{"product_id":"best-of-leon-russell","title":"Best of Leon Russell","description":"Photographers: Jim McCrary; Tyler Hubby.\u003cbr\u003eIts release precipitated by the success of 2010's highly touted Elton John collaboration The Union, Capitol's 2011 The Best of Leon Russell is a necessary addition to Russell's catalog in a number of way. Not only is it designed to hook in those listeners who discovered or rediscovered the eccentric pianist via The Union -- \"If It Wasn't for Bad,\" a selection from that 2010 LP, is placed right up front among the 16 songs -- but Russell hasn't had a compilation since 1997, when the Right Stuff released the single-disc Retrospective, a distillation of the previous year's double-disc Gimme Shelter, so it's time for a new disc. The Best of Leon Russell does its job very well, hitting all the obvious high points -- \"A Song for You,\" \"Hummingbird,\" \"Tight Rope,\" and \"Delta Lady\" all follow in succession -- downplaying his Hank Wilson records a little but stopping for a duet with Willie Nelson on \"Heartbreak Hotel\" and finding space for his \"Jumpin' Jack Flash\/Youngblood\" medley from The Concert for Bangladesh. Perhaps there are certain eccentricities that could have been included but this best-of provides the basics in a thoroughly entertaining fashion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46172964421919,"sku":"5099907104428","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/1e7fbb794dc3dc16459ce8e5a9acfc74.jpg?v=1782735195","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/best-of-leon-russell","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}