Levon Helm is the second solo album by the American musician Levon Helm, released in 1978.[1][2] Helm and Dunn concentrated on singing and producing, respectively, rather than contributing on drums and bass.[3] "I Came Here to Party" is a cover of the Tony Joe White song.[4]
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California; Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Donald "Duck" Dunn | |||
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Track listing
edit- "Ain't No Way to Forget You" (Carroll Quillen, Grady Smith)
- "Driving at Night" (Daniel Moore)
- "Play Something Sweet" (Allen Toussaint)
- "Sweet Johanna" (Johanna Hall, John Hall)
- "I Came Here to Party" (Tony Joe White)
- "Take Me to the River" (Al Green, Teenie Hodges)
- "Standing on a Mountaintop" (Earl Cate, Ernie Cate)
- "Let's Do It in Slow Motion" (Benny Latimore)
- "Audience for My Pain" (Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg)
Personnel
edit- Levon Helm – vocals
- Dan Ferguson, Jimmy Johnson, Larry Byrom – guitar
- Steve Cropper – guitar, percussion
- David Hood, Scott Edwards – bass
- Barry Beckett, Randy McCormick – keyboards
- Roger Hawkins, Willie Hall – drums
- Lou Marini – tenor and alto saxophone
- Alan Rubin – trumpet
- Tom Malone – trombone, horn arrangements
- Earl Cate, Ernie Cate, Mary Berry – backing vocals
References
edit- ^ Marcus, Greil (2015). Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition (6th ed.). Penguin Publishing Group.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Levon Helm [1978]". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Robertson, J. Greg (8 Oct 1978). "Helm Sells Out". Hartford Courant. p. 7F.
- ^ Burk, Bill E. (29 Sep 1978). "Levon Helm Steps Out". Show Time. Memphis Press-Scimitar. p. 10.