Just Before the Bullets Fly

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Just Before the Bullets Fly
Gregg Allman Band Just Before The Bullets Fly.jpg
Studio album by
Gregg Allman Band
ReleasedJuly 12, 1988
Genre Blues [1]
Length40:11
Label Epic
Producer Rodney Mills
Gregg Allman chronology
I'm No Angel
(1986)		Just Before the Bullets Fly
(1988)		 One More Try: An Anthology
(1997)

Just Before the Bullets Fly is a studio album by the Gregg Allman Band, released on Epic Records in 1988. [2] [3] The album peaked at number 117 on the Billboard 200 chart. [4]

Contents

Production

The album was recorded in Miami. [5] "Slip Away" is a cover of the song made famous by Clarence Carter. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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The Los Angeles Times called the title track "a fine, contemporary blues with an affirmatively chunky rhythm conveying the confidence of a well-tested survivor." [8] The Toronto Star noted that the "grooves are of the solid blues, country and Southern funk variety." [9] The Gazette praised the "road-hardened rhythm 'n' rock." [10]

Track listing

  1. "Demons" (Gregg Allman, Dan Toler, David Toler) – 3:28
  2. "Before the Bullets Fly" (Warren Haynes, John Jaworowicz, Williams) – 3:41
  3. "Slip Away" (William Armstrong, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell) – 4:31
  4. "Thorn and a Wild Rose" (Tony Colton, Dan Toler, Bruce Waibel) – 4:14
  5. "Ocean Awash the Gunwale" was written after Gregg Allman overdosed. He mentions this in his memoir “My Cross To Bear”. (Pages 152–153) (Gregg Allman, Tony Colton, Dan Toler) – 4:53
  6. "Can't Get Over You" (Billy Burnette, David Malloy) – 3:28
  7. "Island" (Gregg Allman, Tony Colton, Johnny Neel, Dan Toler) - 4:17
  8. "Fear of Falling" (Gregg Allman, Tim Heding, John Townsend) – 3:35
  9. "Night Games" (Gregg Allman, Tony Colton, Dan Toler) – 3:53
  10. "Every Hungry Woman" (Gregg Allman) – 4:33

Personnel

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Burliuk, Greg (December 3, 1988). "Short Cuts". Magazine. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.
  2. ↑ Nash, Alanna (November 1988). "Popular Music". Stereo Review. 53 (11): 115.
  3. ↑ Lester, Paul (May 6, 1989). "Albums: The Gregg Allman Band". Melody Maker. 65 (18): 35.
  4. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin. "Gregg Allman's Billboard Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ Duffy, Thom (July 24, 1988). "Music". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
  6. ↑ AllMusic review
  7. ↑ Coleman, Mark; Skanse, Richard (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books. pp. 14–16. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Boehm, Mike (July 6, 1988). "Gregg Allman Band Comes Back with a Bang in Fourth of July Gig". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 9.
  9. ↑ Quill, Greg (July 22, 1988). "Just Before the Bullets Fly The Gregg Allman Band". Toronto Star. p. E19.
  10. ↑ Lepage, Mark (August 4, 1988). "Allman sings of troubles without wallowing in them". The Gazette. p. C9.
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