A Decade of Hits 1969–1979

A Decade of Hits 1969-1979
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 1991
Recorded1969–1979
GenreSouthern rock
Length75:46
LabelPolydor
ProducerTom Dowd, Adrian Barber
The Allman Brothers Band chronology
Shades of Two Worlds
(1991)
A Decade of Hits 1969-1979
(1991)
Live at Great Woods
(1992)

A Decade of Hits 1969–1979 is a compilation album of the Allman Brothers Band, released in 1991. The album features songs released on The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South, At Fillmore East, Eat a Peach, Brothers and Sisters, and Enlightened Rogues. It is the band's best-selling album in the U.S., being certified double platinum by the RIAA in 1997.[1][2]

Critical reception

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On AllMusic, Bret Adams said, "It would be easy to argue that individual albums like Idlewild South, At Fillmore East, Eat a Peach, or Brothers and Sisters are more cohesive artistic statements, but no self-respecting rock & roll fan should be without a copy of A Decade of Hits 1969-1979, which includes the cream of those albums."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Statesboro Blues" (Live) (Blind Willie McTell) – 4:20
  2. "Ramblin' Man" (Dickey Betts) – 4:49
  3. "Midnight Rider" (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) – 2:59
  4. "Southbound" (Dickey Betts) – 5:10
  5. "Melissa" (Gregg Allman, Steve Alaimo) – 3:56
  6. "Jessica" (Dickey Betts) – 7:30
  7. "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" (Gregg Allman)  – 3:40
  8. "Little Martha" (Duane Allman) – 2:10
  9. "Crazy Love" (Dickey Betts) – 3:44
  10. "Revival" (Dickey Betts) – 4:03
  11. "Wasted Words" (Gregg Allman) – 4:20
  12. "Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts) – 5:10
  13. "One Way Out" (Live) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 4:58
  14. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (Dickey Betts) – 6:57
  15. "Dreams" (Gregg Allman) – 7:19
  16. "Whipping Post" (Gregg Allman) – 5:17

Notes

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  1. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Program Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Adams, Bret. "The Allman Brothers Band – A Decade of Hits 1969-1979". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2024.