Angel in Disguise (album)

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Angel in Disguise
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Released2006
Recorded2006
StudioThe Parlor Recording Studio
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Length42:24
Label Leon Russell Records
Leon Russell chronology
Moonlight & Love Songs
(2002)
Angel in Disguise
(2006)
Bad Country
(2007)
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Angel in Disguise is an album by singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Leon Russell. The album was produced by Russell and released in 2006 by Leon Russell Records. [1] [2] [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Leon Russell.

  1. "Sweet Mimi" – 4:05
  2. "How Can This Be Love" – 4:18
  3. "Angel in Disguise" – 3:44
  4. "Lovin' on My Mind" – 4:13
  5. "Come for You" – 3:46
  6. "Honey & Eli" – 4:55
  7. "Black n' Blue" – 3:50
  8. "All Through the Night" – 4:19
  9. "Honkey Tonk Eyes" – 2:28
  10. "Dyess Colony" – 3:47
  11. "Desire Inside Your Eyes" – 5:13

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