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2011 studio album by Gregg Allman
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
Classic Rock

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. It was nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album.

Track listing

  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

  • Gregg Allman – vocals, B3, acoustic guitar
  • Doyle Bramhall II – guitar
  • T Bone Burnettproducer, guitar on 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11
  • Hadley Hawkensmith – guitar on "Floating Bridge"
  • Vincent Esquer – guitar on "Just Another Rider"
  • Mike Comptonmandolin, background vocals on "I Believe I'll go Back Home"
  • Colin LindenDobro on "Devil Got My Woman", "Rolling Stone"
  • Dennis Crouchdouble 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

  • Ivy Skoff – production coordination
  • Gavin Lurssenmastering
  • 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

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 66
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 83
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 23
Scottish Albums (OCC) 50
UK Albums (OCC) 48
US Billboard 200 5
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 52

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  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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