" - 6:44

Personnel