Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection

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Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection
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Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020
Recorded1969–2014
Genre Southern rock, blues rock
Length395:48
Label Mercury
Producer Bill Levenson
John Lynskey
Kirk West
The Allman Brothers Band chronology
Fillmore West '71
(2019)
Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection
(2020)
The Final Note
(2020)

Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection is a compilation album by the Allman Brothers Band. A retrospective of their entire career, it includes both studio and live tracks, and was recorded from 1969 to 2014. Comprising five CDs or ten LPs, and packaged as a box set, it was released on February 28, 2020. [1] [2]

Contents

The recordings on Trouble No More are arranged in chronological order. All the performances are by the Allman Brothers Band itself, with all of the 13 different band lineups represented; no material is included from the members' solo projects or their pre-ABB work. The album contains 61 tracks, of which seven were previously unreleased. It also includes an illustrated booklet recounting the band's history.

Critical reception

In Goldmine Ray Chelstowski, wrote "For their 50th anniversary, the Allman Brothers have decided to pull out all of the stops. No stranger to celebrating milestones, the ABB continues to present awe-inspiring collections that marry never heard before material with classics. Moreover, their eye toward building a proper package to house this music has always been razor sharp. In turn with this outing, the extras complement the music in first-rate fashion." [3]

In AllMusic Thom Jurek said, "[Trouble No More] convincingly formulates the argument that no other American band accomplished more musically (especially live) by seamlessly marrying rock, blues, jazz, and R&B to each other and to extended improvisation.... Sequenced chronologically, the music and its accompanying visuals offer a detailed, rounded portrait of this legendary band at their best in all incarnations." [4]

On jambands.com Larson Sutton said, "Why Trouble No More is essential to those beyond the completist is that, including the neatly inclusive historical essay by the group's chief archivist John Lynskey, it's more than just a bounty of great songs in one place. This is the goalpost-to-goalpost story of their five decades together – never overwhelming nor too finite – for a sum experience unparalleled in telling their tale." [5]

In Glide Magazine Doug Collette wrote, "Trouble No More is targeted at a demographic less rather than more familiar with the Allman Brothers, music lovers more curious than knowledgeable about its evolution. Yet even as this 50th Anniversary Collection may have only limited appeal to long-time fans, the brilliance of so much of what’s inside is indisputable." [6] In All About Jazz he wrote, "Thanks no doubt to the mastering expertise of engineer Jason NeSmith, the impeccable audio quality of 50th Anniversary Collection lends a continuity.... In fact, at its best, the audio is as penetrating as the musicianship here..." [7]

Track listing

The track listing for the CD edition of Trouble No More is:

