Face in the Crowd

For other uses, see A Face in the Crowd (disambiguation).

1999 studio album by Leon Russell

Face in the Crowd

Studio album by

Leon Russell

Released| 1999
Recorded| 1998
Genre| Blues rock
Length| 45:20
Leon Russell chronology
| Legend in My Time: Hank Wilson Vol. III
(1998)  | Face in the Crowd
(1999)  | Blues: Same Old Song
(1999)

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Face in the Crowd is an album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell. The album was first released as a CD on January 26, 1999. Album was by produced by Leon Russell and released by Sagestone Entertainment Records. Most of the songs were written by Russell, with two songs co-written by Jack Wessel. In Face in the Crowd, Russell returns to the style he is known for his unique Tulsa sound.[1][2] Jack Wessel, a bass player, was a long time Leon Russell band member, starting in 1981.[3]

On May 19, 1999 Leon promoted his album Face in the Crowd on The David Letterman Show live.[4]

## Track listing

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All tracks composed by Leon Russell, except as noted.

1. "Love Is a Battlefield" – 2:58
2. "Dr. Love" (Leon Russell, Jack Wessel) – 4:25
3. "Down in the Flood" – 4:07
4. "So Hard to Say Goodbye" – 2:36
5. "Betty Ann" – 4:19
6. "This Heart of Mine" – 3:37
7. "Message from My Baby" – 3:41
8. "Blue Eyes and a Black Heart" – 4:06
9. "What Will I Do Without You" – 4:41
10. "Mean and Evil" – 2:52
11. "The Devil Started Talking" – 4:17
12. "Don't Bring the Blues to Bed" (Russell, Wessel) – 3:51

## Personnel

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* Leon Russell
* The Band: Jackie Wessel, Bass; Brandon Holder, Drums; and Beau Charron, Keyboards, Lap Steel Guitar, and Mandolin.

## References

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1. ^ All Music, Face in the Crowd
2. ^ discogs.com, Face in the Crowd
3. ^ "leonrussellrecords.com, Memory Lane". Archived from the original on June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
4. ^ imdb.com, May 19, 1999, The David Letterman Show

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Leon Russell

Studio albums|

| Smash Records|

* Look Inside the Asylum Choir

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Shelter Records|

* Asylum Choir II
* Leon Russell
* Leon Russell and the Shelter People
* Carney
* Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I
* Stop All That Jazz
* Will O' the Wisp
* Wedding Album
* Make Love to the Music

Leon Russell Records|

* Guitar Blues
* Moonlight & Love Songs
* Legend in My Time: Hank Wilson Vol. III
* Face in the Crowd
* Rhythm & Bluegrass: Hank Wilson, Vol. 4
* Bad Country
* Angel in Disguise
* In Your Dreams
* A Mighty Flood

Paradise Records|

* Americana
* Life and Love
* Blues: Same Old Song
* Solid State
* Hank Wilson, Vol. II

Other labels|

* One for the Road
* Looking Back
* Anything Can Happen
* The Union
* Life Journey
* On a Distant Shore

Live albums|

* Mad Dogs and Englishmen with Joe Cocker
* Leon Live
* Live in Japan
* Live at Gilley's

Songs|

* "A Song for You"
* "Delta Lady"
* "Tight Rope"
* "This Masquerade"
* "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
* "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
* "If I Were a Carpenter"
* "Lady Blue"
* "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"

See also|

* The Church Studio
* Tulsa Sound
* The Wrecking Crew
* The Asylum Choir
* A Poem Is a Naked Person
* The Concert for Bangladesh
* The Union Tour
* The Union (film)

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