A Song For You- Leon Russel

作曲人、歌手、知名樂師Leon Russell，十一月13日於納許維爾去世(74歲)，本名Claude Russell Brides的他，出生於奧克拉荷馬州Lawton，四歲即能彈鋼琴，在Tulsa讀高中的時候，他在Bread合唱團的主唱David Gates及J.J. Cale的樂隊擔任伴奏，1950年代晚期搬到洛杉磯後，他成了當地錄音室的紅樂師，平日就與Phil Spector的錄音室樂隊一起工作，還和Gary Lewis & the Playboys合唱團一同巡迴演唱，也一同寫了該團的"Everybody Loves A Clown" 及 "She's Just My Style"二首暢銷曲。

Leon Russell參與過the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Herb Alpert, Frank Sinatra, the Byrds與其它許多藝人與合唱團的錄音工作，他也當過Delaney and Bonnie and Friends合唱團的團員，在Joe Cocker的 "Mad Dos And Englishmen"巡迴演唱與 George Harrison的 "Concert For Bangladesh"著名演唱會Leon Russel 都曾軋上一腳。

Leon Russell寫過的暢銷作品有Joe Cocker 的"Delta Lady", Carpenters的 "Superstar" 及 George Benson的"This Masquerade" 。而身為歌手的他曾以Hank Wilson的藝名出過唱片，有11首歌進過排行榜，其中包括"Tight Rope" (#11-1972) 及。 "Lady Blue" (#14-1975)。

Leon Russell 1970年寫的A Song For You，是他最為人知的作品，也是Leon Russell個人第一張同名專輯當中的歌，有很多人灌唱過，Carpenters雖沒有推出過單曲，但是專輯唱片的標題歌曲，非常動聽，Elton John說那是一首美國流行音樂的經典歌曲。

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A Song For You

Songwriters: RUSSELL, LEON

I've been so many places in my life and time

I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhyme

I've acted out my love in stages

With ten thousand people watching

But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you

I know your image of me is what I hope to be

I've treated you unkindly but darlin' can't you see

There's no one more important to me

Darlin' can't you please see through me

Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you

You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing

You came out in front and I was hiding

But now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together

Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time

I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine

And when my life is over remember when we were together

We were alone and I was singing this song for you

You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing

You came out in front and I was hiding

But now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together

Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time

I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine

And when my life is over remember when we were together

We were alone and I was singing this song for you

We were alone and I was singing this song for you