A Decade of Hits 1969–1979

A Decade of Hits 1969–1979 is a compilation album of the Allman Brothers Band, released in 1991. The album features songs released on The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South, At Fillmore East, Eat a Peach, Brothers and Sisters, and Enlightened Rogues. It is the band's best-selling album in the U.S., being certified double platinum by the RIAA in 1997.[1][2]

A Decade of Hits 1969-1979
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 1991
Recorded1969-1979
GenreSouthern rock
Length75:46
LabelPolydor
ProducerTom Dowd, Adrian Barber
The Allman Brothers Band chronology
Shades of Two Worlds
(1991)
A Decade of Hits 1969-1979
(1991)
Live at Great Woods
(1992)

Critical reception edit

On AllMusic, Bret Adams said, "It would be easy to argue that individual albums like Idlewild South, At Fillmore East, Eat a Peach, or Brothers and Sisters are more cohesive artistic statements, but no self-respecting rock & roll fan should be without a copy of A Decade of Hits 1969-1979, which includes the cream of those albums."[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Statesboro Blues" (Live) (Blind Willie McTell) – 4:20
  2. "Ramblin' Man" (Dickey Betts) – 4:49
  3. "Midnight Rider" (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) – 2:59
  4. "Southbound" (Dickey Betts) – 5:10
  5. "Melissa" (Gregg Allman, Steve Alaimo) – 3:56
  6. "Jessica" (Dickey Betts) – 7:30
  7. "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" (Gregg Allman)  – 3:40
  8. "Little Martha" (Duane Allman) – 2:10
  9. "Crazy Love" (Dickey Betts) – 3:44
  10. "Revival" (Dickey Betts) – 4:03
  11. "Wasted Words" (Gregg Allman) – 4:20
  12. "Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts) – 5:10
  13. "One Way Out" (Live) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 4:58
  14. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (Dickey Betts) – 6:57
  15. "Dreams" (Gregg Allman) – 7:19
  16. "Whipping Post" (Gregg Allman) – 5:17

Notes edit

  1. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Program Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Adams, Bret. "The Allman Brothers Band – A Decade of Hits 1969-1979". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2024.