''Live at Gilley's'' is a
live album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by singer and songwriter
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 ...
. The album was recorded on September 17, 1981, at
Gilley's Club
Sherwood Cryer (September 2, 1927 – August 13, 2009) was a Pasadena, Texas-based entrepreneur. He was the originally owner and operator of a bar called Sherri's. He then formed a partnership with Mickey Gilley it became the western nightclub & ...
in
Pasadena, Texas
Pasadena () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within the metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the twentieth most populous city in the state of Texas, as well as the second-largest cit ...
. The recording was first released on April 25, 2000. The second release was in 2019 by Leon Russell Records with Varèse Sarabande.
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Track listing
# "Mystery Train
"Mystery Train" is a song written and recorded by American blues musician Junior Parker in 1953. Originally performed in the style of a Memphis blues or rhythm and blues tune, it was inspired by earlier songs and later became a popular rockabil ...
" (, Sam Phillips
Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American record producer. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, ...
) – 2:46
# "One More Love Song" (Leon Russell) – 4:23
# "Truck Drivin' Man
"Truck Drivin' Man" is a popular country music, country song written and recorded by Terry Fell in 1954. One of his band members, Buck Owens, sang harmony with him on the recording.
In 1965, Owens recorded the song himself, omitting the fourth ve ...
" (Terry Fell
Terry Fell (May 13, 1921 – April 4, 2007) was an American country musician.
Biography Childhood and adolescence
Fell was born in Dora, Alabama on May 13, 1921, and got his first guitar at the age of nine. Later, he learned mandolin and too ...
) – 1:51
# "Cajun Love Song" ( Eddie Miller, Russell) – 3:05
# "My Cricket" (Russell) – 2:39
# " I'm Movin' On" (Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that spanned more than 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on t ...
) – 2:13
# "Lady Blue" (Russell) – 3:23
# "In the Pines
"In the Pines", also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", "My Girl" and "Black Girl", is a traditional American folk song originating from two songs, "In the Pines" and "The Longest Train", both of whose authorship is unknown and date back ...
" (Huddie Ledbetter, Alan Riggs, Russell) – 3:29
# "A Song for You
"A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album '' Leon Russell'', which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understandin ...
" (Russell) – 3:54
# " Uncle Pen" (Bill Monroe
William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass".
The genre take ...
) – 2:10
# "Prince of Peace" (Greg Dempsey, Russell) – 4:40
# "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" is an American traditional song. It seems to have developed from lyrics in the cowboy song "My Lula Gal", itself a development of bawdy British and Appalachian songs generally known as "Bang Bang Rosie" or "Bang Away ...
" (Lester Flat) – 2:59
Personnel
*Leon Russell – vocals
*Elise Brown – Project Manager
*Teddy Jack – Engineer, Mixing
*Alan Rubens – Producer
*Janine Silvers – Production Coordination
References
External links
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Leon Russell discographyLeon Russell lyricsLeon Russell RecordsLeon Russell
NAMM Oral History Program Interview (2012)
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2000 live albums
Leon Russell albums
Albums produced by Leon Russell