The Allman Brothers Band (Album)
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Publication |
1969 |
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| Label (s) | Atco Records, Capricorn Records | |||
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Title (number) |
7th |
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running time |
33:18 |
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Adrian Barber |
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Studio (s) |
Atlantic Studios |
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The Allman Brothers Band is the Allman Brothers Band's debut album, released in November 1969 . It was released in the US on Atco Records (SD 33-308), Capricorn Records Series.
background
The album was recorded in September 1969, a good three months after the group had formed, at Atlantic Studios in New York City and was produced by Adrian Barber, an assistant to Tom Dowd , who himself could not be there due to scheduling conflicts. After the release, an extended tour of the USA followed, which in 1970 provided up to 300 concert dates. The album contains two cover songs with Don't Want You No More by the Spencer Davis Group and with Trouble No More by Muddy Waters . The latter, along with Dreams and Whipping Post, was to be part of the group's live repertoire for decades.
Track list
- Don't Want You No More ( Spencer Davis , Edward Hardin) - 2:25
- It's Not My Cross to Bear (Gregg Allman) - 5:02
- Black Hearted Woman (Gregg Allman) - 5:08
- Trouble No More ( McKinley Morganfield ) - 3:45
- Every Hungry Woman (Gregg Allman) - 4:13
- Dreams (Gregg Allman) - 7:18
- Whipping Post (Gregg Allman) - 5:17
Chart successes
The group was unable to achieve commercial success with the album. It only reached number 188 on the Billboard 200 .
reception
The album received mostly very positive reviews. Lester Bangs wrote in Rolling Stone that although the album had little to offer, it would be a blockbuster. He also described the music recording as subtle, honest and moving. Bruce Eder wrote on Allmusic that the album was possibly the best debut album by an American blues band. Plus, there wouldn't be a bad song on the release. In the evaluation, he awarded four and a half out of five stars.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Album at discogs.com
- ↑ Biography section Dowd of the 70s at thelanguageofmusic.com ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Interview with Gregg Allman at ultimateclassicrock.com
- ↑ Review at classicrockreview.com
- ↑ Chart placement at allmusic.com
- ↑ Chronology for thebighousemuseum.com
- ↑ Review in Rolling Stone
- ↑ Review at allmusic.com
