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Brothers of the Road

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Released
  
August 1981

Producer
  
John Ryan

Artist
  
The Allman Brothers Band

Label
  
Arista Records

Length
  
39:17

Brothers of the Road (1981)
  
Dreams (1989)

Release date
  
August 1981

Genres
  
Rock music, Southern rock

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Recorded
  
March 1981 Young'un Sound, Nashville

Similar
  
The Allman Brothers Band albums, Southern rock albums

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Brothers of the Road is the eighth studio album, and tenth album overall, by the rock group the Allman Brothers Band. Released in 1981, it is the band's only album without drummer Jai Johanny Johanson and the last album to feature bassist David Goldflies and guitarist Dan Toler and the only album to feature drummer David Toler. The song "Straight from the Heart" was the group's third, and to date last, Top 40 hit.

Contents

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Side One

  1. "Brothers of the Road" (Dickey Betts, Jim Goff) – 3:50
  2. "Leavin'" (Gregg Allman) – 3:46
  3. "Straight from the Heart" (Betts, Johnny Cobb) – 3:48
  4. "The Heat Is On" (Betts, Mike Lawler, Buddy Yochim) – 4:13
  5. "Maybe We Can Go Back to Yesterday" (Betts, Dan Toler) – 4:42

Side Two

  1. "The Judgment" (Betts) – 3:39
  2. "Two Rights" (Betts, Cobb, Lawler) – 3:30
  3. "Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)" (Allman) – 4:45
  4. "Things You Used to Do" (Allman, Keith England) – 3:42
  5. "I Beg of You" (Rose Marie McCoy, Kelly Owens) – 3:22

The Allman Brothers Band

  • Gregg Allman – vocals, organ, acoustic guitar
  • Dickey Betts – vocals, lead, slide, and acoustic guitar
  • Butch Trucks – drums
  • David "Rook" Goldflies – bass
  • Mike Lawler – pianos, synthesizers, clavinet
  • "Dangerous" Dan Toler – lead and rhythm guitar
  • David "Frankie" Toler – drums

    • Additional musicians

  • Charlie Daniels – fiddle on "Brothers of the Road"
  • Jimmy Hall – sax on "Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)"
  • Mark "Tito" Morris – congas, timbales, percussion
  • Background vocalists: Thomas Cain, Johnny Cobb, Jimmy Hall, Chip Young, Greg Guidry, Joy Lannon, Donna McElroy, Keith England, Jeff Silverman, Randall Hart, Peter Kingsberry, Joe Pizzulo

    • Songs

    1Brothers of the Road4:00
    2Leavin’3:47
    3Straight From the Heart3:47

    References

    Brothers of the Road Wikipedia
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