Will o' the Wisp

by Leon Russell

Will o' the Wisp cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 April 1975
  • Label: Shelter
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:12
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Leon Russell's 'Will o' the Wisp' continued his massive run of commercial success throughout the 1970s. The album showcases his distinctively gritty vocal delivery and gospel-inflected piano rock, peaking commercially with the massive blue-eyed soul hit 'Lady Blue'.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, acoustic, male-vocals, piano, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Will O' The Wisp (0:54)
  2. Little Hideaway (4:17)
  3. Make You Feel Good (2:09)
  4. Can't Get Over Losing You (6:30)
  5. My Father's Shoes (4:20)
  6. Stay Away From Sad Songs (4:08)
  7. Back To The Island (5:25)
  8. Down On Deep River (4:00)
  9. Bluebird (3:58)
  10. Laying Right Here In Heaven (2:55)
  11. Lady Blue (3:31)

Credits

  • Brian Ingoldsby - lacquer cut by
  • Mary McCreary - backing vocals, backing vocals, tambourine, lead vocals
  • Teddy Jack Eddy - drums
  • Richard Calhoun - drums [ending]
  • Masako Hirayama - biwa
  • J.J. Cale - electric guitar
  • Minoru Muraoka - flute [japanese wooden]
  • Al Jackson Jr. - drums, drums, percussion

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