An Anthology (Duane Allman album)

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An Anthology
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 1972
Recorded1968–1971
Genre Southern rock, rock, blues
Length1:30:43
Label Capricorn, Mercury
Producer Various
Duane Allman chronology
An Anthology
(1972)
An Anthology Vol. II
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg" [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

An Anthology is a compilation of recordings featuring guitarist Duane Allman.

Contents

The double album consists of a selection of songs by various artists that Allman contributed to as a session musician, along with early recordings by his band the Hourglass and his partial-namesake group, the Allman Brothers Band. [5] The album also features rare solo work by the guitarist. [5]

The album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard albums chart [6] during a twenty six-week run on the chart. [7]

Critical reception

Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the compilation four and a half stars out of five in his review for the AllMusic website, calling it "an excellent introduction and retrospective." [1] He also noted that "by including session cuts, as well as his brief sojourn in Eric Clapton's Derek and the Dominos and a few rare solo tracks, along with a number of representative Allman Brothers songs, the double-album Anthology winds up drawing a complete portrait of Allman." [1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."B.B. King Medley"
The Hourglass 7:06
2."Hey Jude" John Lennon/Paul McCartney Wilson Pickett 4:03
3."The Road of Love" Clarence Carter Clarence Carter2:55
4."Goin' Down Slow" St. Louis Jimmy Oden Duane Allman 8:46
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."The Weight" Robbie Robertson Aretha Franklin 2:59
2."Games People Play" Joe South King Curtis 2:47
3."Shake for Me" Willie Dixon John Hammond 2:42
4."Loan Me a Dime" Fenton Robinson Boz Scaggs 13:01
5."Rollin' Stone" McKinley Morganfield Johnny Jenkins 4:57
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Livin' on the Open Road" Delaney Bramlett Delaney & Bonnie & Friends 3:04
2."Down Along the Cove" Bob Dylan Johnny Jenkins3:04
3."Please Be with Me"Scott Boyer Cowboy 3:49
4."Mean Old World" Walter Jacobs Eric Clapton and Duane Allman3:51
5."Layla" (alternate mix)Eric Clapton/Jim Gordon Derek and the Dominos 7:06
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Statesboro Blues" Willie McTell The Allman Brothers Band 4:18
2."Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" Gregg Allman The Allman Brothers Band3:28
3."Standback"Gregg Allman/Berry Oakley The Allman Brothers Band3:25
4."Dreams"Gregg AllmanThe Allman Brothers Band7:16
5."Little Martha"Duane AllmanThe Allman Brothers Band2:06

Charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [7] 28

References

  1. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "An Anthology album review". AllMusic . Rovi Corp. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. CG Book '70s: A
  3. DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly; Henke, James (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. p. 10. ISBN   9780679737292 via Google Books.
  4. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music. Virgin Books. p. 15.
  5. 1 2 "Duane Allman Released Tracks". Duaneallman.info. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  6. "Billboard 200 – Week of February 10, 1973". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 8. Retrieved July 10, 2025.