Dreams is a compilation album by the Allman Brothers Band. Packaged as a box set of four CDs or six LPs, it was released on June 20, 1989.
Dreams is a collection of recordings taken from not only the Allman Brothers Band, but also from throughout the musical careers of the Allmans and the band's other members prior to and following its formation. The set was compiled by Bill Levenson (who had put together the Eric Clapton box set Crossroads the year before) and released to coincide with the band's 1989 reformation.
Track listing Disc One
Disc Two
Disc Three
Disc Four
Notes
Personnel The Allman Brothers Band Duane Allman – Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Vocals Gregg Allman – Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano, Electric Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals Dickey Betts – Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Vocals Berry Oakley – Bass, Vocals Butch Trucks – Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Timpani Jai Johanny Johanson (Jaimoe) – Drums, Congas Chuck Leavell – Piano, Electric Piano, Vocals Lamar Williams – Bass Dan Toler – Guitar, Acoustic Guitar David Goldflies – Bass Mike Lawler – Keyboards, Electric Piano, Producer David "Frankie" Toler – Drums, Percussion
The Allman Joys Duane Allman – Lead Guitar, Vocals Gregg Allman – Organ, Guitar, Vocals Bob Keller – Bass, Harmonica, Vocals Maynard Portwood – Drums
The Hour Glass Duane Allman – Guitar Gregg Allman – Organ, Electric Piano, Piano, Lead Vocals Paul Hornsby – Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals Mabron McKinley – Bass Johnny Sandlin – Drums Jesse Willard Carr – Bass, Vocals Pete Carr – Bass
The 31st of February Duane Allman – Lead Guitar Gregg Allman – Organ, Lead Vocals Butch Trucks – Drums, Percussion Scott Boyer – Acoustic Guitar, Vocals David Brown – Bass
The Second Coming Dickey Betts – Guitar, Lead Vocals Berry Oakley – Bass Dale Betts – Keyboards, Vocals Reese Wynans – Organ John Meeks – Drums
Duane Allman (solo) Duane Allman – Guitar, Lead Vocals Berry Oakley – Bass Paul Hornsby – Piano Johnny Sandlin – Drums
Gregg Allman (solo) Gregg Allman – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Jaimoe – Congas Chuck Leavell – Electric Piano Scott Boyer – Lead Guitar Tommy Talton – Acoustic Guitar Johnny Sandlin – Bass Bill Stewart – Drums Ed Freeman – String and Horn Arrangements, Conductor Helene Miles – Vocals Hilda Harris – Vocals Maeretha Stewart – Vocals Dan Toler – Acoustic Guitar Charles May Ensemble – Choir
Dickey Betts (solo) Dickey Betts – Lead Guitar, Dobro, Lead Vocals Chuck Leavell Tommy Talton – Acoustic Guitar John Hughey – Pedal steel guitar Johnny Sandlin – Bass, Percussion David Walshaw – Drums, Percussion Stray Straton – Vocals Buck Rambo – Vocals Dottie Rambo – Vocals Reba Rambo – Vocals Johnny Cobb – Keyboards, Piano Mike Lawler – Keyboards Jerry McCoy – Bass R.E. Hardaway – Drums
The Gregg Allman Band Gregg Allman – Organ, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals John Leslie Hug – Guitar Ricky Hirsch – Guitar Steve Beckmeier – Guitar Neil Larsen – Keyboards Willie Weeks – Bass Bill Stewart – Drums David Luell – Horn Pat Rizzo – Horn Steve Madaio – Horn Nick DeCaro – Conductor, String Arrangements Dan Toler – Guitar Tim Heding – Keyboards Bruce Waibel – Bass David "Frankie" Toler – Drums Chaz Trippy – Percussion
Dickey Betts & Great Southern Dickey Betts – Guitar, Slide Guitar, Lead Vocals Dan Toler – Guitar Tom Broome – Keyboards Ken Tibbets – Bass Doni Sharbono – Drums, Percussion Jerry Thompson – Drums, Percussion Don Johnson – Vocals Michael Workman – Keyboards David Goldflies – Bass David Toler – Drums, Percussion
Allman and Woman Gregg Allman – Organ, Vocals Cher – Vocals Fred Tackett – Guitar John Leslie Hug – Guitar Ricky Hirsch – Guitar Steve Beckmeier – Guitar Mickey Raphael – Harmonica Neil Larsen – Keyboards Willie Weeks – Bass Bill Stewart – Drums Bobbye Hall – Percussion
The Dickey Betts Band Dickey Betts – Lead Guitar Butch Trucks - Percussion Warren Haynes – Lead Guitar Johnny Neel – Keyboards Marty Privette – Bass Matt Abts – Drums
Guest Musicians Elvin Bishop – Guitar, Vocals Stephen Miller – Piano Thom Doucette – Harmonica Les Dudek – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Bonnie Bramlett – Vocals Jim Essery – Harmonica
Production Adrian Barber – Producer Alan Facemire – Producer Chips Moman – Producer Dallas Smith – Producer Dickey Betts Band – Producer Don Tanner – Producer Jack Richardson – Producer John Ryan – Producer Jon Mathias – Producer Johnny Sandlin – Producer Lenny Waronker – Producer Rick Hall – Producer Rodney Mills – Producer Russ Titelman – Producer Steve Alaimo – Producer Timothy Eaton – Producer Tom Dowd – Producer Bill Levenson – Compilation Producer, Liner Notes William Perkins – Executive Producer Kirk West – Associate Producer Dennis Drake – Digital Compilation, Engineer Greg Calbi – Mastering Bonnie MacLean – Photography David Singer – Photography Harry Weinger – Editorial Assistant John Swenson – Essay, Liner Notes Michael Bays – Art Direction Michael Klotz – Design
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