Type: Compilation (best of), Lyrics are included with the album
Genre: Rock
Review
In Stand Back's subtitle, the word "The" is no mistake, nor is it a grammatical convenience. This sprawling two-disc set is the only cross-licensed retrospective to dig into the all of the band's studio recordings from its debut in 1969 to 2003's Hittin' the Note and to offer not only representative cuts but the shining examples of the band's studio and live prowess, its transitions from incarnation to reincarnation to mutation, and its seminal At Fillmore East live set. Disc one is comprised of five cuts from The Allman Brothers Band, three from Idlewild South, two from At Fillmore East (the 13-plus minute "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed " and "Statesboro Blues"), and a whopping six cuts from Eat a Peach. Disc two begins with a handful from Brothers and Sisters, a pair each from Win, Lose or Draw and Enlightened Rogues, and Dickey Betts' brilliant "Hell & High Water" from Reach for the Sky, issued in 1980. It goes on to include tracks from Brothers of the Road, Seven Turns, Shades of Two Worlds, and Where It All Begins, and ends with an edited version of Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes' fine "High Cost of Low Living." There are 32 tracks in all, and the sound and package are excellent. Certainly it serves as a great introduction for the newcomer, but perhaps more importantly, it is the only place to get all the band's best cuts from albums that are sometimes spotty. Producer Bill Levenson has, with input from the band, assembled a truly awesome, even unbeatable collection. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Joe Sia (Photography), Duane Allman (Slide Guitar), Lamar Williams (Bass), Berry Oakley (Bass), Tom Dowd (Audio Production), Les Dudek (Group Member), Bob Gruen (Photography), Stephen Paley (Inlay Photography), Bill Levenson (Compilation Producer), Chuck Leavell (Piano), Dan Toler (Guitar (Electric)), Oteil Burbridge (Bass), Thomas Caine (Vocals (Background)), Warren Haynes (Slide Guitar), Robin Schwartz (Licensing), Dan Toler (Guitar (Acoustic)), Michael Barbiero (Mixing), Derek Trucks (Guitar), Duane Allman (Guitar), John Ryan (Producer), Jim Essery (Harmonica), Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson (Drums), Ryan Null (Photo Research), Jimmy Hall (Saxophone), Jeffrey Mayer (Photography), Mike Lawler (Synthesizer), Warren Haynes (Producer), Mike Fink (Design), Gregg Allman (Group Member), Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson (Percussion), Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson (Tympani [Timpani]), Butch Trucks (Drums), Warren Haynes (Mixing), Johnny Cobb (Vocals (Background)), Michael Barbiero (Producer), Kirk West (Photography), Twiggs Lyndon (Photography), Berry Oakley (Group Member), Scott Schinder (Liner Notes), Dickey Betts (Slide Guitar), Adam Abrams (Production Coordination), Les Dudek (Guitar (Acoustic)), Dickey Betts (Guitar (Acoustic)), Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson (Group Member), Gregg Allman (Organ), Gregg Allman (Piano), David Goldflies (Bass), Mike Lawler (Producer), Johnny Cobb (Producer), Dan Toler (Guitar), Les Dudek (Guitar), Warren Haynes (Guitar (Acoustic)), Mike Lawler (Piano (Electric)), Chuck Leavell (Vocals (Background)), Marc Quiñones (Percussion), Dickey Betts (Vocals), Chuck Leavell (Group Member), Suha Gur (Mastering), Butch Trucks (Percussion), Marc Quiñones (Conga), Dickey Betts (Group Member), Johnny Cobb (Piano), Butch Trucks (Group Member), Derek Trucks (Slide Guitar), Lamar Williams (Group Member), David Toler (Drums), Allen Woody (Bass), Bob Johnson (Photography), Johnny Sandlin (Producer), Johnny Sandlin (Audio Production), Dickey Betts (Guitar), Jai Johanny Johanson (Percussion), Mike Lawler (Piano), Allen Woody (Vocals (Background)), Gregg Allman (Guitar (Electric)), Adrian Barber (Audio Production), Vartan (Art Direction), The Allman Brothers Band (Producer), Jai Johanny Johanson (Drums), The Allman Brothers Band (Compilation Producer), Gregg Allman (Vocals), Warren Haynes (Guitar), Michael Barbiero (Audio Production), Bonnie Bramlett (Vocals (Background)), Stephen Paley (Photography), Duane Allman (Guitar (Acoustic)), Tom Dowd (Producer)
