Enlightened Rogues
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| Studio album by The Allman Brothers Band | ||||
| Released | February 1979 | |||
| Recorded | December 1978 - January 1979 Criteria Studios, Miami, FL |
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| Genre | Southern rock | |||
| Label | Polydor / Capricorn | |||
| Producer | Tom Dowd | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (Not Rated)[2] |
Enlightened Rogues is the seventh studio album by The Allman Brothers Band, released in 1979 on the Polydor and Capricorn labels. It was from the first reunion of the band (with new guitarist Dan Toler and bassist David Goldflies) following their 1976 dissolution. The album received strong reviews and moderate sales and was seen as an attempt to return to the dual guitar power of the original lineup. Tom Dowd, who had produced the band's two most successful records in the early 1970s, was brought back to handle production duties. It would also be the last record for Polygram and Capricorn. Capricorn filed for bankruptcy a year later. The band shifted to Arista records for their next release in 1980. "Crazy Love" was the group's second of three Top 40 hits to date.
[edit] Track listing
- "Crazy Love" (Dickey Betts) 3:44
- "Can't Take It With You" (Betts) 3:33
- "Pegasus" (Betts) 7:31
- "Need Your Love So Bad" (Mertis John Jr.) 4:01
- "Blind Love" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) 4:37
- "Try It One More Time" (Dickey Betts, David Goldflies) 5:04
- "Just Ain't Easy" (Gregg Allman) 6:06
- "Sail Away" (Betts) 3:34
[edit] Personnel
- Gregg Allman - Keyboards, Vocals
- Dickey Betts -Guitar, Vocals,
- Dan Toler - Guitar
- David Goldflies - Bass
- Jaimoe - Percussion, Drums
- Butch Trucks - Percussion, Drums
Additional musicians:
- Joe Lala - Percussion (03,05,06)
- Bonnie Bramlett - Background Vocals (01)
- Jim Essery - Harmonica (02,04,05,07)
- Mimi Hart - Background Vocals (08)
[edit] References
- ^ Eder, Bruce (2011 [last update]). "Enlightened Rogues - The Allman Brothers Band | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/enlightened-rogues-r398. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ Swenson, John (2011 [last update]). "The Allman Brothers Band: Enlightened Rogues : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. http://web.archive.org/web/20090107104039/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theallmanbrothersband/albums/album/167579/review/5944147/enlightened_rogues. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
