The Allman Brothers Band — Dreams
This is a chronological collection of popular music by the Allman Brothers, and I like it. There are around 55 songs on four compact discs and 300 minutes of music. Give it a listen; I think you’ll like it, too.
Track listing
Disc One
“Shapes of Things” — The Allman Joys (Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty) — 2:48
“Spoonful” — The Allman Joys (Willie Dixon) — 3:40
“Crossroads” — The Allman Joys (Robert Johnson) — 3:33
“Cast Off All My Fears” — The Hour Glass (Jackson Browne) — 3:25
“Down in Texas” – The Hour Glass (Eddie Hinton, Marlin Greene) — 3:07
“Ain’t No Good to Cry” – The Hour Glass (Al Anderson, Wildweeds) — 3:06
“B.B. King Medley”: “Sweet Little Angel”/“It’s My Own Fault”/“How Blue Can You Get” — The Hour Glass (B.B. King, Jules Taub/John Lee Hooker/Mel London) — 7:06
“Morning Dew” — The 31st Of February (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) — 3:46
“God Rest His Soul” – The 31st Of February (Steve Alaimo[nb 1]) — 3:56
“I Feel Free” — The Second Coming (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) — 3:31
“She Has Funny Cars” – The Second Coming (Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin) — 4:48
“Goin’ Down Slow” — Duane Allman (Jimmy Oden) — 8:47
“Dreams” (Demo) (Gregg Allman) — 4:55
“Don’t Want You No More” (Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin) — 2:25
“It’s Not My Cross to Bear” (Gregg Allman) — 4:56
“Trouble No More” (McKinley Morganfield aka Muddy Waters) — 3:48
“Dreams” (Gregg Allman) — 7:15
Disc Two
“Statesboro Blues” (Blind Willie McTell) — 4:06
“Hoochie Coochie Man” (Willie Dixon) — 4:57
“Midnight Rider” (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) — 2:58
“Dimples” (Live) (John Lee Hooker, James Bracken) — 5:02
“I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town” (Live) (William Weldon) — 9:23
“Revival” (Dickey Betts) — 4:04
“One More Ride” (Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts) — 2:41
“Whipping Post” (Live) (Gregg Allman) — 22:53
“In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” (Live) (Dickey Betts) — 12:58
“Drunken Hearted Boy” (Live) (Elvin Bishop) — 6:54
Disc Three
“You Don’t Love Me”/“Soul Serenade” (Live) (Willie Cobbs/Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon) — 19:28
“Blue Sky” (Dickey Betts) — 5:10
“Little Martha” (Duane Allman) — 2:13
“Melissa” (Gregg Allman, Steve Alaimo) — 4:02
“Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More” (Live) (Gregg Allman) — 4:46
“Wasted Words” (Gregg Allman) — 4:21
“Ramblin’ Man” (Dickey Betts) — 4:48
“Southbound” (Dickey Betts) — 5:10
“Jessica” (Dickey Betts) — 7:30
“Midnight Rider” — Gregg Allman (Gregg Allman) — 4:26
“One Way Out” (Live) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) — 7:59
“Long Time Gone” — Dickey Betts (Dickey Betts) — 4:30
Disc Four
“Can’t Lose What You Never Had” (McKinley Morganfield aka Muddy Waters) — 5:52
“Come and Go Blues” — Gregg Allman (Gregg Allman) — 4:46
“Bougainvillea” — Dickey Betts & Great Southern (Dickey Betts, Don Johnson) — 7:13
“Can You Fool?“ — Allman and Woman (Michael Smotherman) — 3:19
“Good Time Feeling” — Dickey Betts & Great Southern (Dickey Betts) — 4:28
“Crazy Love” (Dickey Betts) — 3:44
“Can’t Take it With You” (Dickey Betts, Don Johnson) — 3:34
“Just Ain’t Easy” (Live) (Gregg Allman) — 5:01
“In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” (Live) (Dickey Betts) — 10:52
“Angeline” (Dickey Betts, Mike Lawler, Johnny Cobb) — 3:40
“Things You Used to Do” (Gregg Allman, Keith England) — 3:42
“Nancy” – Dickey Betts (Dickey Betts, Jim Goff) — 3:51
“Rain” — Gregg Allman (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) — 3:03
“I’m No Angel” — Gregg Allman (Tony Colton, Phil Palmer) — 3:41
“Demons” – Gregg Allman (Gregg Allman, Dan Toler, David Toler) — 3:28
“Duane’s Tune” — Dickey Betts (Dickey Betts) — 5:51
All songs performed by The Allman Brothers Band, unless otherwise noted.
