The Allman Brothers Band[1] was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). The band incorporated elements of Southern rock, blues, jazz, and country music, and their live shows featured jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals.
| The Allman Brothers Band discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 18 |
| Singles | 22 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Retrospective live albums | 19 |
The group's first two studio releases stalled commercially, but their 1971 live release, At Fillmore East, represented an artistic and commercial breakthrough. The album features extended renderings of their songs "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post", and is often considered the best live album ever made. Group leader Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident later that year, and the band dedicated Eat a Peach (1972) in his memory, a dual studio/live album that cemented the band's popularity. Following the motorcycle death of bassist Berry Oakley later that year, the group recruited keyboardist Chuck Leavell and bassist Lamar Williams for 1973's Brothers and Sisters, which, combined with the hit single "Ramblin' Man", placed the group at the forefront of 1970s rock music. Internal turmoil overtook them soon after; the group dissolved in 1976, reformed briefly at the end of the decade with additional personnel changes, and dissolved again in 1982.
The band reformed once more in 1989, releasing a string of new albums and touring heavily. A series of personnel changes in the late 1990s was capped by the departure of Betts. The group found stability during the 2000s with bassist Oteil Burbridge and guitarists Warren Haynes (in his second stint with the band) and Derek Trucks (the nephew of their drummer) and became renowned for their month-long string of shows at New York City's Beacon Theatre each spring. The band retired for good in 2014. The band has been awarded seven gold and four platinum albums,[2] and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Rolling Stone ranked them 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004.[3]
Studio and contemporary live albums
editMore so than most bands, the Allman Brothers have frequently released live albums that filled the role of conventional studio albums, in that they were recently recorded and often contained new material not on any studio album, or significantly lengthened or revamped versions of studio material. An integral part of the contemporaneous evolution of the band, such live albums are included in this section.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [4] |
CA [5] |
AUS [6] |
GE [7] |
NO [8] |
NDL [9] |
NZ [10] |
UK [11] | ||||||
| The Allman Brothers Band | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Idlewild South |
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38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| At Fillmore East (live) | 13 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Eat a Peach (part live) |
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4 | 12 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Brothers and Sisters |
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1 | 1 | 5 | 52 | — | 10 | — | 42 |
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| Win, Lose or Draw |
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5 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
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| Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (live) |
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75 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Enlightened Rogues |
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9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Reach for the Sky |
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27 | 74 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Brothers of the Road |
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44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Seven Turns | 53 | 42 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | |||||
| Shades of Two Worlds |
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85 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set (live) |
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80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Where It All Begins |
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45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set (live) |
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88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Peakin' at the Beacon (live) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Hittin' the Note |
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37 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| One Way Out (live) |
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190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Retrospective live albums
editRetrospective live albums are concert recordings "from the vault" that were released on CD or LP years after the actual performances. Many of these albums feature the original lineup of the Allman Brothers Band, including Duane Allman on lead and slide guitar and Berry Oakley on bass.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970 | April 20, 1990 |
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| Fillmore East, February 1970 | 1996 |
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| American University 12/13/70 | April 2002 |
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| S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71 | March 2003 |
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| Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 | October 21, 2003 |
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| Macon City Auditorium: 2/11/72 | 2004 |
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| Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73 | 2005 |
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| Boston Common, 8/17/71 | 2007 |
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| Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 | February 18, 2014 |
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| Live from A&R Studios | April 1, 2016 |
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| The Fox Box | March 24, 2017 |
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| Cream of the Crop 2003 | June 15, 2018 |
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| Fillmore West '71 | September 6, 2019 |
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| The Final Note | October 16, 2020 |
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| Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 7-19-05 | October 16, 2020 |
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| Down in Texas '71 | March 26, 2021 |
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| Syria Mosque | October 28, 2022 |
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| Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972 | January 12, 2024 |
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| Final Concert 10-28-14 | October 25, 2024 |
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Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album Details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
CA [5] |
GE [7] |
UK [11] | |||
| Beginnings |
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25 | 38 | — | — |
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| The Road Goes On Forever |
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43 | — | — | 54 | |
| The Best of the Allman Brothers Band[17] |
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— | — | — | — |
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| Dreams |
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103 | — | — | — |
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| A Decade of Hits 1969–1979 |
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39 | — | — | — |
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| Ramblin' Man[18] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Hell & High Water: The Best of the Arista Years[19] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Legendary Hits[20] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The Best of the Allman Brothers Band Live[21] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Mycology: An Anthology |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Madness of the West[22] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Allman Brothers Band |
