Still Climbing (Leslie West album) explained

Still Climbing
Type:studio
Artist:Leslie West
Cover:File:Still Climbing Leslie West.jpg
Released:October 29, 2013
Length:47:00
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Still Climbing, also known as Still Climbing!, is the twelfth studio album by American hard rock artist, Leslie West, released in 2013. Leslie West is a founding member of the band Mountain.The album reached #198 on the Billboard 200, making it West's third album (as well as the first since 1975) to make it on the chart (as a solo artist).[1] The album featured performances by Johnny Lang, Dylan Rose, Dee Snider, Mark Tremonti, and Johnny Winter. The title of the album is in reference to Mountain's first album, Climbing!

The track "Long Red" was first featured on West's debut solo album, Mountain, released in 1969. The rerecorded version on Still Climbing features his brother Larry West on bass. The brothers first recorded together as members of The Vagrants in the 1960s.

Chart performance

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US (Billboard 200)[2] 198
US (Billboard Blues Albums)[3] 1
US (Billboard Tastemakers)[4] 3
US (Billboard Heatseekers)[5] 5
US (Billboard Independent Albums)[6] 34

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leslie West Chart History (Billboard 200). January 4, 2018. Billboard.
  2. Web site: Billboard 200 . Billboard . April 23, 2018.
  3. Web site: Blues Albums . Billboard . April 23, 2018.
  4. Web site: Top Tastemakers . Billboard . April 23, 2018.
  5. Web site: Top Heatseekers . Billboard . April 23, 2018.
  6. Web site: Independent Albums . Billboard . April 23, 2018.