Laid Back

by Gregg Allman

Overview

Recorded in the same year as the Brothers and Sisters album, this solo debut release is a beautiful amalgam of R&B, folk, and gospel sounds, with the best singing on any of Gregg Allman's solo releases. He covers his own "Midnight Rider" in a more mournful, dirge-like manner, and Jackson Browne's "These Days" gets its most touching and tragic-sounding rendition as well. Although Chuck Leavell and Jaimoe are here, there's very little that sounds like the Allman Brothers Band -- prominent guitars, apart from a few licks by Tommy Talton (Cowboy, ex-We the People), are overlooked in favor of gospel-tinged organ and choruses behind Allman's soulful singing. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	05/01/2001
Label:	Polydor
UPC:	0042283194120
Rank:	27861

Tracks

1. Midnight Rider
2. Queen of Hearts
3. Please Call Home
4. Don't Mess Up a Good Thing
5. These Days
6. Multi-Colored Lady
7. All My Friends
8. Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gregg Allman   Primary Artist,Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
David "Fathead" Newman   Guest Artist,Saxophone
Albertine Robinson   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Butch Trucks   Cabasa,Cabassa,Percussion
Maeretha Stewart   Vocals (Background)
Howard "Buzz" Feiten   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
David Brown   Bass
Linda November   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Bill Stewart   Drums,Drums
Chuck Leavell   Piano,Vibraphone,Piano (Electric)
Paul Hornsby   Organ,Clavinet,Keyboards
Berry Oakley   Featured Artist
Jimmy Nalls   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Cissy Houston   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jaimoe   Congas,Percussion
Ed Freeman   Strings,Conductor
Tommy Talton   Dobro,Guitar,Tambourine,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Johnny Winter   Featured Artist
Buddy Miles   Featured Artist
Max Cahn   Violin
Maretha Stewart   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Emily Houston   Vocals (Background)
Tony Posk   Violin
June McGruder   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Buzz Feiten   Guitar (Electric)
Helene Miles   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Carl Hall   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Charlie Hayward   Bass
Hilda Harris   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Johnny Sandlin   Bass
Scott Boyer   Piano,Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Piano (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Eileen Gilbert   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

George Marino   Engineer,Mastering
Tom Flye   Engineer
Buddy Thornton   Engineer
Suha Gur   Remastering,Digital Remastering
Kalifornia Kurt Kinzel   Assistant
Gregg Allman   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Robert Kim Payne   Composer
Tom Scott   Engineer
Danny Turberville   Assistant Engineer
Deering Howe   Producer
Traditional   Composer
Steve Alaimo   Composer
Jackson Browne   Composer
Roy Acuff   Composer
Roy Cicala   Engineer
Ovie Sparks   Mixing,Engineer,Remixing
Chris Morris   Assistant
Peter Harron   Photography
Minoru Harada   Product Manager
Abdul Mati Klarwein   Cover Painting
Jim Reeves   Engineer
Hideki Masubuchi   Liner Notes
Chihiro Nozaki   Art Research
Ed Freeman   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Frank Hubach   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Charles Scott Boyer   Composer
M. Christian   Composer
Johnny Sandlin   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Remixing
Scott Boyer   Composer
Karl Richardson   Engineer
Oliver Sain   Composer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer