Levon Helm (1978 album)

Levon Helm
Head shot of Levon Helm, wearing a blue cap and holding two drumsticks in front of his face
Studio album by
Levon Helm
Released1978
StudioCherokee Studios, Hollywood, California; Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
GenreRock
LabelABC
ProducerDonald "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.