Eat a Peach

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

After their breakthrough with the live album At Fillmore East, the Allman Brothers Band began work on a third studio album in 1971. On 29 October 1971 guitarist and bandleader Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident in Macon. Eat a Peach became his last album. It is a double album of studio recordings from Criteria Studios in Miami, with and without Duane, and live recordings from the Fillmore East, produced by Tom Dowd.

Mountain Jam lasts half an hour and fills two sides of the original double LP. Gregg Allman sings Melissa, his brother's favourite song, and Dickey Betts's Blue Sky became a staple of classic rock radio. The title comes from a remark by Duane Allman about a peach for peace. The album was an immediate success, reached number four on the American chart and went platinum.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Ain't Wastin' Time No More3:42Apple Music ↗
2. 2Les Brers In A Minor9:07Apple Music ↗
3. 3Melissa3:55Apple Music ↗
4. 4Mountain Jam (Theme from "First There Is a Mountain") [Live at the Fillmore East, 1971]33:43Apple Music ↗
5. 5One Way Out (Live at the Fillmore East, 1971)4:59Apple Music ↗
6. 6Trouble No More (Live at the Fillmore East, 1971)3:45Apple Music ↗
7. 7Stand Back3:26Apple Music ↗
8. 8Blue Sky5:12Apple Music ↗
9. 9Little Martha2:08Apple Music ↗

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See also

• The Allman Brothers Band