Ain't Wastin' Time No More
"Ain't Wastin' Time No More" | ||||
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Single by The Allman Brothers Band | ||||
from the album Eat a Peach | ||||
B-side | "Melissa" | |||
Released | April 1972 (1972-04) | |||
Recorded | December 1971 Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida | |||
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Length | 3:40 | |||
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The Allman Brothers Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't Wastin' Time No More" is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. It was the lead single from their third studio album, Eat a Peach (1972), released on Capricorn Records. The song, written by Gregg Allman, largely concerns the death of his brother, Duane Allman, who was killed in a motorcycle crash in 1971.
The song peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.
Background
Following the death of group leader and guitarist Duane Allman, the Allman Brothers Band returned to the studio to complete Eat a Peach, which was midway through production at the time of his death. Much of the song's lyrical content deals with his death; Gregg Allman felt the subject "was the only thing I knew how to do right then."[2] Allman had completed most of the song's music before his brother's death, but felt compelled to record it when bassist Berry Oakley and drummer Jaimoe asked about it. He proceeded to write the song's lyrics—which also concern soldiers returning home from the Vietnam War[3]— on a Steinway piano at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, where it was recorded in December 1971.[2] Guitarist Dickey Betts picked up slide guitar in the aftermath of the tragedy, and took time to make sure his performance on the song would be up to par.[4] Allman later recalled that he remembered Betts practicing the slide part for the song on the airplane down to Miami.[5]
Charts
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 77 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Top 40 Blues Rock Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. March 7, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Paul 2014, p. 167.
- ^ Allman & Light 2012, p. 204.
- ^ Paul 2014, p. 169.
- ^ Allman & Light 2012, p. 209.
- ^ "The Allman Brothers Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
Sources
- Paul, Alan (2014). One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1250040497.
- Allman, Gregg; Light, Alan (2012). My Cross to Bear. William Morrow. ISBN 978-0062112033.
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contemporary
live albums
- The Allman Brothers Band
- Idlewild South
- At Fillmore East
- Eat a Peach
- Brothers and Sisters
- Win, Lose or Draw
- Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas
- Enlightened Rogues
- Reach for the Sky
- Brothers of the Road
- Seven Turns
- Shades of Two Worlds
- An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set
- Where It All Begins
- An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set
- Peakin' at the Beacon
- Hittin' the Note
- One Way Out
live albums
- Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970
- Fillmore East, February 1970
- American University 12/13/70
- Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970
- S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71
- Macon City Auditorium: 2/11/72
- Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73
- Boston Common, 8/17/71
- Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992
- Live from A&R Studios
- The Fox Box
- Cream of the Crop 2003
- Fillmore West '71
- The Final Note
- Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 7-19-05
- Down in Texas '71
- Syria Mosque
- Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972
and box sets
- Beginnings
- The Road Goes on Forever
- Dreams
- A Decade of Hits 1969–1979
- Mycology: An Anthology
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Allman Brothers Band
- Stand Back: The Anthology
- The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years
- Gold
- Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection
- Brothers of the Road
- Live at Great Woods
- Live at the Beacon Theatre
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- "Ain't Wastin' Time No More"
- "Blue Sky"
- "Crazy Love"
- "Good Clean Fun"
- "Hot 'Lanta"
- "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"
- "Its Not My Cross to Bear"
- "Jessica"
- "Little Martha"
- "Melissa"
- "Midnight Rider"
- "No One to Run With"
- "Pegasus"
- "Ramblin' Man"
- "Revival (Love Is Everywhere)"
- "Seven Turns"
- "Soulshine"
- "Straight from the Heart"
- "Whipping Post"
- "Done Somebody Wrong"
- "Heart of Stone"
- "Hoochie Coochie Man"
- "Mountain Jam"
- "One Way Out"
- "Statesboro Blues"
- "Stormy Monday"
- "Trouble No More"
- "You Don't Love Me"
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