Americana (Leon Russell album) explained

Americana
Type:	studio
Cover:	AmericanaLeonRussellalbum.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	1978
Studio:	Paradise (Burbank, California)
Length:	32:30
Label:	Paradise
Producer:	Leon Russell
Prev Title:	Make Love to the Music
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	One for the Road
Next Year:	1979

Americana is an album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell. The album peaked at number 115 on the US Billboard 200. The album was first released as a vinyl LP Album by Leon's new label Paradise Records. Americana was re-released on CD by Wounded Bird Records in 2007 and again in 2012 by Ais. The album was by produced by Leon Russell.^{[1] [2]}

The new releases were after Leon recordings earned six gold records. He received two Grammy awards from seven nominations. In 2011, Leon was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.^[3] One of his biggest early fans,^{[4] [5]} Elton John, said Russell was a "mentor" and an "inspiration". They recorded their album The Union in 2010,^[6] which earned them a Grammy nomination.^[7]

Track listing

All songs performed by Leon Russell. All tracks composed by artist listed below.^[8]

Side one

1. "Let's Get Started" (Kim Fowley, Leon Russell) – 4:12
2. "Elvis and Marilyn" (Dyan Diamond, Kim Fowley, Leon Russell) – 3:04
3. "From Maine to Mexico" (Kim Fowley, Leon Russell) – 3:09
4. "When a Man Loves a Woman" (A. Wright, C. Lewis) – 3:22
5. "It's Only Me" (Dyan Diamond, Leon Russell) – 2:20

Side two

1. "Midnight Lover" (Kim Fowley, Leon Russell) – 4:08
2. "Housewife" (Dyan Diamond, Kim Fowley, Leon Russell) – 3:02
3. "Ladies of the Night" (Kim Fowley, Leon Russell) – 3:03
4. "Shadow and Me" (Leon Russell) – 3:06
5. "Jesus on My Side" (Kim Fowley, Leon Russell) – 3:04

Personnel

• Leon Russell – guitars, keyboards and piano, bass, vocals
• Joe Chemay – bass, vocals, backing vocals
• Marty Grebb – guitar, saxophone, trumpet
• Wornell Jones – vocals, backing vocals
• Joe Chemay – backing vocals
• Lee Loughnane – horn arrangements, trumpet
• Mike Meros – keyboards, organ, synthesizer
• Brent Nelson – drums, main personnel, backing vocals
• James Pankow – trombone
• Walter Parazaider – tenor saxophone, saxophone, vocals
• Mark Peters – orchestral arrangements
• Jon Woodhead – guitar
• Frank Latouf – technician
• Mike Johnstone – technician
• Steve Marr – technician
• Tom Kemp – technician
• Paul Hodara – photography
• Gene Meros and Steve Ripley – recording
• Scott Goddard – other

Charts

Chart performance for Americana!Chart (1978)!Peak
position

Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[9]	95
US Billboard 200	115

Notes and References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/americana-mw0000489941 All Music, Americana
2. https://www.discogs.com/Leon-Russell-Americana/release/1828210 discogs, Americana
3. Web site: Leon Russell Biography . Biography.com . March 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170422202336/http://www.biography.com/people/leon-russell . April 22, 2017 . dead .
4. Web site: This Is Your Song: The Elton John Interview . https://web.archive.org/web/20121226154711/http://www.rickmcgrath.com/eltonjohn.html . . April 11, 1971 . December 26, 2012 . March 20, 2017.
5. Web site: Early photo of Russell and Elton John. Theoklahoma100.com. January 25, 2018.
6. http://somethingelsereviews.com/2015/10/20/elton-john-leon-russell-the-union/ "Elton John and Leon Russell's The Union Was Marked by This Bittersweet Sense of Loss"
7. Web site: Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards . . March 14, 2017.
8. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dyan-diamond-mn0001472948 allmusic.com, Dyan Diamond
9. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 262.