Looking Back (Leon Russell album)

Looking Back is the fourth solo studio album by Leon Russell. The album was released in 1973, shortly after the success of his single song "Tightrope". The album has instrumental tracks that were recorded in the mid-1960s. Some of the songs feature Russell playing the harpsichord. The record and album sleeve do not have any credits for the songs. Released on Olympic Records Corporation label.[1] There was short issue new CD reissue in 1991 on the Japanese Jimco label, with three bonus tracks.[2]

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Looking Back
Studio album by Leon Russell
Released	1973
Genre	Folk rock
Label	Olympic Records
Leon Russell chronology
Carney (1972) Looking Back (1973) Leon Live (1973)

Leon Russell in 1973, Shelter Records file photo

Track listing

1. "If I Had a Hammer"
2. "Gospel Harp"
3. "Greenfields"
4. "Virginia"
5. "Our Winter Love"
6. "Cottonfields"
7. "Cherry Beat"
8. "Greenback Dollar"
9. "Man with the Golden Gun"
10. "Tender and Fair"

The 1991 Jimco reissue contains the following bonus tracks:

1. "Barbados"
2. "Ridin' West"
3. "Walk Right In"

Personnel

• Leon Russell – harpsichord, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, piano, primary artist, producer, vocals
• Tommy Tedesco – guitar
• Jimmy Bend – bass guitar
• Earl Palmer – drums
• Joe Chemay – Bass, Vocals
• Marty Grebb – Guitar, Saxophone
• Wornell Jones – Vocals
• Roger Linn – Guitar, Percussion
• Lena Luckey – Vocals
• Jody Payne – Guitar, Vocals
• Francis Pye – Vocals
• Bernetta Rand – Vocals
• Mickey Raphael – Harmonica

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References

1. Olympic Records
2. discogs.com, Looking Back a Leon Russell album
3. allmusic.com, Looking Back a Leon Russell album