Leslie West

 

Artist:  Leslie West
Birth Name:  Leslie Weinstein
Born:  October 22, 1945.  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Leslie West is an American Rock Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter.  He is best known as a founding member of the Hard Rock Band Mountain.  His musical career began with The Vagrants, an R&B and Blue-Eyed Soul-Rock Band influenced by The Rascals.  The Vagrants' recordings were produced by Felix Pappalardi, who was also working with Cream on album Disraeli Gears.  In 1969 Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi formed the band Mountain with Steve Knight (Keyboards) and Norman Smart, soon replaced by Corky Laing.  They had success with "Mississippi Queen", which reached No. 21 on the Billboard Charts and No. 4 in Canada.

Title:   Alligator (2022) 

Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  Voiceprint

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Sea Of Fire (5:01)

 2.  Waiting For The F Change (4:24)

 3.  Whiskey (2:17)

 4.  Alligator (3:23)

 5.  I Put A Spell On You (4:12)

 6.  All Of Me (3:06)

 7.  The Stealer (2:17)

 8.  Hall Of The Mountain King/Theme From Exodus (3:09)

 9.  Dream Lover (2:03)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Sea Of Fire (5:01)

 2.  Waiting For The F Change (4:24)

 3.  Whiskey (2:17)

 4.  Alligator (3:23)

Side Two:

 1.  I Put A Spell On You (4:12)

 2.  All Of Me (3:06)

 3.  The Stealer (2:17)

 4.  Hall Of The Mountain King/Theme From Exodus (3:09)

 5.  Dream Lover (2:03)

Personnel:

Leslie West:  Guitar, Bass, Vocals

Steve Luongo:  Drums, Percussion

Jack Hotop:  Keyboards on "Alligator"

Stanley Clarke:  Bass on "Whiskey", "All Of Me"

Tony Miceli:  Keyboards on "Waiting For The F Change", "I Put A Spell On You"

Johnette Napolitano:  Vocals on "The Stealer"

Alligator is a 1989 album by Leslie West, originally released in 1989 by Capitol Records, remastered and reissued on February 4, 2022 by Voiceprint, featuring the legendary Bassist Stanley Clarke.