Recorded in the same year as the
Brothers and Sisters album, this solo debut release is a beautiful amalgam of
R&B,
folk, and
gospel sounds, with the best singing on any of
Gregg Allman's solo releases. He covers his own
"Midnight Rider" in a more mournful, dirge-like manner, and
Jackson Browne's
"These Days" gets its most touching and tragic-sounding rendition as well. Although
Chuck Leavell and
Jaimoe are here, there's very little that sounds like
the Allman Brothers Band -- prominent guitars, apart from a few licks by
Tommy Talton (
Cowboy, ex-
We the People), are overlooked in favor of
gospel-tinged organ and choruses behind
Allman's soulful singing. ~ Bruce Eder
