The Leslie West Band

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1976 studio album by Leslie West

The Leslie West Band

Studio album by

Leslie West

Released| 1976
Studio| Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Genre| Blues rock, hard rock
Length| 33:31
Label| Phantom
Producer| The Leslie West Band
Leslie West chronology
| The Great Fatsby
(1975)  | The Leslie West Band
(1976)  | Theme
(1988)

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The Leslie West Band is the third album released by American rock guitarist Leslie West. The album, recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, was released on Bud Prager's Phantom Records in 1976 and features Mick Jones, who formed Foreigner the following year, on guitar.[1]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

## Track listing

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All tracks composed by Leslie West, Corky Laing and Mick Jones; except where indicated.

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Money (Whatcha Gonna Do)"|  | 3:40
2.| "Dear Prudence"| John Lennon, Paul McCartney| 4:44
3.| "Get It Up (No Bass - Whatsoever)"|  | 2:58
4.| "Singapore Sling"| Mick Jones| 1:52
5.| "By The River"|  | 2:50

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "The Twister"|  | 2:25
2.| "Setting Sun"|  | 3:42
3.| "Sea of Heartache"|  | 3:33
4.| "We'll Find a Way"|  | 3:15
5.| "We Gotta Get out of This Place"| Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil| 4:42
Total length:| 33:31

## Personnel

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The Leslie West Band

* Leslie West – guitars, vocals
* Jon Deleon – drums
* Mick Jones – guitar
* Donald Kretmar – bass
* Joe Venti - bass
* Frank Vicari – horns
* Sredni Vollmer – harp
* Ken Ascher – piano
* "Buffalo" Bill Gelber – bass

with:

* Carl Hall – backing vocals
* Tasha Thomas – backing vocals
* Hilda Harris – backing vocals
* Sharon Redd – backing vocals

Additional personnel

* Bud Prager – executive producer
* Bob D'Orleans – engineer
* George Lopez – assistant engineer
* John Thompson – cover art

## References

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1. ^ Viglione, Joe. "The Leslie West Band Review by Joe Viglione". AllMusic.
2. ^ Viglione, Joe. "The Leslie West Band Review". AllMusic.

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