Live Songs
Disc 2, Tracks 4–5 recorded 4/11/1970 at the Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati, OH
Disc 2, Tracks 8 recorded 3/12/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY
Disc 2, Tracks 9–10 recorded 3/13/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY
Disc 3, Track 1 recorded 8/26/1971 at A&R Studios in New York, NY
Disc 3, Track 5 recorded 4/2/1972 at the Mar Y Sol Festival in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Disc 3, Track 11 recorded 9/26/1973 at the Winterland in San Francisco, CA
Disc 4, Tracks 8–9 recorded 7/19/1979 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD
Notes
In chapter 4 of his autobiography My Cross To Bear, Gregg Allman says that he wrote “God Rest His Soul,” but he sold the songwriting credit to Steve Alaimo.
Personnel
Adrian Barber — Producer
Alan Facemire — Producer
Allman and Woman — Performer
Allman Joys — Performer
Berry Oakley — Bass, Vocals
Bill Levenson — Compilation, Liner Notes
Bill Stewart — Drums
Bob Keller — Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Bobbye Hall — Percussion
Bonnie Bramlett — Vocals
Bonnie MacLean – Photography
Bruce Waibel — Bass
Buck Rambo — Vocals
Butch Trucks — Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Tympani [Timpani]
Charles May — Choir, Chorus
Charles May Ensemble — Choir, Chorus
Chaz Trippy — Percussion
Cher — Vocals
Chips Moman — Producer
Chuck Leavell — Piano, Piano (Electric), Vocals
Dallas Smith — Producer
Dan Toler — Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
David Brown — Bass
David Frankie Toler — Drums, Percussion
David Goldflies — Bass
David Luell — Horn
David Singer — Photography
David Toler — Drums, Percussion
David Walshaw — Drums, Percussion
Dennis Drake — Digital Compilation, Engineer
Dickey Betts — Dobro, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Performer, Producer, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Dickey Betts Band — Producer
Don Johnson — Vocals
Don Tanner — Producer
Donnie Sharbono — Drums, Percussion
Dottie Rambo — Vocals
Duane Allman — Dobro, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Performer, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Ed Freeman — Arranger, Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
Elvin Bishop — Guitar, Vocals
Fred Tackett — Guitar
Great Southern — Performer
Greg Calbi — Mastering
Gregg Allman — Electric guitar, Acoustic Guitar, (Rhythm), Organ (Hammond), Performer, Piano, Piano (Electric), Producer, Vocals
Gregg Allman Band — Performer
Harry Weinger — Editorial Assistant
Helene Miles — Vocals
Hilda Harris — Vocals
Jack Richardson — Producer
Jai Johanny Johanson — Conga, Drums
Jerry McCoy — Bass
Jerry Thompson — Drums, Percussion
Jesse Willard Carr — Bass, Vocals
Jim Essery — Harmonica
John Hughey — Pedal steel guitar
John Leslie Hug — Guitar
John Meeks — Drums
John Ryan — Producer
John Swenson — Essay, Liner Notes
Johnny Cobb — Keyboards, Piano, Producer
Johnny Neel — Keyboards
Johnny Sandlin — Bass, Drums, Percussion, Producer
Jon Mathias — Producer
Ken Tibbets — Bass
Kirk West — Associate Producer
Lamar Williams — Bass
Lenny Waronker — Producer
Les Dudek — Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Maretha Stewart — Vocals
Marty Privette — Bass
Matt Abts — Drums
Maynard Portwood — Drums
Michael Bays — Art Direction
Michael Klotz — Design
Michael Workman — Keyboards
Mickey Raphael — Harmonica
Mike Lawler — Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Producer
Neil Larsen — Keyboards
Nick DeCaro — Conductor, String Arrangements
Pat Rizzo — Horn
Paul Hornsby — Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals
Pete Carr — Bass
Reba Rambo — Vocals
Reese Wynans — Organ
Rick Hall — Producer
Ricky Hirsch — Guitar
Rodney Mills — Producer
Russ Titelman — Producer
Scott Boyer — Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Second Coming — Performer
Stephen Miller — Piano
Steve Alaimo — Producer
Steve Beckmeier — Guitar
Steve Madaio — Horn
Steve Miller — Piano
Stray Straton — Vocals
The 31st Of February — Performer
The Allman Brothers Band — Main Performer, Performer, Producer
The Hour Glass — Performer
Thom Doucette — Harmonica
Tim Heding — Keyboards
Timothy Eaton — Producer
Tom Broome — Keyboards
Tom Dowd- Producer
Tommy Talton — Guitar (Acoustic)
Warren Haynes — Guitar
William Perkins — Executive Producer
Willie Weeks — Bass
Released June 20, 1989
Recorded 1966–1988
Venue Various
Length 299:09
Label Mercury Records
Producer Various
