Album · 1970
Idlewild South
Idlewild South is a 1970 southern rock album by The Allman Brothers Band. It runs 7 tracks across 31 minutes on Capricorn Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 1 rating.
Southern Rock · Blues Rock · Classic Rock
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- 5 critics
- 7
- Tracks
- 31 min
- Runtime
- 100 bpm
- Tempo
- C major
- Key
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1 rating · avg 4.0
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- AllMusic5/5
- Christgaus Record GuideB+
- The Village VoiceB+
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5
- Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
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Tracklist
7 tracks · 31 min
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Idlewild South is the second studio album by American Southern rock band the Allman Brothers Band. Produced by Tom Dowd, the album was released on September 23, 1970, in the United States by Atco Records and Capricorn Records. Following the release of their 1969 debut, the Allman Brothers Band toured the United States extensively to promote the album, which had little commercial success. Their performances, however, did create positive word of mouth exposure that extended to more famous musicians, such as Eric Clapton, who invited group leader Duane Allman to contribute to his 1970 album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.
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As a result of the band's relentless touring schedule, Idlewild South was recorded gradually over a period of five months in various cities, including New York, Miami, and Macon, Georgia, the band's home. Tom Dowd had previously been sought to record the group's debut but had been unavailable. The material presented on Idlewild South was written during this period and tested out on the road at shows. The album's title comes from the band's nickname for a rustic cabin the band rented out and used for rehearsals, as well as parties. Idlewild South contains two of the band's best-known songs, "Midnight Rider" (later a hit for various artists) and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", which became one of the band's famous concert numbers. The album was released in September 1970 but again failed to achieve significant success. Sales began to grow, however, due to over 300 shows the band put on in 1970, setting the stage for their artistic and commercial breakthrough with 1971's live follow-up album, At Fillmore East.
In brief
- Is Idlewild South good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Idlewild South 4.0/5 from 1 rating.
- When was Idlewild South released?
- Idlewild South was released in 1970 on Capricorn Records.
- How many tracks are on Idlewild South?
- Idlewild South has 7 tracks, with a runtime of 31 minutes.
- What genre is Idlewild South?
- Idlewild South is catalogued under Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Classic Rock.
- What BPM is Idlewild South?
- Idlewild South runs at a median tempo of 100 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Idlewild South?
- Listeners of Idlewild South also rate Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones, Down on the Farm by Little Feat, Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin.
Idlewild South at a glance
- Labels
- Atco Records, Capricorn Records
- Produced by
- Tom Dowd
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