Hittin' the Note
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| Studio album by The Allman Brothers Band | ||
| Released | March 18, 2003 | |
| Genre | Southern rock | |
| Length | 74:54 | |
| Label | Peach Records | |
| Producer(s) | Michael Barbiero Warren Haynes |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Allman Brothers Band chronology | ||
| Peakin' at the Beacon (live, 2000) |
Hittin' the Note (2003) |
One Way Out (live, 2004) |
Hittin' the Note is a 2003 album by the American rock music group The Allman Brothers Band; it was their first studio album to include lead slide guitar player Derek Trucks and bass player Oteil Burbridge and marked the full-time return of guitar player Warren Haynes to the band. The Album is notable for the songs Firing Line, Who to Believe and Maydelle
The CD was recorded live in the studio in New Jersey in December 2001 with lead vocal and minor overdubs recorded in early 2002. It was the first Allman recording co-produced by bandmember Warren Haynes and Michael Barbiero.
The album also marked the band's exit from Sony/Epic Records and was released jointly by Sanctuary Records and the band's Peach Records. The album was met with critical acclaim but very limited radio airplay. Wall Street Journal, All Music Guide, and Rolling Stone Magazine were three of many prominent publications to give the record positive reviews.
Much of the record was written by the writing team of Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes. The acoustic track "Old Friend" closes the CD. It is significant in that it only includes Haynes and Derek Trucks and is the only Allman Brothers Band track to ever not include an original member.
[edit] Track listing
- "Firing Line" (G. Allman/W. Haynes) – 5:17
- "High Cost of Low Living" (G. Allman/W. Haynes/J. Anders/R. Burgin) – 7:52
- "Desdemona" (G. Allman/W. Haynes) – 9:20
- "Woman Across the River" (B. Crutcher/A. Jones) – 5:51
- "Old Before My Time" (G. Allman/W. Haynes) – 5:23
- "Who to Believe" (W. Haynes/J. Jaworowicz) – 5:38
- "Maydell" (W. Haynes/J. Neel) – 4:35
- "Rockin' Horse" (G. Allman/W. Haynes/A. Woody/J. Pearson) – 7:23
- "Heart of Stone" (M. Jagger/K. Richards) – 5:06
- "Instrumental Illness" (W. Haynes/O. Burbridge) – 12:17
- "Old Friend" (W. Haynes/C. Anderson) – 6:12
[edit] Personnel
- Gregg Allman: Hammond B-3 Organ, Piano, Clavinet & Lead Vocals
- Butch Trucks: Drums
- Jai Johanny Johanson: Drums
- Warren Haynes: Lead, Slide, Acoustic, & Acoustic Slide Guitars (Left Side), Lead & Background Vocals
- Marc Quinones: Congas & Percussion
- Oteil Burbridge: Bass
- Derek Trucks: Lead, Slide, & Acoustic Slide Guitars (Right Side)
