Just Before the Bullets Fly

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Just Before the Bullets Fly
Studio album by
Gregg Allman Band
ReleasedJuly 12, 1988
GenreBlues[1]
Length40:11
LabelEpic
ProducerRodney Mills
Gregg Allman chronology
I'm No Angel
(1986) 		Just Before the Bullets Fly
(1988) 		One More Try: An Anthology
(1997)

Just Before the Bullets Fly is a studio album by the Gregg Allman Band, released on Epic Records in 1988.[2][3] The album peaked at number 117 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]

Production

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The album was recorded in Miami.[5] "Slip Away" is a cover of the song made famous by Clarence Carter.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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The Los Angeles Times called the title track "a fine, contemporary blues with an affirmatively chunky rhythm conveying the confidence of a well-tested survivor."[8] The Toronto Star noted that the "grooves are of the solid blues, country and Southern funk variety."[9] The Gazette praised the "road-hardened rhythm 'n' rock."[10]

Track listing

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  1. "Demons" (Gregg Allman, Dan Toler, David Toler) – 3:28
  2. "Before the Bullets Fly" (Warren Haynes, John Jaworowicz, Williams) – 3:41
  3. "Slip Away" (William Armstrong, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell) – 4:31
  4. "Thorn and a Wild Rose" (Tony Colton, Dan Toler, Bruce Waibel) – 4:14
  5. "Ocean Awash the Gunwale" was written after Gregg Allman overdosed. He mentions this in his memoir “My Cross To Bear”. (Pages 152–153) (Gregg Allman, Tony Colton, Dan Toler) – 4:53
  6. "Can't Get Over You" (Billy Burnette, David Malloy) – 3:28
  7. "Island" (Gregg Allman, Tony Colton, Johnny Neel, Dan Toler) - 4:17
  8. "Fear of Falling" (Gregg Allman, Tim Heding, John Townsend) – 3:35
  9. "Night Games" (Gregg Allman, Tony Colton, Dan Toler) – 3:53
  10. "Every Hungry Woman" (Gregg Allman) – 4:33

Personnel

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  • Gregg Allman – Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Lead Vocals
  • Tim Heding – Keyboards, Background Vocals
  • Dan Toler – Guitar, Keyboards
  • Bruce Waibel – Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
  • David Frankie Toler – Drums
  • Chaz Trippy – Percussion

Production

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References

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