Still Climbing (Leslie West album)

Still Climbing, also known as Still Climbing!, is the twelfth studio album by American hard rock artist, Leslie West, released in 2013. Leslie West is a founding member of the band Mountain. The album reached #198 on the Billboard 200, making it West's third album (as well as the first since 1975) to make it on the chart (as a solo artist).[2] The album featured performances by Johnny Lang, Dylan Rose, Dee Snider, Mark Tremonti, and Johnny Winter.

Still Climbing
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 29, 2013
Genre
Length47:00
Label
Producer
Leslie West chronology
Unusual Suspects
(2011)
Still Climbing
(2013)
Soundcheck
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The title of the album is in reference to Mountain's first album, Climbing!

The track "Long Red" was first featured on West's debut solo album, Mountain, released in 1969. The rerecorded version on Still Climbing features his brother Larry West on bass. The brothers first recorded together as members of The Vagrants in the 1960s.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dyin' Since The Day I Was Born" (featuring Mark Tremonti)Leslie West4:17
2."Busted, Disgusted or Dead" (featuring Johnny Winter)Leslie West3:23
3."Fade Into You"Leslie West4:08
4."Not Over You At All"Leslie West4:28
5."Tales of Woe"Leslie West3:16
6."Feeling Good" (featuring Dee Snider)4:13
7."Hatfield or McCoy"Leslie West3:49
8."When a Man Loves a Woman" (featuring Johnny Lang)
  • Calvin Lewis
  • Andrew Wright
5:10
9."Long Red"
3:42
10."Don't Ever Let Me Go" (featuring Dylan Rose)Leslie West3:52
11."Rev Jones Time"Harold Arlen1:32
Total length:47:00

Chart performance

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
US (Billboard 200)[3] 198
US (Billboard Blues Albums)[4] 1
US (Billboard Tastemakers)[5] 3
US (Billboard Heatseekers)[6] 5
US (Billboard Independent Albums)[7] 34

References

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  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Leslie West Still Climbing review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. ^ "Leslie West Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "Blues Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Top Tastemakers". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2018.