{"product_id":"leon-russell-best-of-leon-russell","title":"Leon Russell - BEST OF LEON RUSSELL |","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhotographers: Jim McCrary; Tyler Hubby.\n\u003cbr\u003eIts release precipitated by the success of 2010's highly touted Elton John collaboration The Union, Capitol's 2011 The Best of Leon Russell is a necessary addition to Russell's catalog in a number of way. Not only is it designed to hook in those listeners who discovered or rediscovered the eccentric pianist via The Union -- \"If It Wasn't for Bad,\" a selection from that 2010 LP, is placed right up front among the 16 songs -- but Russell hasn't had a compilation since 1997, when the Right Stuff released the single-disc Retrospective, a distillation of the previous year's double-disc Gimme Shelter, so it's time for a new disc. The Best of Leon Russell does its job very well, hitting all the obvious high points -- \"A Song for You,\" \"Hummingbird,\" \"Tight Rope,\" and \"Delta Lady\" all follow in succession -- downplaying his Hank Wilson records a little but stopping for a duet with Willie Nelson on \"Heartbreak Hotel\" and finding space for his \"Jumpin' Jack Flash\/Youngblood\" medley from The Concert for Bangladesh. Perhaps there are certain eccentricities that could have been included but this best-of provides the basics in a thoroughly entertaining fashion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2011-04-05\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Leon Russell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45222330400883,"sku":"R7M1BL-XAFJ-AF","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/7837\/files\/leon-russell-best-of-leon-russell_E9KH5.jpg?v=1783841794","url":"https:\/\/www.lovevinylrecords.com\/products\/leon-russell-best-of-leon-russell","provider":"Love Vinyl Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}