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STILL ROCKIN' contains tracks off the albums REACH FOR THE SKY (1980) and BROTHERS OF THE ROAD (1981).
Allman Brothers Band includes: Gregg Allman (vocals); Dickey Betts (guitar); Butch Trucks (drums).
This budget compilation surveys the Allman Brothers Band's recordings of the early '80s. After the demise of Capricorn Records, the Allmans signed to Arista Records in 1980 and released their seventh new studio album, Reach for the Sky, a commercial disappointment that was their first such LP not to reach the Top Ten or gold since their breakthrough in 1971, though it featured the chart single "Angeline." Brothers of the Road (1981) was another modest seller, despite boasting the Top 40 single "Straight From the Heart," and with that the Allmans disbanded for the second time, not reuniting again until 1989. As such, the Arista recordings do not mark a high point in their career, though fans unable to obtain the two chart singles on compilations assembled by Universal (which controls the Capricorn recordings) may wish to pick up this ten-track condensation of Reach for the Sky and Brothers of the Road. Note that little thought seems to have been put into the collection, however. It is the first album to be billed to "the Allman Brothers" rather than the Allman Brothers Band, and the cover photograph depicts the 1973-1976 lineup of the group, not the one that plays on these recordings. ~ William Ruhlmann
Recorded in 1980 & 1981.
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Recorded live at Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh, North Carolina on July 1, 1994; Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey on August 16, 1994; Club R&R, Los Angeles, California on June 11, 1992.
"Jessica" won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
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