Gregory LeNoir Allman
(December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017)
was an
American musician,
singer and songwriter.
He was known for
performing in
the Allman Brothers Band.
Allman grew up with an
interest in
rhythm and blues music,
and
the Allman Brothers Band
fused it with
rock music,
jazz,
and country.
He wrote several of the band's
most popular songs,
including
"Whipping Post",
"Melissa",
and
"Midnight Rider".
Allman also had a
successful solo career,
releasing eight
studio albums.
He was born and spent
much of his childhood
in Nashville, Tennessee,
before relocating to
Daytona Beach, Florida,
and then
Macon, Georgia.
He and his brother
Duane Allman
formed
the Allman Brothers Band
in 1969,
which reached mainstream success
with their 1971
live album
At Fillmore East,
but shortly thereafter,
Duane was killed
in a motorcycle crash.
The band continued,
and released
Brothers and Sisters,
which became their
most successful album,
in 1973.
Allman began a
solo career with
Laid Back
the same year.
He gained some
additional fame
for his
1975 to 1979
marriage to pop star
Cher.
He had an unexpected
late-career hit
with his cover
of the song
"I'm No Angel"
in 1987,
and his seventh
solo album,
Low Country Blues
(2011),
saw the highest
chart positions
of his career.
Throughout his life,
Allman struggled with
alcohol and substance use,
which formed
the basis of his memoir
My Cross to Bear
(2012).
His final album,
Southern Blood,
was released
posthumously on
September 8, 2017.
I GOT ONE MORE
SILVER DOLLAR
BUT
I AIN'T GONNA
LET THEM CATCH ME NO
Laid Back
is the debut
solo studio album
by American
singer-songwriter
released in
October 1973
by Capricorn Records.
Allman, best known as
the vocalist/lyricist/organist
of
the Allman Brothers Band,
first began considering
a solo career
after internal disagreements
with that group.
He developed the album
as a small creative outlet
wherein he would assume
full control,
and he
co-produced the album
alongside
Johnny Sandlin.
Laid Back
was largely recorded in
March 1973
at Capricorn Sound Studios
in Macon, Georgia,
with additional recording
and mixing taking place
with additional recording
and mixing
taking place at
the Record Plant by
Manhattan Recording Engineer,
Jim Reeves in
New York City.
The album explores
Allman's varying influences,
including rhythm and blues
and soul music.
It consists of several
cover songs,
originals,
and a traditional hymn,
and contains
performances
from a host
of musicians,
most notably
Scott Boyer
and
Tommy Talton
on guitars,
Chuck Leavell
on piano,
Charlie Hayward
on bass guitar,
and
Bill Stewart
on Drums
album cover was
painted by
Abdul Mati Klarwein.
Upon its release,
Laid Back
received positive reviews
from music critics,
and it peaked at
number 13
on Billboard's
Top LPs & Tape chart.
To support the album,
Allman embarked on an
ambitious tour,
consisting of a
full band
and an entire
string orchestra.
Two singles
were released to
promote the record,
with lead single
"Midnight Rider"
becoming a top 20 hit
in the U.S.
and Canada.
It was certified gold
by the
Recording Industry
Association of America
(RIAA)
in 1974
for shipping
500,000 copies
in the U.S.,
making it one of
Allman's
best-selling albums.
TRACKLIST
CD 1
Midnight Rider
Queen Of Hearts
Please Call Home
Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
These Days
Multi-Colored Lady
All My Friends
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Midnight Rider
[Early Mix]
Queen Of Hearts
[Early Mix]
Please Call Home
[Early Mix]
Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
[Early Mix]
These Days
[Early Mix]
Multi-Colored Lady
[Early Mix]
All My Friends
[Early Mix]
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
[Early Mix]
CD 2
Never Knew How Much
[Demo]
All My Friends
[Demo]
Please Call Home
[Demo]
Queen Of Hearts
[Demo]
God Rest His Soul
[Solo Guitar & Vocal Demo]
Rollin' Stone
(Catfish Blues)
[Solo Guitar & Vocal Demo]
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
[Solo Guitar & Vocal Demo]
Multi-Colored Lady
[Solo Guitar & Vocal Demo]
These Days
[Solo Guitar, Piano & Vocal Demo]
Shadow Dream Song
[Solo Guitar & Vocal Demo]
Wasted Words
These Days
[Alternate Version With Pedal Steel Guitar]
Multi-Colored Lady
[Rough Mix]
These Days
[Rough Mix]
God Rest His Soul
[Rough Mix]
Midnight Rider
[Rehearsal]
Song For Adam / Shadow Dream Song
[Solo Guitar & Vocal Demo]
Melissa
[Live At The Capitol Theatre, 1974]
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