The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band
Studio album by The Allman Brothers Band
Released	November 4, 1969 (US)
Recorded	September 1969 Atlantic Recording Studios, New York
Genre	Southern rock, blues-rock
Length	33:18
Label	Atco, Capricorn
Producer	Adrian Barber
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The Allman Brothers Band chronology
The Allman Brothers Band (1969) Idlewild South (1970)

The Allman Brothers Band, released in 1969, was the eponymous debut album of Southern rock group, The Allman Brothers Band.

The album sold poorly outside of Southern United States, reaching #188 on the Billboard charts. "Dreams" and "Whipping Post" would become the basis for two of The Allman Brothers' most famed epic concert numbers.

The song "Whipping Post" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Gregg Allman except as noted.

Side one

1. "Don't Want You No More" (Spencer Davis, Eddie Hardin) – 2:29
2. "It's Not My Cross to Bear"* – 4:48
3. "Black Hearted Woman" – 5:20
4. "Trouble No More" (McKinley Morganfield) – 3:47
   • "It's Not My Cross to Bear" ends in a fade-out on most LP, tape and CD editions of the album. However, original Atco Records LP pressings of the album (catalog no. SD 33-308) follow the fade-out with a "fade-in" to a cold close, adding several seconds to the song's running time.

Side two

1. "Every Hungry Woman" – 4:16
2. "Dreams" – 7:19
3. "Whipping Post" – 5:19

Personnel

• Duane Allman: slide guitar and lead guitar
• Gregg Allman: vocals, organ
• Dickey Betts: lead guitar
• Berry Oakley: bass guitar, backing vocals
• Butch Trucks: drums
• Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson: drums, congas

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