Leon Russell & Marc Benno – Asylum Choir II
(Shelter Records 1971 SW8910 US Pressing)
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– still in original shrinkwrap
Inner Sleeve is split down one side but Lyric Insert is Nr MINT
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges April 2, 1942) is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music.
Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, he began playing piano at the age of four. Russell attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At this time he was already performing at Tulsa nightclubs. After moving to Los Angeles, he became a session musician, working as a pianist on the recordings of many notable musical artists from the 1960s. By the late 1960s, Russell diversified, becoming successful as an arranger and wrote and co-wrote songs. As a musician, he worked his way from gigs as a sideman to well known performers. By 1970 he had graduated to solo recording artist, although he never ended all his previous roles within the music industry.
Russell was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, March 14, 2011, at a black-tie dinner at The Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Manhattan.
Asylum Choir II is the second and final album of the studio aggregation consisting of Leon Russell and Marc Benno. It was recorded and expected to be released in 1969, but legal hassles held up its release for two years.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Leon Russell and Marc Benno except where indicated
- “Sweet Home Chicago” – 3:20
- “Down on the Base” – 2:18
- “Hello Little Friend” (Russell) – 2:52
- “Salty Candy” – 2:26
- “Tryin’ to Stay Alive” – 2:50
- “Intro to Rita” – 2:07
- “Straight Brother” – 3:08
- “Learn How to Boogie” – 2:40
- “Ballad for a Soldier” (Russell) – 4:25
- “When You Wish upon a Fag” (Russell) – 4:10
- “Lady in Waiting” (Russell) – 3:37
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