Make Love to the Music

Make Love to the Music
Make Love to the Music
	Leon & Mary Russell chronology

Make Love to the Music is an album by

Leon & Mary Russell, released in 1977 by Paradise Records.^[1]^[2] There were two CD re-releases one in 2007 by Wounded Bird Records and a second in 2012 by AIS Records.^[3]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that Mary "is a convincing individual singer, but her soulful wailings have yet to mix naturally with her husband's own brand of rambling boogie fever."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Leon Russell; except where indicated
Side 1

1. "Easy Love" – 3:58

2. "Joyful Noise" – 3:38

3. "Now Now Boogie" (Gary Ogan, Russell) – 2:55

4. "Say You Will" (Ogan, Russell) – 3:38

5. "Make Love to the Music" – 3:54

Side 2

6. "Love Crazy" – 2:58

7. "Love is in Your Eyes" – 2:49

8. "Hold On to This Feeling" – 3:51

9. "Island in the Sun" – 5:55

Personnel

Karl Himmel (2, 8), Greg Thomas (1, 7), Gary Ogan (3, 4, 6, 9), Teddy Jack Eddy (5) - drums
Marty Grebb - saxophone
Mickey Raphael - harmonica
Ben Keith - dobro
Dave Miner (7) - percussion
Gary Ogan (4) - bass guitar

Technical

Gary Ogan - production assistant
Greg Branson - engineer
Jim McCrary - photography

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
United States (Billboard 200)	142

References

^ Evans, Rush (Spring 2011). "Leon Russell". Goldmine. Vol. 37, no. 5. pp. 48–51.
^ Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. 2000. p. 424.
^ allmusic.com, Make Love to the Music
^ Barackman, Michael (Jun 26, 1977). "'Make Love to the Music'". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 88.

[1] Evans, Rush (Spring 2011). "Leon Russell". Goldmine. Vol. 37, no. 5. pp. 48–51.

[2] Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. 2000. p. 424.

[3] usic.com, Make Love to the Music

[4] Barackman, Michael (Jun 26, 1977). "'Make Love to the Music'". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 88.

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