Theme (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Theme

| type = studio

| artist = Leslie West

| cover = Leslie_West_Theme.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1988

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York

| genre = Blues-rock, hard rock

| length = 35.24

| label = Passport

| producer = Leslie West, Paul Orofino

| prev_title = The Leslie West Band

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Alligator

| next_year = 1989

}}

{{album reviews

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/theme-mw0000195976|title=Theme - Leslie West | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}

}}

Theme is a 1988 album by Leslie West.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=60Jde3l7WNwC&q=Theme+%28album%29+leslie+west+1988&pg=PA66|title=Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists|first1=Pete|last1=Prown|first2=Harvey P.|last2=Newquist|date=January 2, 1997|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780793540426|via=Google Books}} It features Jack Bruce and Joe Franco. It takes its title from the track "Theme for an Imaginary Western", first recorded by Jack Bruce on Songs for a Tailor and subsequently featured on Mountain's debut album Climbing!.

Track listing

  1. "Talk Dirty" (Charlie Karp) 3:35
  2. "Motherload" (Leslie West, Joe Franco) 3:10
  3. "Theme for an Imaginary Western" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) 4:40
  4. "I'm Crying" (Leslie West) 3:02
  5. "Red House" (Jimi Hendrix) 4:58
  6. "Love is Forever" (Leslie West, Corky Laing) 3:51
  7. "I Ate It" (Leslie West) 3.00
  8. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) 7:27
  9. "Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley, Vera Matson) 1:41

Personnel

  • Leslie West — guitar, vocals
  • Jack Bruce — bass, vocals
  • Joe Franco — drums
  • Alan St. Jon – keyboards, backing vocals

;Technical

  • Les Katz – cover
  • Ed McCarthy – photography

References

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Category:1988 albums

Category:Leslie West albums

Category:Passport Records albums

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