Face in the Crowd explained

Face in the Crowd
Type:	album
Artist:	Leon Russell
Cover:	Leon_RussellFaceInTheCrowd.jpg
Released:	1999
Recorded:	1998
Length:	45:20
Prev Year:	1998
Next Year:	1999

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

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

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/face-in-the-crowd-mw0000047983 All Music, Face in the Crowd
2. https://www.discogs.com/Leon-Russell-Face-In-The-Crowd/release/9747226 discogs.com, Face in the Crowd
3. Web site: leonrussellrecords.com, Memory Lane . 2019-06-27 . 2017-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170626120537/http://www.leonrussellrecords.com/memory_lane.shtml . dead .
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5449054/ imdb.com, May 19, 1999, The David Letterman Show