| An Anthology Vol. II | ||||
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| Compilation album by Duane Allman | ||||
| Released | August 9, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 – 1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock, blues, R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 79 minutes | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
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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.
Critical reception
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, " 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."
Track listing
| 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" | Ronnie Miller | Aretha Franklin | This Girl's in Love with You | 3:20 |
| 3 | "The Weight" | Robbie Robertson | King Curtis | Instant Groove | 2:48 |
| 4 | "You Reap What You Sow" | Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites | Otis Rush | Mourning in the Morning | 4:54 |
| 5 | "Matchbox" | Carl Perkins | Ronnie Hawkins | Ronnie Hawkins | 3:06 |
| 6 | "Born to Be Wild" | Mars Bonfire | Wilson Pickett | Hey Jude | 2:44 |
| Side two | |||||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performing artist | Original release | Length |
| 1 | "No Money Down" | Chuck Berry | Duane Allman | previously unreleased | 3:25 |
| 2 | "Been Gone Too Long" | Gregg Allman | Hour Glass | previously unreleased | 3:10 |
| 3 | "Stuff You Gotta Watch" | Dan Grier, George Jackson, Tom Dowd | Arthur Conley | More Sweet Soul | 2:12 |
| 4 | "Dirty Old Man" | Mac Davis, Delaney Bramlett | Lulu | New Routes | 2:18 |
| 5 | "Push Push" | Herbie Mann | Herbie Mann | Push Push | 9:55 |
| Side three | |||||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performing artist | Original release | Length |
| 1 | "Walk on Guilded Splinters" | Dr. John Creaux | Johnny Jenkins | Ton-Ton Macoute! | 5:23 |
| 2 | "Waiting for a Train" | Jimmie Rodgers | Boz Scaggs | Boz Scaggs | 2:40 |
| 3 | "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" | Don Gibson | Ronnie Hawkins | The Hawk | 2:14 |
| 4 | "Goin' Upstairs" | John Lee Hooker | Sam Samudio | Sam, Hard and Heavy | 5:06 |
| 5 | "Come On in My Kitchen" | Robert Johnson | Delaney & Bonnie | previously unreleased | 3:36 |
| Side four | |||||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performing artist | Original release | Length |
| 1 | "Dimples" | James Bracken, John Lee Hooker | The Allman Brothers Band | previously unreleased | 5:05 |
| 2 | "Going Up the Country" | Alan Wilson | The Duck and the Bear (Johnny Sandlin and Eddie Hinton) | single c/w "Hand Jive" | 2:35 |
| 3 | "Done Somebody Wrong" | David C. Thomas, Clarence Lewis, Elmore James, Morgan Robinson | 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 |
Personnel
Production
- Tony Yoken – compilation
- Glen Ashmore – coordination
- Richard Mantel – design
- Jeff Albertson, Chuck Pulin – photography
References
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "An Anthology, Vol. 2 – Duane Allman". AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- "Duane Allman – An Anthology Vol. II". Discogs. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- "Billboard 200 – Week of October 19, 1974". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly; Henke, James (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. p. 10. ISBN 9780679737292 – via Google Books.
- "The Spin Record Guide: Southern Rock". Spin. Vol. 20, no. 2. February 2004. p. 54. Retrieved June 20, 2023 – via Google Books.
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