Brothers of the Road
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. It was also the first Allman Brothers album to not feature an instrumental song.
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| Released | August 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March 1981 Young'un Sound, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Southern rock | |||
| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | John Ryan | |||
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Track listing
Side One
- "Brothers of the Road" (Dickey Betts, Jim Goff) – 3:50
- "Leavin'" (Gregg Allman) – 3:46
- "Straight from the Heart" (Betts, Johnny Cobb) – 3:48
- "The Heat Is On" (Betts, Mike Lawler, Buddy Yochim) – 4:13
- "Maybe We Can Go Back to Yesterday" (Betts, Dan Toler) – 4:42
Side Two
- "The Judgment" (Betts) – 3:39
- "Two Rights" (Betts, Cobb, Lawler) – 3:30
- "Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)" (Allman) – 4:45
- "Things You Used to Do" (Allman, Keith England) – 3:42
- "I Beg of You" (Rose Marie McCoy, Kelly Owens) – 3:22
Personnel
The Allman Brothers Band
- Gregg Allman – lead vocals, organ, acoustic guitar
- Dickey Betts – lead, slide, and acoustic guitar, lead vocals on 1, 4, 6, 7
- Butch Trucks – drums
- David "Rook" Goldflies – bass
- Mike Lawler – pianos, synthesizers, clavinet
- "Dangerous" Dan Toler – lead and rhythm guitar[3]
- 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
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References
- Theakston, Rob. Brothers of the Road at AllMusic
- Palmer, Robert (October 29, 1981). Brothers of the Road, Rolling Stone
- Saulnier, Jason (27 April 2010). "Dan Toler Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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