Elton John & Leon Russell - The Union (Deluxe) (2010/2016) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Elton John, Leon Russell
- Title: The Union (Deluxe)
- Year Of Release: 2010/2016
- Label: Mercury Records Limited
- Genre: Country Rock, Blues Rock, Southern Rock
- Quality: FLAC (tracks) 24bit/96kHz
- Total Time: 01:11:29
- Total Size: 1.5 GB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
01. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #01] If It Wasn't For Bad
02. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #02] Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes
03. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #03] Hey Ahab
04. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #04] Gone To Shiloh
05. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #05] Hearts Have Turned To Stone
06. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #06] Jimmie Rodgers' Dream
07. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #07] There's No Tomorrow
08. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #08] Monkey Suit
09. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #09] The Best Part Of The Day
10. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #10] A Dream Come True
11. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #11] I Should Have Sent Roses
12. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #12] When Love Is Dying
13. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #13] My Kind Of Hell
14. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #14] Mandalay Again
15. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #15] Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)
16. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #16] In The Hands Of Angels
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Total length: 01:11:29
ALBUM REVIEW
On the inaugural episode of Elvis Costello’s talk show Spectacle in 2008, Elton John -- who just happened to be a producer on the show -- rhapsodized at length about Leon Russell, hauling out a note-perfect impression of Russell’s piano style and Oklahoma drawl. It was enough of a tease to whet the appetite for more but nothing suggested something like The Union, a full-fledged duet album with Russell designed to raise the profile of the rock & roll maverick. Like all lifers, Russell never disappeared -- he just faded, playing small clubs throughout the U.S., spitting out bewildering self-released albums of MIDI-synth boogie, never quite connecting with the spirit of his wonderful early-‘70s albums for his Shelter label. The Union quite deliberately evokes the spirit of 1970, splicing Russell’s terrific eponymous LP with Elton’s own self-titled record and Tumbleweed Connection. In that sense, it’s a kissing cousin to John’s last album, 2006’s The Captain and the Kid, which was designed as an explicit sequel to 1975’s golden era-capping Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, but thanks to producer T-Bone Burnett, The Union dials down Bernie Taupin’s inherent pomp and ratchets up the roots. Burnett had John and Russell record live in the studio, trading verses and solos, letting the supporting band breathe and follow their loping lead. This relaxed, natural interplay cuts through the soft haze of Burnett’s analog impressionism, giving the record a foundation of true grit. If there are no immediate knockouts among this collection of 14 original songs, the tunes are slow, steady growers, taking root with repeated spins, with the sound of John and Russell’s piano-and-voice duets providing ample reason to return to The Union after its first play. And even once the songs take hold, what lingers with The Union is that natural interplay, how John and Russell easily connect with their past without painstakingly re-creating it. Surely, it’s a revival for Leon Russell, who has spent decades in the wilderness, but it’s not a stretch to say The Union revitalizes Elton John just as much as it does his idol: he hasn’t sounded this soulful in years.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
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01. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #01] If It Wasn't For Bad
02. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #02] Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes
03. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #03] Hey Ahab
04. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #04] Gone To Shiloh
05. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #05] Hearts Have Turned To Stone
06. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #06] Jimmie Rodgers' Dream
07. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #07] There's No Tomorrow
08. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #08] Monkey Suit
09. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #09] The Best Part Of The Day
10. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #10] A Dream Come True
11. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #11] I Should Have Sent Roses
12. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #12] When Love Is Dying
13. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #13] My Kind Of Hell
14. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #14] Mandalay Again
15. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #15] Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)
16. Leon Russell, Elton John - [The Union (Deluxe) CD1 #16] In The Hands Of Angels
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Total length: 01:11:29
ALBUM REVIEW
On the inaugural episode of Elvis Costello’s talk show Spectacle in 2008, Elton John -- who just happened to be a producer on the show -- rhapsodized at length about Leon Russell, hauling out a note-perfect impression of Russell’s piano style and Oklahoma drawl. It was enough of a tease to whet the appetite for more but nothing suggested something like The Union, a full-fledged duet album with Russell designed to raise the profile of the rock & roll maverick. Like all lifers, Russell never disappeared -- he just faded, playing small clubs throughout the U.S., spitting out bewildering self-released albums of MIDI-synth boogie, never quite connecting with the spirit of his wonderful early-‘70s albums for his Shelter label. The Union quite deliberately evokes the spirit of 1970, splicing Russell’s terrific eponymous LP with Elton’s own self-titled record and Tumbleweed Connection. In that sense, it’s a kissing cousin to John’s last album, 2006’s The Captain and the Kid, which was designed as an explicit sequel to 1975’s golden era-capping Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, but thanks to producer T-Bone Burnett, The Union dials down Bernie Taupin’s inherent pomp and ratchets up the roots. Burnett had John and Russell record live in the studio, trading verses and solos, letting the supporting band breathe and follow their loping lead. This relaxed, natural interplay cuts through the soft haze of Burnett’s analog impressionism, giving the record a foundation of true grit. If there are no immediate knockouts among this collection of 14 original songs, the tunes are slow, steady growers, taking root with repeated spins, with the sound of John and Russell’s piano-and-voice duets providing ample reason to return to The Union after its first play. And even once the songs take hold, what lingers with The Union is that natural interplay, how John and Russell easily connect with their past without painstakingly re-creating it. Surely, it’s a revival for Leon Russell, who has spent decades in the wilderness, but it’s not a stretch to say The Union revitalizes Elton John just as much as it does his idol: he hasn’t sounded this soulful in years.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
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