An Anthology (Duane Allman album)
1972 compilation album by Duane Allman
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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.[5] The album also features rare solo work by the guitarist.[5]
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| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1968–1971 | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, rock, blues | |||
| Length | 1:30:43 | |||
| Label | Capricorn, Mercury | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   "[1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music | [4] |
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "B.B. King Medley"
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| The Hourglass | 7:06 |
| 2. | "Hey Jude" | John Lennon/Paul McCartney | Wilson Pickett | 4:03 |
| 3. | "The Road of Love" | Clarence Carter | Clarence Carter | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Goin' Down Slow" | St. Louis Jimmy Oden | Duane Allman | 8:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Livin' on the Open Road" | Delaney Bramlett | Delaney & Bonnie & Friends | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Down Along the Cove" | Bob Dylan | Johnny Jenkins | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Please Be with Me" | Scott Boyer | Cowboy | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Mean Old World" | Walter Jacobs | Eric Clapton and Duane Allman | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Layla" (alternate mix) | Eric Clapton/Jim Gordon | Derek and the Dominos | 7:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Statesboro Blues" | Willie McTell | The Allman Brothers Band | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" | Gregg Allman | The Allman Brothers Band | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Standback" | Gregg Allman/Berry Oakley | The Allman Brothers Band | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Dreams" | Gregg Allman | The Allman Brothers Band | 7:16 |
| 5. | "Little Martha" | Duane Allman | The Allman Brothers Band | 2:06 |
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[7] | 28 |