Jeff’s Playlist: Eat a Peach

The Allman Brothers Band — Eat a Peach

This album was record­ed before and after Duane Allman’s death and is split between live and stu­dio music. It has some of the band’s finest music.

Album infor­ma­tion

The song “Mountain Jam” on the orig­i­nal vinyl ver­sion was over thir­ty min­utes long and split between dif­fer­ent sides. The YouTube and CD ver­sions include the full con­tin­u­ous versions.

1.         “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More”         Gregg Allman           3:40
2.         “Les Brers in A Minor”                     Dickey Betts              9:03
3.         “Melissa”                                           G. Allman                  3:05
4.         “Mountain Jam” (live)                      Donovan Leitch Duane Allman G. Allman Betts Berry Oakley Butch Trucks Jai Johanny Johanson 33:38
5.         “One Way Out” (live)                      Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II 4:58
6.         “Trouble No More” (live)                 Muddy Waters           3:28
7.         “Stand Back”                                    G. Allman Oakley     3:25
8.         “Blue Sky”                                         Betts                           5:10
9          “Little Martha”                                   D. Allman                   2:08

Notes

“Mountain Jam”, “One Way Out” and “Trouble No More” record­ed live at the Fillmore East:
“Mountain Jam” – March 13, 1971 (late show)
“Trouble No More” – March 13, 1971 (ear­ly show)
“One Way Out” – June 27, 1971

Personnel

The Allman Brothers Band
Gregg Allman – lead vocals, Hammond organ, piano, Fender Rhodes elec­tric piano, acoustic gui­tar
Duane Allman – slide gui­tar, lead gui­tar, acoustic gui­tar on all tracks except “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More”, “Les Brers in A Minor” and “Melissa“
Dickey Betts – lead gui­tar, lead vocals on “Blue Sky“
Berry Oakley – bass gui­tar
Jai Johanny Johanson – drums, con­gas
Butch Trucks – drums, per­cus­sion, tim­pani, gong, vibes, tambourine

Production

Tom Dowd – pro­duc­tion, mix­ing
Johnny Sandlin – mix­ing
Aaron Baron – engi­neer
Howie Albert – engi­neer
Larry Dahlstrom – engi­neer
Ron Albert – engi­neer
W. David Powell – art­work
J. F. Holmes – artwork

Released       February 12, 1972
Recorded       March 12–13, June 27, 1971 (live work) September–December 1971 (stu­dio work)
Venue            Fillmore East (New York City)
Studio             Criteria (Miami)
Length            68:42
Label              Capricorn
Producer        Tom Dowd