Best of Leon Russell

Leon Russell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 24, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables Records
• ASIN: B0001974QS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,637 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too good, October 6, 2005

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John Q Smith (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

Leon Russel is one of the greatest musicians of his generation. The best of album is filled with great tracks that are melodic and soothing with his signature raspy voice. Some of the tracks are rather slow but after repeated listening the slower tracks true quality is unleashed. Even if you dont like all the songs on the album the first three are good enough to blow just about anything out of the water.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine little collection by a neglected artist, July 14, 2007

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Steven C. Simmons (Dexter, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Leon Russell (Audio CD)

Leon Russell was (is) one of those little "niche" artists, who seemed to have a genre all his own. His wry, blue-collar attitude towards life clashed with the rock-and-roll box his music fit in, but that very clash made him something rare and wonderful. This collection is a nice set of his work, enough to get you interested and send you off searching for more. Recommended.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Leon Russell only had 10 hits?, May 25, 2010

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misterposter "misterposter" (Amlin OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Leon Russell (Audio CD)

I knew this wasn't going to be a good purchase even before I put my money down. However, I'm a huge fan of Leon Russell and wanted something inexpensive to introduce a friend to the terrific music of this artist. While I have a problem with the sound quality of this CD I have a bigger problem with the fact that it only contains ten songs. Russell has a wealth of music out there and the ten songs on this CD could hardly be considered a fair or accurate representation of his "best" - sure there are some great songs here but there is so much more in his catalog that should have been included that this compilation does Leon a tremendous disservice. If you're a fan of Leon Russell I highly recommend that you check out some of the better collections available or, better still, get the original albums (now on CD) and you'll find some real treasures. Retrospective: Leon Russell is a better choice even though it only contains 18 songs. RetrospectiveMaybe Russell wasn't the biggest artist of his era but in my mind he is certainly one of the best.