The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years

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The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
Recorded1990–2000
Genre Southern rock
Length78:00
Label Epic
Producer Various
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)
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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.

Contents

Track listing

  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

Personnel

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References

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