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89 | — | — | — |
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| Still Rockin'[23] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Allman Brothers Band[24] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Stand Back: The Anthology |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Gold |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Playlist Plus[25] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Green Series: The Best of the Allman Brothers Band[26] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection |
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— | — | 51 | — | |
Concert videos
edit| Title | Album Details | Peak Chart Position | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | |||
| Brothers of the Road |
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— | |
| Live at Great Woods |
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— |
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| Live at the Beacon Theatre |
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14 |
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| 40 |
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— |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record label | B-side | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Main. | CAN | ||||||||
| 1969 | "Black Hearted Woman" | — | — | — | Capricorn Records | "Every Hungry Woman" | The Allman Brothers Band | |||
| 1970 | "Revival (Love Is Everywhere)" | 92 | — | — | "Leave My Blues at Home" | Idlewild South | ||||
| "Midnight Rider" | — | — | — | "Whipping Post" | ||||||
| 1972 | "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" | 77 | — | — | "Melissa" | Eat a Peach | ||||
| "Melissa" | 86 | — | — | "Blue Sky" | ||||||
| "One Way Out" | 86 | — | — | "Standback" | ||||||
| 1973 | "Ramblin' Man" | 2 | — | 7 | "Pony Boy" | Brothers and Sisters | ||||
| "Jessica" | 65 | — | 35 | "Come and Go Blues" | ||||||
| 1975 | "Nevertheless" | 67 | — | — | "Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John" (A-side) | Win, Lose or Draw | ||||
| "Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John" | 78 | — | — | "Nevertheless" | ||||||
| 1979 | "Crazy Love" | 29 | — | 61 | "Just Ain't Easy" | Enlightened Rogues | ||||
| "Can't Take It with You" | 105 | — | — | "Sail Away" | ||||||
| 1980 | "Angeline" | 58 | — | — | Arista Records | "So Long" | Reach for the Sky | |||
| "Mystery Woman" | — | — | — | "Hell and High Water" | ||||||
| 1981 | "Straight from the Heart" | 39 | 11 | — | "Leavin'" | Brothers of the Road | ||||
| "Two Rights" | — | — | — | "Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)" | ||||||
| 1990 | "Good Clean Fun" | — | 1 | 69 | Epic Records | "Seven Turns" | Seven Turns | |||
| "Seven Turns" | — | 12 | — | "Good Clean Fun" (A-Side) | ||||||
| "It Ain't Over Yet" | — | 26 | — | - | ||||||
| 1991 | "End of the Line" | — | 2 | 74 | - | Shades of Two Worlds | ||||
| 1994 | "No One to Run With" | — | 7 | 32 | Sony Music | - | Where It All Begins | |||
| "Back Where It All Begins" | — | 29 | 92 | - | ||||||
| 2003 | "Firing Line" | — | 37 | ? | Sanctuary Records | - | Hittin' the Note | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. "?" indicates no info at this time | ||||||||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 1990 | "Good Clean Fun" |
| "Seven Turns" |
"Instant Live" releases
edit"Instant Live" releases are albums offered at the end of various Allman concerts, recording the majority of the concert, and making an album from the sound board recording.[27] An example is Rosemont Theatre, Chicago, 9/01/04.
Other appearances
edit| Album | Songs | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mar y Sol: The First International Puerto Rico Pop Festival | "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" | 1972 |
| The Best of King Biscuit Live Volume 3[28] | "Ramblin' Man" | 1991 |
| Live @ the World Cafe 18: I'll Take You There[29] | "Midnight Rider" | 2004 |
| Endless Highway: The Music of The Band | "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" | 2007 |
| All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman[30] | "Dreams", "Whipping Post" | 2014 |
Live albums by recording date
edit- Fillmore East, February 1970 – February 11–14, 1970
- Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970 – April 11, 1970
- Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 – July 3–5, 1970
- American University 12/13/70 – December 13, 1970
- Syria Mosque – January 17, 1971
- Fillmore West '71 – January 29–31, 1971
- At Fillmore East – March 12–13, 1971
- Eat a Peach – March 13 – June 27, 1971
- Boston Common, 8/17/71 – August 17, 1971
- Live from A&R Studios – August 26, 1971
- S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71 – September 19, 1971
- Down in Texas '71 – September 28, 1971
- The Final Note – October 17, 1971
- Macon City Auditorium: 2/11/72 – February 11, 1972
- Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972 – April 7, 1972
- Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas – 1972–1975
- Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73 – May 1, 1973
- An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set – 1991–1992
- Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 – March 10–11, 1992
- An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set – 1992–1994
- Peakin' at the Beacon – March 9–25, 2000
- One Way Out – March 25–26, 2003
- Cream of the Crop 2003 – July 25 – August 10, 2003
- The Fox Box – September 24–26, 2004
- Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 7-19-05 – July 19, 2005
- Final Concert 10-28-14 – October 28, 2014
Notes
edit- ^ "Albums". Allman Brothers Band. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ "The Immortals". Rolling Stone Issue 946. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-05-17. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Allman Brothers Band". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ a b Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 15. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ a b "ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "At Fillmore East Anniversary – At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band". WHTT. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "American certifications – Allman Brothers – The Allman Brothers Band at the Fillmore East". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "BRIT Certified". BPI. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "American certifications – Allman Brothers – Eat a Peach". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Best of the Allman Brother Band at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Ramblin' Man at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Huey, Steve. Hell & High Water: The Best of the Arista Years at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Theakston, Rob. Legendary Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "The Best of the Allman Brothers Band Live". Discogs. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Madness of the West". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Still Rockin' at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Allman Brothers Band at Allmusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. Playlist Plus at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. Green Series: The Best of the Allman Brothers Band at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ ""ABB Live Concert CDs" on HittinTheNote.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ^ "Best of King Biscuit Live, Vol. 3". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Live @ the World Cafe 18: I'll Take You There". Discogs. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
References
edit- "Discography", Hittin' the Web with the Allman Brothers Band. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- "The Allman Brothers Band Discography", AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- "The Allman Brothers Band Discography", Discogs. Retrieved March 7, 2014.