The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years

The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years is a greatest hits album by the Allman Brothers Band released in 2004. The album is put out by their former label, Epic Records, and is part of then-Sony BMG's The Essential series. The album has songs created by the band from their switch to Epic for their 1989 reformation until they left the label in 2003. What is now Sony Music Entertainment also owns the band's releases on Arista Records.

The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
Recorded1990–2000
GenreSouthern rock
Length78:00
LabelEpic
ProducerVarious
The Allman Brothers Band chronology
Stand Back: The Anthology
(2004)
The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years
(2004)
Macon City Auditorium: 2/11/72
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
PopMatters(not rated)[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Good Clean Fun" (Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel) – 5:08
  2. "Seven Turns" (Dickey Betts) – 5:05
  3. "End of the Line" (Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, John Jaworowicz) – 4:39
  4. "Nobody Knows" (Dickey Betts) – 10:59
  5. "Get on With Your Life" (Gregg Allman) – 6:58
  6. "No One to Run With" (Dickey Betts, John Prestia) – 5:59
  7. "Soulshine" (Warren Haynes) – 6:44
  8. "Blue Sky" (Live) (Dickey Betts) – 8:40
  9. "Midnight Rider" (Live) (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) – 3:10
  10. "Jessica" (Live) (Dickey Betts) – 16:07
  11. "Please Call Home" (Live) (Gregg Allman) – 4:30

Live Songs

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  • Track 8 recorded in 1991
  • Track 9 recorded 6/11/1992 at the R&R Club in Los Angeles, CA
  • Track 10 recorded 7/1/1994 at the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC
  • Track 11 recorded 3/2000 at the Beacon Theatre in New York, NY

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years – The Allman Brothers Band | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  2. ^ Williams, Adam (28 September 2004). "The Allman Brothers Band: The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years < PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved 14 January 2012.