Moonlight & Love Songs Explained

Moonlight & Love Songs
Type:album
Artist:Leon Russell and Nashville Symphony
Cover:MoonlightLoveSongs2002.jpg
Released:April 9, 2002
Recorded:2002
Genre:
Length:43:42
Label:Leon Russell Records
Producer:Leon Russell
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Angel in Disguise
Next Year:2006

Moonlight & Love Songs is an album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell and the Nashville Symphony. Russell departs from past albums to sing all songs written by other artists. The album was recorded in 2002 in Nashville, Tennessee, and produced by Russell. The album was released on CD on April 9, 2002.[1] [2] [3]

Track listing

  1. Orchestra Tuning 0:20
  2. The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble) 4:12
  3. That's All (Alan Brandt / Bob Haymes) 3:05
  4. My Funny Valentine (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) 3:46
  5. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern) 3:24
  6. Stormy Weather (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler) 3:22
  7. Once in a While (Michael Edwards / Bud Green) 4:13
  8. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) (Haven Gillespie / Harry B. Smith) 5:18
  9. 'Round Midnight (Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams) 3:38
  10. The Shadow of Your Smile (Johnny Mandel / Paul Francis Webster) 4:25
  11. As Time Goes By (song) (Herman Hupfeld) 3:41
  12. Angel Eyes (Earl Brent / Matt Dennis) 4:18

Personnel

Sax (Alto)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/moonlight-love-songs-mw0000659082 allmusic.com, Moonlight & Love Songs
  2. https://www.discogs.com/Leon-Russell-Moonlight-Love-Songs/release/10155224 discogs.com Moonlight & Love Songs
  3. https://www.eltonjohn.com/stories/in-honor-of-leon-russell-1942-2016 eltonjohn.com, Leon Russell, November 17, 2016