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Levon Helm
Head shot of Levon Helm, wearing a blue cap and holding two drumsticks in front of his face
Studio album by
Released1978
Studio Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California; Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
Genre Rock
Label ABC
Producer Donald "Duck" Dunn
Levon Helm chronology
Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars
(1977)
Levon Helm
(1978)
American Son
(1980)

Levon Helm is the second solo album by the American musician Levon Helm, released in 1978. [1] [2] Helm and Dunn concentrated on singing and producing, respectively, rather than contributing on drums and bass. [3] "I Came Here to Party" is a cover of the Tony Joe White song. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Ain't No Way to Forget You" (Carroll Quillen, Grady Smith)
  2. "Driving at Night" ( Daniel Moore)
  3. " Play Something Sweet" ( Allen Toussaint)
  4. "Sweet Johanna" (Johanna Hall, John Hall)
  5. "I Came Here to Party" ( Tony Joe White)
  6. " Take Me to the River" ( Al Green, Teenie Hodges)
  7. "Standing on a Mountaintop" ( Earl Cate, Ernie Cate)
  8. "Let's Do It in Slow Motion" ( Benny Latimore)
  9. "Audience for My Pain" ( Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Marcus, Greil (2015). Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition (6th ed.). Penguin Publishing Group.
  2. ^ Leggett, Steve. "Levon Helm [1978]". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Robertson, J. Greg (8 Oct 1978). "Helm Sells Out". Hartford Courant. p. 7F.
  4. ^ Burk, Bill E. (29 Sep 1978). "Levon Helm Steps Out". Show Time. Memphis Press-Scimitar. p. 10.