Allman Brothers Band - Dreams [1989] (4 x CDs)

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Allman Brothers Band - Dreams [1989] (4 x CDs)

 Dreams is a compilation album by the Allman Brothers Band. Packaged as a box set of four CDs or six LPs, it was released on June 20, 1989.

Dreams is a collection of recordings taken from not only the Allman Brothers Band, but also from throughout the musical careers of the Allmans and the band's other members prior to and following its formation. The set was compiled by Bill Levenson (who had put together the Eric Clapton box set Crossroads the year before) and released to coincide with the band's 1989 reformation. (Wikipedia)

Spanning four discs and 55 tracks, Dreams is one of those rare box sets that tells a story while delivering the definitive word on its subject. Its success has a lot to do with its status as Polygram/Bill Levinson's sequel to the acclaimed hit Crossroads, which summarized Eric Clapton's winding career perfectly. They follow the same approach here, gathering pre-Allman Brothers Band recordings from the clan, including cuts by the Allman Joys, selecting the hits from the classic years, and adding stray cuts by solo projects to the mix. It's a smart move and it results in a terrific box that truly offers the definitive word on one of the longest-running dramas in Southern rock. Yes, the Allmans reunited rather successfully after this box, so none of that material is here, but it's not missed -- this is the story of the classic band. (AMG review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Allman Joys - Shapes Of Things 2:48

02 Allman Joys - Spoonful 3:40

03 Allman Joys - Crossroads 3:33

04 Hour Glass - Cast Off All My Fears 3:25

05 Hour Glass - Down In Texas 3:07

06 Hour Glass - Ain't No Good To Cry 3:07

07 Hour Glass - B.B. King Medley 7:07

08 31st Of February - Morning Dew 3:46

09 31st Of February - God Rest His Soul 3:56

10 Second Coming - I Feel Free 3:31

11 Second Coming - She Has Funny Cars 4:48

12 Duane Allman - Goin' Down Slow 8:47

13 Allman Brothers Band - Dreams 4:55

14 Allman Brothers Band - Don't Want You No More 2:25

15 Allman Brothers Band - It's Not My Cross To Bear 4:56

16 Allman Brothers Band - Trouble No More 3:48

17 Allman Brothers Band - Dreams 7:15

CD02

01 Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues 4:06

02 Allman Brothers Band - Hoochie Coochie Man 4:57

03 Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider 2:58

04 Allman Brothers Band - Dimples 5:02

05 Allman Brothers Band - I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town 9:23

06 Allman Brothers Band - Revival 4:04

07 Allman Brothers Band - One More Ride 2:41

08 Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post 22:53

09 Allman Brothers Band - In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 12:59

10 Allman Brothers Band - Drunken Hearted Boy 6:54

CD03

01 Allman Brothers Band - You Don't Love Me/Soul Serenade 19:28

02 Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky 5:10

03 Allman Brothers Band - Little Martha 2:13

04 Allman Brothers Band - Melissa 4:02

05 Allman Brothers Band - Ain't Wastin' Time No More 4:46

06 Allman Brothers Band - Wasted Words 4:21

07 Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man 4:48

08 Allman Brothers Band - Southbound 5:10

09 Allman Brothers Band - Jessica 7:30

10 Greg Allman - Midnight Rider 4:26

11 Allman Brothers Band - One Way Out 7:59

12 Dicky Betts - Long Time Gone 4:30

CD04

01 Allman Brothers Band         - Can't Lose What You Never Had 5:52

02 Greg Allman Band - Come And Go Blues 4:46

03 Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Bougainvillea 7:13

04 Allman & Woman - Can You Fool 3:19

05 Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Good Time Feeling 4:28

06 Allman Brothers Band - Crazy Love 3:44

07 Allman Brothers Band - Can't Take It With You 3:34

08 Allman Brothers Band - Just Ain't Easy 5:01

09 Allman Brothers Band - In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 10:52

10 Allman Brothers Band - Angeline 3:40

11 Allman Brothers Band - Things You Used To Do 3:42

12 Dickey Betts         - Nancy 3:51

13 Greg Allman         - Rain 3:03

14 Greg Allman Band     - I'm No Angel 3:41

15 Greg Allman Band        - Demons 3:28

16 Dickey Betts Band        - Duane's Tune 5:51

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