Crazy Love (Allman Brothers song)

"Crazy Love"
"Crazy Love"
Single by The Allman Brothers Band
from the album Enlightened Rogues
B-side	"Just Ain't Easy"
Released	March 1979
Recorded	December 1978?January 1979 ; Criteria Studios , Miami , Florida
Genre	Southern rock ; blues rock ;
Length	3 : 44
Label	Capricorn ;
Songwriter(s)	Dickey Betts ;
Producer(s)	Tom Dowd ;
The Allman Brothers Band singles chronology

" Crazy Love " is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band . It was the lead single from their sixth studio album, Enlightened Rogues (1979), released on Capricorn Records .

The song was their second-biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number 29 in 1979.

Background [ edit ]

"Crazy Love" is "an uptempo rocker built around vigorous slide-guitar solos." It features background vocals from singer Bonnie Bramlett . ^[1]

Reception [ edit ]

Cash Box said it has "winding guitar lines, muscular beat and rough and ready lead and backing vocals." ^[2]

Charts [ edit ]

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 ^[3]	29

Notes [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

^ John Swenson (May 31, 1979). " Enlightened Rogues : Review" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 15, 2015 .
^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF) . Cash Box . March 24, 1979. p. 18 . Retrieved 2022-01-01 .
^ "The Allman Brothers Band Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 14, 2015.

Sources [ edit ]

Paul, Alan (2014). One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band . St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1250040497 .
Allman, Gregg; Light, Alan (2012). My Cross to Bear . William Morrow. ISBN 978-0062112033 .

[rs-1] John Swenson (May 31, 1979). " Enlightened Rogues : Review" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 15, 2015 .

[cb-2] "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF) . Cash Box . March 24, 1979. p. 18 . Retrieved 2022-01-01 .

[Billboardhot100-3] "The Allman Brothers Band Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 14, 2015.

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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
Compilations and box sets	Beginnings The Road Goes on Forever Dreams A Decade of Hits 1969?1979 Mycology: An Anthology 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
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