Disc 1: The Capricorn Years 1969–1979 Part I
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Trouble No More" McKinley Morganfield previously unreleased3:33
2."Don't Want You No More" Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin The Allman Brothers Band 2:25
3."It's Not My Cross to Bear" Gregg Allman The Allman Brothers Band5:04
4."Dreams"G. AllmanThe Allman Brothers Band7:22
5."Whipping Post"G. AllmanThe Allman Brothers Band5:20
6."I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" William Weldon, Roy Jordan Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970 9:18
7."Midnight Rider"G. Allman, Robert Kim Payne Idlewild South 3:00
8."Revival" Dickey Betts Idlewild South4:07
9."Don't Keep Me Wonderin'"G. AllmanIdlewild South3:33
10."Hoochie Coochie Man" Willie Dixon Idlewild South4:59
11."Please Call Home"G. AllmanIdlewild South4:03
12."Statesboro Blues" Will McTell At Fillmore East 4:21
13."Stormy Monday" T-Bone Walker At Fillmore East8:52
14."In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"BettsAt Fillmore East13:06
Disc 2: The Capricorn Years 1969–1979 Part II
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."One Way Out" Marshall Sehorn, Elmore James Eat a Peach 4:58
2."You Don't Love Me" / "Soul Serenade" Willie Cobbs / Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon Live from A&R Studios 19:26
3."Hot 'Lanta"G. Allman, Duane Allman, Betts, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson Live from A&R Studios6:09
4."Stand Back"G. Allman, OakleyEat a Peach3:26
5."Melissa"G. Allman, Stephen Alaimo Eat a Peach3:55
6."Blue Sky"BettsEat a Peach5:11
7."Ain't Wastin' Time No More"G. Allman Dreams 4:46
8."Wasted Words"G. Allman Brothers and Sisters 4:21
9."Ramblin' Man"BettsBrothers and Sisters4:48
10."Southbound"BettsBrothers and Sisters5:11
11."Jessica"BettsBrothers and Sisters7:29
12."Early Morning Blues"G. AllmanBrothers and Sisters Deluxe Edition9:26
Disc 3: The Capricorn Years 1969–1979 Part III / The Arista Years 1980–1981
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Come and Go Blues"G. Allman Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas 5:02
2."Mountain Jam" Donovan Leitch, G. Allman, D. Allman, Betts, Johanson, Oakley, Truckspreviously unreleased12:19
3."Can't Lose What You Never Had"Morganfield Win, Lose or Draw 5:51
4."Win, Lose or Draw"G. AllmanWin, Lose or Draw4:46
5."High Falls"BettsWin, Lose or Draw14:28
6."Crazy Love"Betts Enlightened Rogues 3:44
7."Can't Take It With You"Betts, Don Johnson Enlightened Rogues3:35
8."Pegasus"BettsEnlightened Rogues7:33
9."Just Ain't Easy"G. AllmanDreams5:04
10."Hell & High Water"Betts Reach for the Sky 3:37
11."Angeline"Betts, Johnny Cobb, Mike LawlerReach for the Sky3:44
12."Leavin'"G. Allman Brothers of the Road 3:46
13."Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)"G. AllmanBrothers of the Road4:28
Disc 4: The Epic Years 1990–2000
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Good Clean Fun"Betts, Johnny Neel, G. Allman Seven Turns 5:09
2."Seven Turns"BettsSeven Turns5:07
3."Gambler's Roll" Warren Haynes, NeelSeven Turns6:46
4."End of the Line"G. Allman, Haynes, Allen Woody, John Jaworowicz Shades of Two Worlds 4:40
5."Nobody Knows"BettsShades of Two Worlds10:59
6."Low Down Dirty Mean"Betts, Neel Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 7:23
7."Come On into My Kitchen" Robert Johnson, arranged by BettsClub R&R and Epic Records Present an Acoustic Evening with the Allman Brothers Band5:07
8."Sailin' 'Cross the Devil's Sea"G. Allman, Haynes, Woody, Jack Pearson Where It All Begins 4:57
9."Back Where It All Begins"BettsWhere It All Begins9:10
10."Soulshine"HaynesWhere It All Begins6:44
11."No One to Run With"Betts, John PrestiaWhere It All Begins6:00
12."I'm Not Crying"Pearson, William Howsepreviously unreleased7:44
Disc 5: The Peach Years 2000–2014
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Loan Me a Dime" Fenton Robinson previously unreleased10:05
2."Desdemona"G. Allman, Haynespreviously unreleased13:10
3."High Cost of Low Living"G. Allman, Haynes, Jeff Anders, Ronnie Burgin Hittin' the Note 7:51
4."Old Before My Time"G. Allman, HaynesHittin' the Note5:22
5."Blue Sky"Bettspreviously unreleased12:04
6."Little Martha"D. Allmanpreviously unreleased2:15
7."Black-Hearted Woman"G. AllmanMarch 26, 2009 Beacon Theatre tour CD11:58
8."The Sky Is Crying"JamesOctober 28, 2014 Beacon Theatre tour CD9:19
9."Farewell speeches"October 28, 2014 Beacon Theatre tour CD3:22
10."Trouble No More"MorganfieldOctober 28, 2014 Beacon Theatre tour CD4:18

Personnel

The Allman Brothers Band

Additional musicians

Production

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