The Leslie West Band

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The Leslie West Band
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Studio album by
Released1976
Studio Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length33.31
Label Phantom
Producer The Leslie West Band
Leslie West chronology
The Great Fatsby
(1975)
The Leslie West Band
(1976)
Theme
(1988)

The Leslie West Band is the third album released by American rock guitarist Leslie West. The album, recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, was released on Bud Prager's Phantom Records in 1976 and features Mick Jones, who formed Foreigner the following year, on guitar.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Leslie West, Corky Laing and Mick Jones; except where indicated

  1. "Money (Whatcha Gonna Do)" 3.40
  2. "Dear Prudence" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 4.44
  3. "Get It Up (No Bass - Whatsoever)" 2.58
  4. "Singapore Sling" (Mick Jones) 1.52
  5. "By The River" 2.50
  6. "The Twister" 2.25
  7. "Setting Sun" 3.42
  8. "Sea of Heartache" 3.33
  9. "We'll Find a Way" 3.15
  10. "We Gotta Get out of This Place" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 4.42

Personnel

The Leslie West Band

with:

Additional personnel

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