Carney [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Leon Russell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1972
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: The Right Stuff
• ASIN: B000002U04
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,823 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Soulful roots-rock yields to dizzying psychedelia on Leon's most famous album, which reached #2 in '72. His all-time biggest hit, Tight Rope , leads to Out in the Woods; Cajun Love Song; This Masquerade , and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New Generation Listener, November 27, 2001

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Glenn Riddlespurger (Providence, RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carney (Audio CD)

I was pleasantly surprised when my mother sent me this cd in the mail while I was at college. My tastes run as hard as bands like limp bizkit and korn, but anyone who enjoys beautiful melodies and great songwritting will enjoy this album. The southern flair is a great change of pace. I would recommend this to anyone of my generation, and kick anyone in the pants who has not heard this from my parents' generation.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long time magician, February 7, 2001

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Brad C. Bleich (Fort Myers, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carney (Audio CD)

I've owned Carney for nearly 30 years. The music of Leon is clasic. Although he is as southern as you can get, the Jazz of his soul comes through to your ear. There is something about "Tight Rope" and "Manhatten Serenade" that just takes me away. If you have an eclectic soul you probably will put this one somewhere, where you can play it all by yourself.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carney no cheap sideshow, February 1, 2007

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carney (Audio CD)

Leon Russell was at one time a session musician and producer for LIBERTY records-- he played keyboards on several Gary Lewis and the Playboys sides! Laboring in obscurity through the 1960s, Russell's career really took off in 1971, with an appearance in the film JOE COCKER: MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN. Hot on the heels of that concert movie, Russell performed at George Harrison's CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH Madison Square Garden benefit. CARNEY was released soon after.

CARNEY is a brilliant album, and a genuine highlight of 1972. It opens with the Top 40 hit "Tight Rope," and offers up one great song after another. Only the brief title track and the silly "Acid Annapolis" could be considered superfluous here. Personal favorites include "If The Shoe Fits," a cutting commentary on the annoying folks who importune rock performers wherever they go, "Manhattan Island Serenade," a poignant song that opens and closes with a rainswept highway, a broken van, and a broken heart, and "This Masquerade," which has some of the most touchingly true lyrics ever written.

If you're a fan of late '60s or early '70s rock music, and you've never heard CARNEY, you owe it to yourself to get this one. And if you once had the record 35 years ago, you really do need this CD! Highest recommendation.