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Levon Helm
Studio album by Levon Helm
Released	1978
Studio	Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California; Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
Genre	Rock
Label	ABC
Producer	Donald "Duck" Dunn
Levon Helm chronology
Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars (1977) Levon Helm (1978) American Son (1980)

Levon Helm is the second solo album by the American musician Levon Helm, released in 1978. Helm and Dunn concentrated on singing and producing, respectively, rather than contributing on drums and bass. "I Came Here to Party" is a cover of the Tony Joe White song.

Track listing

1. "Ain't No Way to Forget You" (Carroll Quillen, Grady Smith)
2. "Driving at Night" (Daniel Moore)
3. "Play Something Sweet" (Allen Toussaint)
4. "Sweet Johanna" (Johanna Hall, John Hall)
5. "I Came Here to Party" (Tony Joe White)
6. "Take Me to the River" (Al Green, Teenie Hodges)
7. "Standing on a Mountaintop" (Earl Cate, Ernie Cate)
8. "Let's Do It in Slow Motion" (Benny Latimore)
9. "Audience for My Pain" (Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg)

Personnel

• Levon Helm – vocals
• Dan Ferguson, Jimmy Johnson, Larry Byrom – guitar
• Steve Cropper – guitar, percussion
• David Hood, Scott Edwards – bass guitar
• Barry Beckett, Randy McCormick – keyboards
• Roger Hawkins, Willie Hall – drums
• Lou Marini – tenor and alto saxophone
• Alan Rubin – trumpet
• Tom Malone – trombone, horn arrangements
• Earl Cate, Ernie Cate, Mary Berry – backing vocals

References

1. Marcus, Greil (2015). Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition (6th ed.). Penguin Publishing Group.
2. Leggett, Steve. "Levon Helm [1978]". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
3. Robertson, J. Greg (8 Oct 1978). "Helm Sells Out". Hartford Courant. p. 7F.
4. Burk, Bill E. (29 Sep 1978). "Levon Helm Steps Out". Show Time. Memphis Press-Scimitar. p. 10.

• 1978 albums
• Levon Helm albums
• Albums produced by Donald "Duck" Dunn
• Albums recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
• ABC Records albums