Beginnings (The Allman Brothers Band album)

1973 compilation album by The Allman Brothers Band

Beginnings

Compilation album by

The Allman Brothers Band

Released| 1973
Recorded| 1969–1970
Genre| Southern rock
Length| 64:08
Label| Atco
Producer| Adrian Barber (tracks 1–7)
Tom Dowd (tracks 8–12, 14)
Joel Dorn (track 13)
The Allman Brothers Band chronology
| Eat a Peach
(1972)  | Beginnings
(1973)  | Brothers and Sisters
(1973)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [1]
Rolling Stone|  [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [3]

Beginnings is a 1973 reissue of the Allman Brothers Band's first two albums, The Allman Brothers Band and Idlewild South, made to capitalize on the band's popularity since those records had first come out. Beginnings also includes extensive liner notes by writer Jean-Charles Costa that gave many fans their first coherent view of the band's history, as well as useful guidelines for how to tell Duane Allman's guitar parts from Dickey Betts'. The front cover depicts them at one of their many famous performances at the Fillmore East.

For Beginnings, the band's debut album was remixed by Tom Dowd, replacing Adrian Barber's original mix.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gregg Allman, unless otherwise noted.

The Allman Brothers BandNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Don't Want You No More"| Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin| 2:25
2.| "It's Not My Cross to Bear"|  | 4:56
3.| "Black Hearted Woman"|  | 5:18
4.| "Trouble No More"| Muddy Waters| 3:48
5.| "Every Hungry Woman"|  | 4:17
6.| "Dreams"|  | 7:17
7.| "Whipping Post"|  | 5:22

Idlewild SouthNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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8.| "Revival"| Dickey Betts| 4:06
9.| "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'"|  | 3:31
10.| "Midnight Rider"| Gregg Allman, Robert Payne| 2:58
11.| "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"| Dickey Betts| 6:56
12.| "Hoochie Coochie Man"| Willie Dixon| 4:57
13.| "Please Call Home"|  | 4:00
14.| "Leave My Blues at Home"|  | 4:17
Total length:| 64:08

## Personnel

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Personnel on original albums, see:

* The Allman Brothers Band
* Idlewild South

Personnel of this compilation:

* Chuck Pulin – cover and liner photos
* Sue Poyneer – album design
* Jean-Charles Costa – liner notes

## Charts

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Chart (1973)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] | 38
US Billboard 200[5] | 25

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold  | 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Eder, Bruce. Beginnings at AllMusic
2. ^ The Allman Brothers Band Album Guide, Rolling Stone
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4816". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
5. ^ "The Allman Brothers Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
6. ^ "American album certifications – Allman Brothers". Recording Industry Association of America.

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* t
* e

The Allman Brothers Band

* Duane Allman
* Gregg Allman
* Dickey Betts
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson
* Berry Oakley
* Butch Trucks

* Chuck Leavell
* Lamar Williams
* Dan Toler
* Warren Haynes
* Johnny Neel
* Allen Woody
* Marc Quiñones
* Oteil Burbridge
* Derek Trucks
* Jimmy Herring

Studio and
contemporary
live albums|

* The Allman Brothers Band
* Idlewild South
* At Fillmore East
* Eat a Peach
* Brothers and Sisters
* Win, Lose or Draw
* Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas
* Enlightened Rogues
* Reach for the Sky
* Brothers of the Road
* Seven Turns
* Shades of Two Worlds
* An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set
* Where It All Begins
* An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set
* Peakin' at the Beacon
* Hittin' the Note
* One Way Out

Retrospective
live albums|

* Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970
* Fillmore East, February 1970
* American University 12/13/70
* Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970
* S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71
* Macon City Auditorium: 2/11/72
* Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73
* Boston Common, 8/17/71
* Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992
* Live from A&R Studios
* The Fox Box
* Cream of the Crop 2003
* Fillmore West '71
* The Final Note
* Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 7-19-05
* Down in Texas '71
* Syria Mosque
* Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972
* Final Concert 10-28-14

Compilations
and box sets|

* Beginnings
* The Road Goes on Forever
* Dreams
* A Decade of Hits 1969–1979
* Mycology: An Anthology
* 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Allman Brothers Band
* Stand Back: The Anthology
* The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years
* Gold
* Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection

Video albums|

* Brothers of the Road
* Live at Great Woods
* Live at the Beacon Theatre
* 40

Original songs|

* "Ain't Wastin' Time No More"
* "Blue Sky"
* "Crazy Love"
* "Good Clean Fun"
* "Hot 'Lanta"
* "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"
* "Its Not My Cross to Bear"
* "Jessica"
* "Little Martha"
* "Melissa"
* "Midnight Rider"
* "No One to Run With"
* "Pegasus"
* "Ramblin' Man"
* "Revival (Love Is Everywhere)"
* "Seven Turns"
* "Soulshine"
* "Straight from the Heart"
* "Whipping Post"

Cover songs|

* "Done Somebody Wrong"
* "Heart of Stone"
* "Hoochie Coochie Man"
* "Mountain Jam"
* "One Way Out"
* "Statesboro Blues"
* "Stormy Monday"
* "Trouble No More"
* "You Don't Love Me"

Associated bands
and artists|

* The 31st of February
* The Allman Joys
* Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit
* Derek and the Dominos
* The Derek Trucks Band
* Gov't Mule
* Gregg Allman Band
* Hour Glass
* Les Brers
* Sea Level
* Tedeschi Trucks Band
* The Allman Betts Band
* Thom Doucette

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* Museum
* Joseph L. Campbell
* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen

* Category

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* MusicBrainz release group

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