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- Date Released: September 30, 2008
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Label: Immergent / IODA
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Something of a companion piece to the 2005 Les Paul & Friends album American Made World Played, A Tribute to a Legend again finds contemporary rock musicians playing on tracks that, in most cases, also feature Paul himself. The guitarist was 93-years-old on the day the album was released, and it isn't clear how much he participated on the seven out of ten tracks on which he is credited. The term "tribute" does not suggest what the naïve potential consumer might suppose. As Slash (whose contribution, "Vocalese," does not feature Paul) puts it in his liner notes, "This is a record where instead of playing Les Paul's music & trying to imitate his inimitable style, it is a showcase of guitar players doing their own thing, but in tribute to his influence on our musicianship, techniques & use of effects." So, guitarists including the late Hiram Bullock (for whom these were his last sessions before his death on July 25, 2008), Jeff Golub, Joe Perry, Johnny Rzeznik, and Richie Sambora play, and Rzeznik, Sambora, Lisa Fischer, Mick Hucknall, and Joan Osborne sing a variety of pop/rock, blues, and funk songs, among them selections by U2 ("All I Want Is You") and Ace ("How Long"). It's more a tribute to the Les Paul guitar than to Les Paul the musician, but there is some effective string bending all the same.
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| 01. |  |
The Good Luck You're Having
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4:41 |
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| 02. | |
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
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4:15 |
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| 03. | |
I Don't Want To Be With Nobody But You
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3:54 |
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| 04. | |
All I Want Is You
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4:44 |
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| 05. | |
Slippin' Into Darkness
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7:24 |
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| 06. | |
69 Freedom Special |
5:48 |
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| 07. | |
Vocalise
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5:02 |
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| 08. | |
I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
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6:46 |
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| 09. | |
How Long
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5:45 |
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| 10. | |
Great Hall Of Fame
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5:39 |
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10 Total Tracks, 53:58 Total Length
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Credits
- Peter Frampton - Guitar // Peter Frampton - Guitar // Les Paul - Guitar // Les Paul - Guitar // Les Paul - Guitar // Richie Sambora - Guitar // Richie Sambora - Vocals // Richie Sambora - Producer // Hiram Bullock - Guitar // Hiram Bullock - Guitar // Hiram Bullock - Vocals // Hiram Bullock - Vocals // Hiram Bullock - Vocals (Background) // Hiram Bullock - Vocals (Background) // Greg Mathieson - Organ // Greg Mathieson - Keyboards // Jeff Golub - Guitar // Lisa Fischer - Vocals // Lisa Fischer - Vocals (Background) // Kenny Aronoff - Drums // Joe Bonamassa - Guitar // Joe Bonamassa - Vocals // Joe Bonamassa - Vocals (Background) // Elaine Caswell - Vocals (Background) // Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums // Louis Cortelezzi - Saxophone // Edgar Winter - Saxophone // Edgar Winter - Saxophone // Edgar Winter - Soloist // Edgar Winter - Soloist // Mick Hucknall - Vocals // Abraham Laboriel - Bass // Abraham Laboriel - Drums // Will Lee - Bass // Jon Paris - Harmonica // Shawn Pelton - Drums // Johnny Rzeznik - Guitar // Johnny Rzeznik - Vocals // Joan Osborne - Vocals // Joan Osborne - Vocals (Background) // John Trickett - Executive Producer // Joe Perry Project - Guitar // Daniel Moreno - Percussion // David A. Helfant - Executive Producer // David A. Helfant - A&R // Richie Supa - Programming // Richie Supa - Producer // Steve Zuckerman - Associate Producer // Kenneth Cummings - Vocals (Background) // Kenneth Cummings - Horn Arrangements // Kenneth Cummings - String Arrangements // Jim Seeley - Trumpet // Brian John Mitchell - Organ // Brian John Mitchell - Keyboards // Wayne Hood - Programming // Wayne Hood - Producer // Rock Wilk - Vocal Arrangement // David K. Tedds - Project Coordinator // Fran Cathcart - Guitar // Fran Cathcart - Programming // Fran Cathcart - Producer // Marc Urselli - Piano // Marc Urselli - Programming // Barry Goldstein - Guitar // Barry Goldstein - Arranger // Barry Goldstein - Producer // Dave King - Trombone // Kenny Olsen - Guitar
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