The Road Goes On Forever (The Allman Brothers Band album)
| The Road Goes On Forever | ||||
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| Released | 1975 October 23, 2001 (2001 release) | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1973 1969–1979 (2001 release) | |||
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| Length | 84:40 152:18 (2001 release) | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
| Producer | Tom Dowd and Johnny Sandlin | |||
| The Allman Brothers Band chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
The Road Goes On Forever was The Allman Brothers Band's first compilation album, a two-LP set released in 1975. It featured songs from the Allmans' first five albums. In 2001, an expanded edition was released featuring 13 more tracks. The album's title is a line from "Midnight Rider."
Track listing
Side 1
- "Black Hearted Woman" (Gregg Allman) – 5:18
- "Dreams" (Gregg Allman) – 7:19
- "Whipping Post" (Gregg Allman) – 5:22
- "Midnight Rider" (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) – 3:00
Side 2
- "Statesboro Blues" (Live) (Blind Willie McTell) – 4:20
- "Stormy Monday" (Live) (T-Bone Walker) – 8:50
- "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) – 4:58
- "Stand Back" (Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley) – 3:26
Side 3
- "One Way Out" (Live) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 5:00
- "Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts) – 5:11
- "Hot 'Lanta" (Live) (Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson) – 5:22
- "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" (Gregg Allman) – 3:40
- "Melissa" (Gregg Allman, Steve Alaimo) – 3:54
Side 4
- "Wasted Words" (Gregg Allman) – 4:20
- "Jessica" (Dickey Betts) – 7:30
- "Ramblin' Man" (Dickey Betts) – 4:50
- "Little Martha" (Duane Allman) – 2:10
- Side 1, tracks 1–3 from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
- Side 1, track 4; Side 2, track 3 from Idlewild South (1970)
- Side 2, tracks 1–2; Side 3, track 3 from At Fillmore East (1971)
- Side 2, track 4; Side 3, tracks 1–2 and 4–5; Side 4, track 4 from Eat a Peach (1972)
- Side 4, Tracks 1–3 from Brothers and Sisters (1973)
Live Songs
- Side 2, tracks 1–2 and Side 3, track 3 recorded 3/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY
- Side 3, track 1 recorded 6/27/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY
2001 Expanded Edition Track Listing
Disc One
- "Don't Want You No More" (Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin) – 2:25
- "It's Not My Cross to Bear" (Gregg Allman) – 4:57
- "Black Hearted Woman" (Gregg Allman) – 5:18
- "Trouble No More" (Muddy Waters) – 3:49
- "Dreams" (Gregg Allman) – 7:19
- "Whipping Post" (Gregg Allman) – 5:22
- "Revival" (Dickey Betts) – 4:05
- "Midnight Rider" (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) – 3:00
- "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" (Gregg Allman) – 3:31
- "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) – 4:58
- "Statesboro Blues" (Live, 3/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (Blind Willie McTell) – 4:20
- "Stormy Monday" (Live, 3/13/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (T-Bone Walker) – 8:50
- "Hot 'Lanta" (Live, 3/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson) – 5:22
- "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (Live, 3/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (Dickey Betts) – 13:05
Disc Two
- "One Way Out" (Live, 6/27/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 5:00
- "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" (Gregg Allman) – 3:40
- "Melissa" (Gregg Allman, Steve Alaimo) – 3:54
- "Stand Back" (Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley) – 3:26
- "Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts) – 5:11
- "Little Martha" (Duane Allman) – 2:10
- "Wasted Words" (Gregg Allman) – 4:20
- "Ramblin' Man" (Dickey Betts) – 4:50
- "Southbound" (Dickey Betts) – 5:10
- "Jessica" (Dickey Betts) – 7:30
- "Come and Go Blues" (Live, 7/28/1973 at the Racecourse in Watkins Glen, NY) (Gregg Allman) – 5:03
- "Can't Lose What You Never Had" (Muddy Waters) – 5:54
- "Win, Lose or Draw" (Gregg Allman) – 4:47
- "Crazy Love" (Dickey Betts) – 3:45
- "Can't Take It With You" (Dickey Betts, Don Johnson) – 3:36
- "Pegasus" (Dickey Betts) – 7:31
- Disc 1, Tracks 1–6 from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
- Disc 1, Tracks 7–10 from Idlewild South (1970)
- Disc 1, Tracks 11–14 from At Fillmore East (1971)
- Disc 2, Tracks 1–6 from Eat a Peach (1972)
- Disc 2, Track 7–10 from Brothers and Sisters (1973)
- Disc 2, Track 11 from Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (1976)
- Disc 2, Tracks 12–13 from Win, Lose or Draw (1975)
- Disc 2, Tracks 14–16 from Enlightened Rogues (1979)
Charts
| Chart (1975-1976) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 54 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 43 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "The Road Goes on Forever [Expanded] – The Allman Brothers Band | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Coleman, Mark; Skanse, Richard (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books. pp. 14–16. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "The Allman Brothers Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
