Playin' Up a Storm

Playin' Up a Storm
Studio album by The Gregg Allman Band
Released	May 1977[1]
Genre	Southern rock
Length	35:22
Label	Capricorn
Producer	Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker
The Gregg Allman Band chronology
Gregg Allman Tour (1974) Playin' Up a Storm (1977) Allman and Woman: Two the Hard Way (1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Playin' Up a Storm is the third studio album by the Gregg Allman Band and was released on the Capricorn Records label. It peaked at number 42 on the U.S. Pop Albums charts in 1977.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Come and Go Blues" (Gregg Allman) – 4:48
2. "Let This Be a Lesson to Ya'" (Gregg Allman, Malcolm Rebennack) – 3:42
3. "Brightest Smile in Town" (Ray Charles, Barry De Vorzon, Bob Sherman) – 3:06
4. "Bring It on Back" (Gregg Allman) – 4:49

Side Two

1. "Cryin' Shame" (Beckmeier, Steve Berlin) – 3:44
2. "Sweet Feelin'" (Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Rick Hall, Candi Staton) – 3:37
3. "It Ain't No Use" (Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye) – 3:54
4. "Matthew's Arrival" (Neil Larsen) – 3:50
5. "One More Try" (Gregg Allman) – 3:53

Personnel

The Gregg Allman Band

• Gregg Allman – vocals, organ, piano, acoustic guitar
• Willie Weeks – bass, Fender Rhodes
• Steve Beckmeier – guitar
• Ricky Hirsch – guitar, slide guitar
• John Leslie Hug – guitar
• Neil Larsen – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, Fender Rhodes, horn arrangements
• Bill Stewart – drums

Others

• Fred Beckmeier – bass
• Red Callender– bass
• Dr. John – keyboards
• Victor Feldman – percussion
• Venetta Fields – background vocals
• Clydie King – background vocals
• Milt Holland – percussion
• David Luell – horn, saxophone
• Steve Madaio – horn
• Pat Rizzo – horn
• Sherlie Matthews – background vocals
• Bill Payne – synthesizer, keyboards

References

1. "The Gregg Allman Band". Super Seventies. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Playin' Up a Storm - Gregg Allman Band | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
3. Flippo, Chet (2011). "Gregg Allman: Playin' Up A Storm : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2011.