Low Country Blues

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Low Country Blues
Studio album by
Gregg Allman
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2011
StudioVillage Recorder, Los Angeles, California
GenreBlues rock
Length52:32
LabelRounder
ProducerT Bone Burnett
Gregg Allman chronology
Searching for Simplicity
(1997) 		Low Country Blues
(2011) 		Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GA
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]

Low Country Blues is the seventh studio album by Gregg Allman, and the last studio album to be released during his lifetime. It was produced by T Bone Burnett, and was released through Rounder Records on January 18, 2011. The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Blues Albums charts, making it Allman's highest-charting album.[1] It was nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album.[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Floating Bridge" (John Adam Estes) – 4:45
  2. "Little by Little" (Melvin London) – 2:45
  3. "Devil Got My Woman" (Nehemiah "Skip" James) – 4:52
  4. "I Can't Be Satisfied" (Muddy Waters) – 3:31
  5. "Blind Man" (Don D. Robey, Joseph Wade Scott) – 3:46
  6. "Just Another Rider" (Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes) – 5:39
  7. "Please Accept My Love" (B.B. King, Sam Ling) – 3:07
  8. "I Believe I'll Go Back Home" (Traditional, arranged by Gregg Allman and T Bone Burnett) – 3:49
  9. "Tears, Tears, Tears" (Amos Milburn) – 4:54
  10. "My Love Is Your Love" (Samuel Maghett) – 4:14
  11. "Checking on My Baby" (Otis Rush) – 4:06
  12. "Rolling Stone" (Traditional, arranged by Gregg Allman, T Bone Burnett and Mac Rebennack) – 7:04

Personnel[edit]

  • Gregg Allman – vocals, B3, acoustic guitar
  • Doyle Bramhall II – guitar
  • T Bone Burnett – producer, guitar on 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11
  • Hadley Hawkensmith – guitar on "Floating Bridge"
  • Vincent Esquer – guitar on "Just Another Rider"
  • Mike Compton – mandolin, background vocals on "I Believe I'll go Back Home"
  • Colin Linden – Dobro on "Devil Got My Woman", "Rolling Stone"
  • Dennis Crouch – double bass
  • Dr. John – piano
  • Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
  • Lester Lovitt – trumpet on "Blind Man"
  • Daniel Fornero – trumpet on "Blind Man"
  • Joseph Sublett – tenor saxophone on 5, 6, 7, 9, 11
  • Thomas Peterson – baritone saxophone on 5, 6, 7, 9, 11
  • Jim Thompson – tenor saxophone on 5, 6, 7, 9, 11
  • Darrell Leonard – horn arrangements on 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, bass trumpet on 6, 7, 9, 11 trumpet on 7, 9, 11
  • Judith Hill – background vocals on "My Love Is Your Love"
  • Alfie Silas-Durio – background vocals on "My Love Is Your Love"
  • Tata Vega – background vocals on "My Love Is Your Love"
  • Jean Witherspoon – background vocals on "My Love Is Your Love"
  • Bill Maxwell – background vocals arrangements on "My Love Is Your Love"

Additional personnel[edit]

  • Ivy Skoff – production coordination
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Mike Piersante – engineer, mixing
  • Vanessa Parr – 2nd engineer
  • Zachary Dawes – 2nd engineer
  • Kyle Ford – 2nd engineer
  • Jason Wormer – editing
  • Emile Kelman – editing
  • Paul Ackling – guitar technician
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Larissa Collins – art direction, design

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Horowitz, Hal. "Gregg Allman - Low Country Blues review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Hughes, Rob (February 2011). "Greg Allman - Low Country Blues". Classic Rock. Vol. 154. London, UK: Future plc. p. 86.
  3. ^ Grammy Award Results for Gregg Allman https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/gregg-allman
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gregg Allman – Low Country Blues" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Gregg Allman Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gregg Allman – Low Country Blues" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gregg Allman – Low Country Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Gregg Allman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Gregg Allman Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "Gregg Allman Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "Blues Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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