''Asylum Choir II'' is the second and final album, after the 1968 debut
Look Inside the Asylum Choir
''Look Inside the Asylum Choir'' is the 1968 debut album by Asylum Choir, a studio group consisting of the session musicians Leon Russell and Marc Benno. Russell arranged the songs, complete with sped-up trumpet section, and multi-tracked himse ...
, of the studio aggregation consisting of
Leon Russell
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and ...
and
Marc Benno
Marc Benno (born July 1, 1947 in Dallas, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Benno teamed with Leon Russell to form the Asylum Choir in the late 1960s. He launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with the 1972 album ''Am ...
. It was recorded and expected to be released in 1969, but legal issues held up its release for two years. The 1990 digitally remastered CD re-release contains as bonus cuts all but three of the tracks from their first album.
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Leon Russell and Marc Benno except where indicated
Side One
#"Sweet Home Chicago" – 3:20
#"Down on the Base" – 2:18
#"Hello, Little Friend" (Russell) – 2:52
#"Salty Candy" – 2:26
#"Tryin' to Stay 'Live" – 2:50
Side Two
#"Intro to Rita" – 2:07
#"Straight Brother" – 3:08
#"Learn How to Boogie" – 2:40
#"Ballad for a Soldier" (Russell) – 4:25
#"When You Wish upon a Fag" (Russell) – 4:10
#"Lady in Waiting" (Russell) – 3:37
The CD re-issue contains the following bonus tracks:
#"Welcome to Hollywood" – 2:35
#"Death of the Flowers" (Russell, Benno, Greg Dempsey) – 2:08
# "Icicle Star Tree" – 2:55
#Medley: "N.Y. Op", "Land of Dog", "Henri the Clown" – 6:07
#"Soul Food" (Russell, Benno, Bill Boatman, Jimmy Markham) – 2:05
Charts
Personnel
*Marc Benno
Marc Benno (born July 1, 1947 in Dallas, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Benno teamed with Leon Russell to form the Asylum Choir in the late 1960s. He launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with the 1972 album ''Am ...
– guitars, vocals
*Leon Russell
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and ...
– bass, guitar, keyboards, piano, vocals
*Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Edwin Davis III (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist and solo performer, was a member of Taj Mahal's backing band and played with musicians such as Eric Clapton, J ...
– guitars
* Chuck Blackwell – drums
*Carl Radle
Carl Dean Radle (June 18, 1942 – May 30, 1980) was an American bassist who toured and recorded with many of the most influential recording artists of the late 1960s and 1970s. He was posthumously inducted to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in ...
– bass
*Donald Dunn Donald Dunn may refer to:
* Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941–2012), American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter
* Donald G. Dunn (1923–2021), decorated U.S. Army veteran of World War II
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– bass
References
External links
''Asylum Choir II''
at Myspace (streamed copy where licensed)
Official Leon Russell websiteOfficial Marc Benno websiteLeon Russell discographyLeon Russell lyrics
Leon Russell RecordsLeon Russell
NAMM Oral History Program Interview (2012)
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1971 albums
The Asylum Choir albums
Albums produced by Leon Russell
Albums produced by Marc Benno
Shelter Records albums