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Carney is Leon Russell's third solo studio album, released in 1972. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was the first for Russell to contain a hit single — "Tight Rope" b/w "This Masquerade" — which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Side one of the record profiles roots rock, while side two features ...
"Tight Rope" is the debut 1972 hit single by singer-songwriter Leon Russell. It was the lead track on his LP, Carney. The song reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] and number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100. [3] In Canada, it reached number five. [4] This song is a circus metaphor about clinging to life while being on a high wire.
Leon Russell is the debut solo album by the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Leon Russell. It followed his debut with the Midnight String Quartet and a production by Russell and Marc Benno billed as the Asylum Choir .
This Masquerade" is a song written by American singer and musician Leon Russell. It was originally recorded in 1972 by Russell for his album Carney and as a B-side for the album's hit single "Tight Rope". The song was then covered on Helen Reddy's 1972 album, I Am Woman.
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, [3] country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, [4] blues rock, [5] folk, surf and the Tulsa sound.
The late Leon Russell was one of the more original and unclassifiable artists of his time, and the upcoming tribute album A Song for Leon features an appropriately eclectic roster of artists ...
"Tight Rope" – Leon Russell "Tiny Dancer" – Elton John "Together Let's Find Love" – The 5th Dimension "Too Late to Turn Back Now" – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose "Top of the World" – The Carpenters (in Japan; it became a hit in the U.S. and the UK the following year) "Traveling in the Dark" – Mountain "The Jean Genie" – David Bowie
Russell recorded "Carney" album, and he gained hit "Tight rope" in 1972. He brought many Tulsans out to Los Angeles, including Carl Radle and Larry Bell, and was later co-owner of the historic The Church Studio in Tulsa and home to Shelter Records , which signed a number of significant Tulsa sound artists including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers .