He was completely unique, a deep soulful presence who had a groove and feel on the piano that was unmatched. Some of the tracks that stand out are "Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes", "Monkey Suit" and "Gone to Shiloh", a lament to the US Civil War with Neil Young adding his voice to a song that sounds like a deleted track from "Harvest" or "After the Gold Rush". Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Elton John / Leon Russell - The Union at Discogs. “There was never any hint of competition,” Elton explained on Spectacle.
In recent years, Elton used his passion for his early mentor to record an album together and get Leon’s name back into the music lexicon…eventually resulting in a Top Five album and Leon’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2010 collaboration between Rock legends Elton John and Leon Russell.
They were both very shy and very English, and Elton told me I looked like a proper rock star. "If It Wasn't For Bad" is the first single taken from their album, The Union. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Elton John / Leon Russell - The Union at Discogs.
Leon’s reaction was perhaps the last thing Elton expected him to say, “Do you think I can do it?” The role-reversal was complete; Elton found himself in the position of validating the talents of the same man who had given him the confidence he needed in 1970.
A wonderful album destroyed by an atrocity of a pressing : sounded like a sponge, basically.
When moved this deeply, Elton is a man who wastes zero time. Which is really short considered that this release is usually priced higher than the regular one...
The Union is a collaboration studio album by singer-songwriters Elton John and Leon Russell, released on 19 October 2010 in the US and on 25 October in the UK.This is John's second collaboration album, after 1993's Duets.This is the first studio release by John since 1979's Victim of Love without any of his regular band members. David, having been inspired by hearing such passionate talk about an artist he was unfamiliar with, had Leon’s Retrospective playing on his iPod.
Later in the show, Elton returned the favor by joining his idol on stage during Leon’s encore of Roll Away The Stone. As Leon said in Cameron Crowe’s 2012 documentary The Union, “I was broke for a long time.“