1990 studio album by The Allman Brothers Band
Seven Turns
is the ninth studio album by the
Allman Brothers Band
, released in 1990. Their first studio album since
Brothers of the Road
in 1981, it was well-received, and peaked at #53. Hit singles were "
Good Clean Fun
" (#1 on the
Mainstream Rock Tracks
); "
Seven Turns
" (#12) and "It Ain't Over Yet" (#26).
The Allman Brothers Band broke up for the second time in 1982. They got back together in 1989.
Seven Turns
was the first album recorded by the re-formed band, with a lineup of
Gregg Allman
(keyboards),
Dickey Betts
(guitar),
Warren Haynes
(guitar),
Allen Woody
(bass),
Johnny Neel
(keyboards),
Jaimoe
(drums), and
Butch Trucks
(drums).
The instrumental track "True Gravity" was nominated for a
Grammy Award
for
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
at the
33rd Annual Grammy Awards
in 1991, but it lost to "D/FW" by Vaughn Brothers.
Critical reception
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On
AllMusic
, Bruce Eder said, "The Allman Brothers Band's comeback album, and their best blues-based outing since
Idlewild South
that restored a lot of their reputation. With Tom Dowd running the session, and the group free to make the music they wanted to, they ended up producing this bold, rock-hard album, made up mostly of songs by Dickey Betts (with contributions by new keyboardman Johnny Neel and lead guitarist Warren Haynes), almost every one of them a winner."
[1]
In
Rolling Stone
,
David Browne
wrote, "None of those moments match anything on
Eat a Peach
or
Brothers and Sisters
, but
Seven Turns
isn't about making history; it's about finding joy in inspired professionalism.... In true Southern fashion, a sense of defeatism lingers over
Seven Turns
. But so does the sense that after all the creased faces and dashed solo careers, the Allmans can still sound like a vibrant, working
band
? a remarkable accomplishment in itself."
[4]
Track listing
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- "
Good Clean Fun
" (
Gregg Allman
,
Dickey Betts
,
Johnny Neel
) ? 5:09
- "Let Me Ride" (Betts) ? 4:36
- "Low Down Dirty Mean" (Betts, Neel) ? 5:30
- "Shine It On" (Betts,
Warren Haynes
) ? 4:51
- "Loaded Dice" (Betts, Haynes) ? 3:29
- "
Seven Turns
" (Betts) ? 5:05
- "Gambler's Roll" (Haynes, Neel) ? 6:44
- "True Gravity" (Betts, Haynes) ? 7:58
- "It Ain't Over Yet" (Doug Crider, Neel) ? 4:54
Personnel
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The Allman Brothers Band
- Gregg Allman
? Hammond B-3 organ; lead vocals on "Good Clean Fun", "Low Down Dirty Mean", "Shine It On", "Gambler's Roll", "It Ain't Over Yet", backup vocals on "Seven Turns"
- Dickey Betts
? electric guitar, acoustic guitar, National resonator guitar; lead vocals on "Let Me Ride", "Seven Turns"
- Jaimoe
? drums, percussion
- Butch Trucks
? drums, timpani
- Warren Haynes
? electric guitar; lead vocals on "Loaded Dice", backup vocals on "Let Me Ride", "Shine It On", "Seven Turns", "It Ain't Over Yet"
- Johnny Neel
? piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer, harmonica; backup vocals on "Shine It On", "Seven Turns", "It Ain't Over Yet"
- Allen Woody
? bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Mark Morris ? percussion
- Duane Betts
? guitar on "True Gravity"
Production
- Produced by
Tom Dowd
- Production coordinator: Bud Snyder
- Engineers: Jay Mark, Bud Snyder, Andy Roshberg
Charts
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References
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- ^
a
b
Eder, Bruce (2011).
"Seven Turns ? The Allman Brothers Band"
.
AllMusic
. Retrieved
August 6,
2011
.
- ^
Larkin, Colin
(2007).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
(4th ed.).
Oxford University Press
.
ISBN
978-0195313734
.
- ^
Sandow, Greg (2019).
"Seven Turns"
.
Entertainment Weekly
. Retrieved
June 28,
2019
.
- ^
a
b
Browne, David (August 9, 1990).
"Seven Turns"
.
Rolling Stone
. Retrieved
August 6,
2011
.
- ^
Prendergast, Mark (September 1990). "The Allman Brothers:
Seven Turns
".
Select
. No. 3. p. 74.
- ^
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 1292"
.
RPM
.
Library and Archives Canada
. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^
"Norwegiancharts.com ? The Allman Brothers Band ? {{{album}}}"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^
"The Allman Brothers Band Chart History (
Billboard
200)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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