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1972 compilation album by Duane Allman
An Anthology
Compilation album by Duane Allman
ReleasedNovember 1972
Recorded1968–1971
GenreSouthern rock, rock, blues
Length1:30:43
LabelCapricorn, Mercury
ProducerVarious
Duane Allman chronology
An Anthology
(1972)
An Anthology Vol. II
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic"
Christgau's Record GuideB+
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music

An Anthology is a compilation of recordings featuring guitarist Duane Allman. 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. The album also features rare solo work by the guitarist. It reached number 28 on the Billboard albums chart.

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." 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."

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."B.B. King Medley"
  • Riley B. King/Jules Taub
  • John Lee Hooker
  • Mel London
  • The Hourglass7:06
    2."Hey Jude"John Lennon/Paul McCartneyWilson Pickett4:03
    3."The Road of Love"Clarence CarterClarence Carter2:55
    4."Goin' Down Slow"St. Louis Jimmy OdenDuane Allman8:46
    Side two
    No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
    1."The Weight"Robbie RobertsonAretha Franklin2:59
    2."Games People Play"Joe SouthKing Curtis2:47
    3."Shake for Me"Willie DixonJohn Hammond2:42
    4."Loan Me a Dime"Fenton RobinsonBoz Scaggs13:01
    5."Rollin' Stone"McKinley MorganfieldJohnny Jenkins4:57
    Side three
    No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
    1."Livin' on the Open Road"Delaney BramlettDelaney & Bonnie & Friends3:04
    2."Down Along the Cove"Bob DylanJohnny Jenkins3:04
    3."Please Be with Me"Scott BoyerCowboy3:49
    4."Mean Old World"Walter JacobsEric Clapton and Duane Allman3:51
    5."Layla" (alternate mix)Eric Clapton/Jim GordonDerek and the Dominos7:06
    Side four
    No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
    1."Statesboro Blues"Willie McTellThe Allman Brothers Band4:18
    2."Don't Keep Me Wonderin'"Gregg AllmanThe Allman Brothers Band3:28
    3."Standback"Gregg Allman/Berry OakleyThe Allman Brothers Band3:25
    4."Dreams"Gregg AllmanThe Allman Brothers Band7:16
    5."Little Martha"Duane AllmanThe Allman Brothers Band2:06

    References

    1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "An Anthology album review". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
    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. ^ "Duane Allman Released Tracks". Duaneallman.info. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
    6. "Billboard 200 – Week of February 10, 1973". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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