Asylum Choir II is the second and final album of the studio aggregation consisting entirely of Leon Russell

Leon Russell

Claude Russell Bridges , known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music....

 and Marc Benno

Marc Benno

Marc Benno is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Benno was a member of The Asylum Choir with Leon Russell in the late 1960s, and launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with his 1972 effort Ambush being the most commercially successful...

. It was recorded, and meant to be released in 1969, but legal hassles held up its release for two years. The CD re-release contains all but three of the tracks from their first LP as bonus cuts.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Leon Russell and Marc Benno; except where indicated

1. "Sweet Home Chicago" – 3:20
2. "Down on the Base" – 2:18
3. "Hello Little Friend" (Russell) – 2:52
4. "Salty Candy" – 2:26
5. "Tryin' to Stay Alive" – 2:50
6. "Intro to Rita" – 2:07
7. "Straight Brother" – 3:08
8. "Learn How to Boogie" – 2:40
9. "Ballad for a Soldier" (Russell) – 4:25
10. "When You Wish upon a Fag" (Russell) – 4:10
11. "Lady in Waiting" (Russell) – 3:37

    The CD re-issue contains the following bonus tracks:

12. "Welcome to Hollywood" - 2:35
13. "Death of the Flowers" (Russell, Benno, Greg Dempsey) - 2:08
14. "Icicle Star Tree" - 2:55
15. Medley: "N.Y. Op" "Land of Dog" "Henri the Clown" - 6:07
16. "Soul Food" (Russell, Benno, Bill Boatman, Jimmy Markham) - 2:05

External links

• Official Leon Russell Website
• Official Marc Benno Website

• Asylum Choir II at Myspace
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