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THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND "Dreams"
Artist	The Allman Brothers Band
Album Title	Dreams
Release Date	Jun 1989
AMG Rating	4 1/2 Stars
Genre	Rock
Styles	Boogie Rock, Southern Rock, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock
Type	Compilation, Box
Time	299:09

Spanning four discs and nearly 100 tracks, Dreams is one of those rare box sets that tells a story while delivering the definitive word on its subject. Its success has a lot to do with its status as Polygram/Bill Levinson's sequel to the acclaimed hit Crossroads, which summarized Eric Clapton's winding career perfectly. They follow the same approach here, gathering pre-Allman's recordings from the clan, including cuts by the Allman Joys, selecting the hits from the classic years, adding stray cuts by solo projects to the mix. It's a smart move and it results in a terrific box that truly offers the definitive word on one of the longest-running dramas in Southern rock. Yes, the Allmans reunited rather successfully after this box, so none of that material is here, but it's not missed ? this is the story of the band. ? Stephen Thomas Erlewine

TRACK	SONG
1.	Shapes of Things [#] (McCarty/Relf/Samwell-Smith) - 2:48
2.	Spoonful [#] (Dixon) - 3:40
3.	Crossroads [#] (Johnson) - 3:33
4.	Cast off All My Fears (Browne) - 3:25
5.	Down in Texas (Greene/Hinton) - 3:07
6.	Ain't No Good to Cry [#] (Unknown) - 3:06
7.	B.B. King Medley: Sweet Little Angel/It's... (Hooker/King/King/London/Taub/Taun) - 7:06
8.	Morning Dew (Dobson/Rose) - 3:46
9.	God Rest His Soul (Alaimo) - 3:56
10.	I Fell Free (Brown/Bruce) - 3:31
11.	She Has Funny Cars (Balin/Kaukonen) - 4:48
12.	Goin' Down Slow (Dupree) - 8:47
13.	Dreams [#] (Allman) - 4:55
14.	Don't Want You No More (Davis/Hardin) - 2:25
15.	It's Not My Cross to Bear (Allman) - 4:56
16.	Trouble No More (Waters) - 3:48
17.	Dreams (Allman) - 7:15
18.	Statesboro Blues [#] (McTell) - 4:06
19.	Hoochie Coochie Man (Dixon) - 4:57
20.	Midnight Rider (Allman) - 2:58
21.	Dimples [live] (Bracken/Hooker) - 5:02
22.	I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town [live/#] (Jordan/Weldon) - 9:23
23.	Revival (Betts) - 4:04
24.	One More Ride [#] (Allman/Betts) - 2:41
25.	Whipping Post [live] (Allman) - 22:53
26.	In Memory of Elizabeth Reed [live] (Betts) - 12:58
27.	Drunken Hearted Boy [#] (Bishop) - 6:54
28.	You Don't Love Me/Soul Serenade [live/#] (Cobbs/Dixon/Ousley) - 19:28
29.	Blue Sky (Betts) - 5:10
30.	Little Martha (Allman) - 2:13
31.	Melissa (Alaimo/Allman) - 4:02
32.	Ain't Wastin' Time No More [live] (Allman) - 4:46
33.	Wasted Words (Allman) - 4:21
34.	Ramblin' Man (Betts) - 4:48
35.	Southbound (Betts) - 5:10
36.	Jessica (Betts) - 7:30
37.	Midnight Rider (Allman) - 4:26
38.	One Way Out [live/#] (James/Sehorn) - 7:59
39.	Long Time Gone (Betts) - 4:30
40.	Can't Lose What You Never Had (Morganfield/Waters) - 5:52
41.	Come and Go Blues (Allman) - 4:46
42.	Bougainvillea (Betts/Johnson) - 7:13
43.	Can You Fool (Smotherman) - 3:19
44.	Good Time Feeling (Betts) - 4:28
45.	Crazy Love (Betts) - 3:44
46.	Can't Take It With You (Betts/Johnson) - 3:34
47.	Just Ain't Easy [#] (Allman) - 5:01
48.	In Memory of Elizabeth Reed [#] (Betts) - 10:52
49.	Angeline (Betts/Cobb/Lawler) - 3:40
50.	Things You Used to Do (Allman/England) - 3:42
51.	Nancy [#] (Betts) - 3:51
52.	Rain [#] (Lennon/McCartney) - 3:03
53.	I'm Not Angel (Colton/Palmer) - 3:41
54.	Demons (Allman/Allman/Allman/Toler/Toler) - 3:28
55.	Duane's Tune (Betts) - 5:51

