An Anthology Vol. II

An Anthology Vol. II is an album by Duane Allman. It is a compilation of songs on which Allman plays guitar. On some tracks he plays as a session musician on recordings by other artists, including Aretha Franklin, Otis Rush, Ronnie Hawkins, Wilson Pickett, and Boz Scaggs. Other tracks feature Allman as a member of various bands, most famously the Allman Brothers Band. He sings lead vocals on three songs – "Happily Married Man", "No Money Down", and "Dimples". Six of the 21 tracks were previously unreleased.^[1][2]

An Anthology Vol. II
Compilation album by Duane Allman
Released	August 9, 1974
Recorded	1968 – 1971
Genre	Rock, blues, R&B, soul
Length	79 minutes
Label	Capricorn
Duane Allman chronology
An Anthology (1972) An Anthology Vol. II (1974)

An Anthology Vol. II was released in 1974 as a two-disc LP. It was a follow-up to the similarly conceived An Anthology. It reached number 49 on the Billboard albums chart.^[3]

Critical reception

AllMusic said, "The session work with other players here isn't quite as good as the material on the first anthology, but An Anthology, Vol. 2 does feature a live cut by Delaney & Bonnie, plus a pair of what were then previously unissued Allman Brothers Band live tracks... Anyone who owns the first double-CD set will almost certainly have to own this one as well..."^[1]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote, "Both volumes of Anthology collect sterling examples of Allman's session work, and are highly recommended to guitar students and Southern soul buffs alike."^[4]

Spin magazine said, "[An Anthology and An Anthology Vol. II are an] indispensable summary of Allman's career as a hotshot sideman.... Choice R&B material like Wilson Pickett's version of "Born to Be Wild" and Johnny Jenkins' "Walk on Gilded Splinters"... makes it clear where Southern rock got its soul."^[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performing artist	Original release	Length
1	"Happily Married Man"	Duane Allman	Duane Allman	previously unreleased	2:40
2	"It Ain't Fair"	Ronnie Miller	Aretha Franklin	This Girl's in Love with You	3:20
3	"The Weight"	Robbie Robertson	King Curtis	Instant Groove	2:48
4	"You Reap What You Sow"	Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites	Otis Rush	Mourning in the Morning	4:54
5	"Matchbox"	Carl Perkins	Ronnie Hawkins	Ronnie Hawkins	3:06
6	"Born to Be Wild"	Mars Bonfire	Wilson Pickett	Hey Jude	2:44
Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performing artist	Original release	Length
1	"No Money Down"	Chuck Berry	Duane Allman	previously unreleased	3:25
2	"Been Gone Too Long"	Gregg Allman	Hour Glass	previously unreleased	3:10
3	"Stuff You Gotta Watch"	Dan Grier, George Jackson, Tom Dowd	Arthur Conley	More Sweet Soul	2:12
4	"Dirty Old Man"	Mac Davis, Delaney Bramlett	Lulu	New Routes	2:18
5	"Push Push"	Herbie Mann	Herbie Mann	Push Push	9:55
Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performing artist	Original release	Length
1	"Walk on Guilded Splinters"	Dr. John Creaux	Johnny Jenkins	Ton-Ton Macoute!	5:23
2	"Waiting for a Train"	Jimmie Rodgers	Boz Scaggs	Boz Scaggs	2:40
3	"Don't Tell Me Your Troubles"	Don Gibson	Ronnie Hawkins	The Hawk	2:14
4	"Goin' Upstairs"	John Lee Hooker	Sam Samudio	Sam, Hard and Heavy	5:06
5	"Come On in My Kitchen"	Robert Johnson	Delaney & Bonnie	previously unreleased	3:36
Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performing artist	Original release	Length
1	"Dimples"	James Bracken, John Lee Hooker	The Allman Brothers Band	previously unreleased	5:05
2	"Going Up the Country"	Alan Wilson	The Duck and the Bear (Johnny Sandlin and Eddie Hinton)	single c/w "Hand Jive"	2:35
3	"Done Somebody Wrong"	David C. Thomas, Clarence Lewis, Elmore James, Morgan Robinson	The Allman Brothers Band	At Fillmore East	4:05
4	"Leave My Blues at Home"	Gregg Allman	The Allman Brothers Band	Idlewild South	4:15
5	"Midnight Rider"	Gregg Allman	The Allman Brothers Band	previously unreleased	2:56

Personnel

Production

• Tony Yoken – compilation
• Glen Ashmore – coordination
• Richard Mantel – design
• Jeff Albertson, Chuck Pulin – photography