An Anthology Vol. II
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.[1][2]
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| Released | August 9, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 – 1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock, blues, R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 79 minutes | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
| Duane Allman chronology | ||||
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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.[3]
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..."[1]
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."[4]
Spin magazine said, "[An Anthology and An Anthology Vol. II are an] 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."[5]
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.