ALBUM RELEASES
YEAR	FORMAT	PUBLISHER	NUMBER
1989	CD	Polydor	839417-2
1989	LP	Polydor	839417
1989	CS	Polydor	839417-4
1989	CD	Polydor	839417

MUSICIANS
Dottie Rambo	Vocals
Gregg Allman	Organ, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Piano, Guitar (Rhythm), Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), Vocals, Producer, Performer
The Allman Brothers Band	Producer, Performer
Dickey Betts	Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Producer, Slide Guitar, Performer
Elvin Bishop	Guitar, Vocals
Cher	Vocals
Don Johnson	Vocals
Bonnie Bramlett	Vocals
Pete Carr	Bass
Les Dudek	Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
Hour Glass	Performer
Stephen Miller	Piano
Charles May	Choir, Chorus
Second Coming	Performer
Reba Rambo	Vocals
Mickey Raphael	Harmonica
Bobbye Hall	Percussion
Warren Haynes	Guitar
Matt Abts	Drums
Duane Allman	Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Guitar, Vocals, Slide Guitar, Performer
Adrian Barber	Producer
Steve Beckmeier	Guitar
Scott Boyer	Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals
Tom Broome	Keyboards
David Brown	Bass
Jesse Willard Carr	Bass, Vocals
Johnny Cobb	Piano, Keyboards, Producer
Nick DeCaro	Conductor, String Arrangements
Thom Doucette	Harmonica
Jim Essery	Harmonica
Ed Freeman	Arranger, Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
David Goldflies	Bass
Hilda Harris	Vocals
Tim Heding	Keyboards
Ricky Hirsch	Guitar
Paul Hornsby	Organ, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
John Leslie Hug	Guitar
John Hughey	Guitar (Steel)
Jaimoe	Conga, Drums
Bob Keller	Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Mike Lawler	Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Producer
Chuck Leavell	Piano, Piano (Electric), Vocals
David Luell	Horn
Steve Madaio	Horn
Jerry McCoy	Bass
John Meeks	Drums
Helene Miles	Vocals
Steve Miller	Piano
Berry Oakley	Bass, Vocals
Marty Privette	Bass
Pat Rizzo	Horn
Johnny Sandlin	Bass, Percussion, Drums, Producer
Donnie Sharbono	Percussion, Drums
Maretha Stewart	Vocals
Stray Straton	Vocals
Fred Tackett	Guitar
Tommy Talton	Guitar (Acoustic)
Jerry Thompson	Percussion, Drums
Dan Toler	Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
David Frankie Toler	Percussion, Drums
Chaz Trippy	Percussion
Butch Trucks	Percussion, Drums, Tambourine, Tympani [Timpani]
Bruce Waibel	Bass
David Walshaw	Percussion, Drums
Lenny Waronker	Producer
Willie Weeks	Bass
Lamar Williams	Bass
Reese Wynans	Organ
Allman and Woman	Performer
Johnny Neel	Keyboards
Neil Larson	Keyboards
Ken Tibbets	Bass
David Toler	Percussion, Drums
Michael Workman	Keyboards
Buck Rambo	Vocals
Allman Joys	Performer
Gregg Allman Band	Performer
Dickey Betts & Great Southern	Performer
Rambos	Vocals
Bill Stewart	Drums
Maynard Portwood	Drums

PRODUCTION
Gregg Allman	Producer
The Allman Brothers Band	Producer
Dickey Betts	Producer
Steve Alaimo	Producer
Rodney Mills	Producer
Chips Moman	Producer
Jon Mathias	Producer
Rick Hall	Producer
Tom Dowd	Producer
Timothy Eaton	Producer
Michael Klotz	Design
Kirk West	Associate Producer
William Perkins	Executive Producer
John Swenson	Liner Notes, Essay
Dennis Drake	Engineer, Digital Compilation
Harry Weinger	Editorial Assistant
Russ Titelman	Producer
Dallas Smith	Producer
John Ryan	Producer
Jack Richardson	Producer
Greg Calbi	Mastering
Don Tanner	Producer
David Singer	Photography
Bonnie MacLean	Photography
Alan Facemire	Producer
Dickey Betts Band	Producer
Bill Levenson	Liner Notes, Compilation
Michael Bays	Art Direction

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