An Anthology Vol. II | |
Type: | compilation |
Artist: | Duane Allman |
Cover: | Duane-Allman-An-Anthology-Vol-II.jpg |
Alt: | Duane Allman |
Released: | August 9, 1974 |
Recorded: | 1968 – 1971 |
Genre: | Rock, blues, R&B, soul |
Length: | 79 minutes |
Label: | Capricorn |
Prev Title: | An Anthology |
Prev Year: | 1972 |
An Anthology Vol. II is an album by Duane Allman. It is a compilation of songs on which Allman plays guitar. On some tracks he plays as a session musician on recordings by other artists, including Aretha Franklin, Otis Rush, Ronnie Hawkins, Wilson Pickett, and Boz Scaggs. Other tracks feature Allman as a member of various bands, most famously the Allman Brothers Band. He sings lead vocals on three songs – "Happily Married Man", "No Money Down", and "Dimples". Six of the 21 tracks were previously unreleased.
An Anthology Vol. II was released in 1974 as a two-disc LP. It was a follow-up to the similarly conceived An Anthology. It reached number 49 on the Billboard albums chart.
AllMusic said, "The session work with other players here isn't quite as good as the material on the first anthology, but An Anthology, Vol. 2 does feature a live cut by Delaney & Bonnie, plus a pair of what were then previously unissued Allman Brothers Band live tracks... Anyone who owns the first double-CD set will almost certainly have to own this one as well..."
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote, "Both volumes of Anthology collect sterling examples of Allman's session work, and are highly recommended to guitar students and Southern soul buffs alike."
Spin magazine said, "[''An Anthology'' and ''An Anthology Vol. II'' are an] indispensable summary of Allman's career as a hotshot sideman.... Choice R&B material like Wilson Pickett's version of "Born to Be Wild" and Johnny Jenkins' "Walk on Gilded Splinters"... makes it clear where Southern rock got its soul."
Side one | ||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performing artist | Original release | Length | |
1 | "Happily Married Man" | Duane Allman | Duane Allman | previously unreleased | 2:40 | |
2 | "It Ain't Fair" | This Girl's in Love with You | 3:20 | |||
3 | "The Weight" | Instant Groove | 2:48 | |||
4 | "You Reap What You Sow" | Mourning in the Morning | 4:54 | |||
5 | "Matchbox" | Ronnie Hawkins | 3:06 | |||
6 | "Born to Be Wild" | Hey Jude | 2:44 | |||
Side two | ||||||
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performing artist | Original release | Length | |
1 | "No Money Down" | Duane Allman | previously unreleased | 3:25 | ||
2 | "Been Gone Too Long" | previously unreleased | 3:10 | |||
3 | "Stuff You Gotta Watch" | More Sweet Soul | 2:12 | |||
4 | "Dirty Old Man" | New Routes | 2:18 | |||
5 | "Push Push" | Herbie Mann | Push Push | 9:55 | ||
Side three | ||||||
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performing artist | Original release | Length | |
1 | "Walk on Guilded Splinters" | Ton-Ton Macoute! | 5:23 | |||
2 | "Waiting for a Train" | Boz Scaggs | 2:40 | |||
3 | "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" | Ronnie Hawkins | The Hawk | 2:14 | ||
4 | "Goin' Upstairs" | Sam, Hard and Heavy | 5:06 | |||
5 | "Come On in My Kitchen" | previously unreleased | 3:36 | |||
Side four | ||||||
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performing artist | Original release | Length | |
1 | "Dimples" | James Bracken, John Lee Hooker | previously unreleased | 5:05 | ||
2 | "Going Up the Country" | The Duck and the Bear (Johnny Sandlin and Eddie Hinton) | single c/w "Hand Jive" | 2:35 | ||
3 | "Done Somebody Wrong" | The Allman Brothers Band | At Fillmore East | 4:05 | ||
4 | "Leave My Blues at Home" | Gregg Allman | The Allman Brothers Band | Idlewild South | 4:15 | |
5 | "Midnight Rider" | Gregg Allman | The Allman Brothers Band | previously unreleased | 2:56 |
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