Seven Turns
Seven Turns | ||||
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Released | July 3, 1990 | |||
Recorded | April 1990 Criteria Studios, Miami, FL | |||
Genre | Southern rock, blues rock, jam rock | |||
Length | 48:20 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Tom Dowd | |||
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Seven Turns is an 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).
Critical reception[]
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Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
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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."[3]
Track listing[]
- "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[]
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
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Eder, Bruce (2011). "Seven Turns – The Allman Brothers Band". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ Sandow, Greg (2019). "Seven Turns". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Browne, David (August 9, 1990). "Seven Turns". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- 1990 albums
- The Allman Brothers Band albums
- Albums produced by Tom Dowd
- Epic Records albums