''Seven Turns'' is the ninth studio album by the

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, released in 1990. Their first studio album since ''

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'' in 1981, it was well-received, and peaked at #53. Hit singles were " Good Clean Fun" (#1 on the

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); " Seven Turns" (#12) and "It Ain't Over Yet" (#26). The Allman Brothers Band broke up for the second time in 1982. They got back together in 1989. ''Seven Turns'' was the first album recorded by the re-formed band, with a lineup of

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(keyboards),

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(guitar),

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(guitar),

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(bass),

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(keyboards),

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(drums), and

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(drums). The instrumental track "True Gravity" was nominated for a

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for

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at the

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in 1991, but it lost to "D/FW" by Vaughn Brothers.

Critical reception

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Bruce Eder said, "The Allman Brothers Band's comeback album, and their best blues-based outing since ''Idlewild South'' that restored a lot of their reputation. With Tom Dowd running the session, and the group free to make the music they wanted to, they ended up producing this bold, rock-hard album, made up mostly of songs by Dickey Betts (with contributions by new keyboardman Johnny Neel and lead guitarist Warren Haynes), almost every one of them a winner." In ''

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'' David Browne wrote, "None of those moments match anything on ''Eat a Peach'' or ''Brothers and Sisters'', but ''Seven Turns'' isn't about making history; it's about finding joy in inspired professionalism.... In true Southern fashion, a sense of defeatism lingers over ''Seven Turns''. But so does the sense that after all the creased faces and dashed solo careers, the Allmans can still sound like a vibrant, working ''band'' – a remarkable accomplishment in itself."

Track listing

#" Good Clean Fun" (

) – 5:09 #"Let Me Ride" (Betts) – 4:36 #"Low Down Dirty Mean" (Betts, Neel) – 5:30 #"Shine It On" (Betts,

) – 4:51 #"Loaded Dice" (Betts, Haynes) – 3:29 #" Seven Turns" (Betts) – 5:05 #"Gambler's Roll" (Haynes, Neel) – 6:44 #"True Gravity" (Betts, Haynes) – 7:58 #"It Ain't Over Yet" (Doug Crider, Neel) – 4:54

Personnel

The Allman Brothers Band *

– Hammond B-3 organ; lead vocals on "Good Clean Fun", "Low Down Dirty Mean", "Shine It On", "Gambler's Roll", "It Ain't Over Yet", backup vocals on "Seven Turns" *

– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, National resonator guitar; lead vocals on "Let Me Ride", "Seven Turns" *

– drums, percussion *

– drums, timpani *

– electric guitar; lead vocals on "Loaded Dice", backup vocals on "Let Me Ride", "Shine It On", "Seven Turns", "It Ain't Over Yet" *

– piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer, harmonica; backup vocals on "Shine It On", "Seven Turns", "It Ain't Over Yet" *

– bass guitar Additional musicians *Mark Morris – percussion *

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– guitar on "True Gravity" Production *Produced by

Tom Dowd Thomas John Dowd (October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multitrack recording method. Dowd worked on a veritable "who's who" of recordings ...

*Production coordinator: Bud Snyder *Engineers: Jay Mark, Bud Snyder, Andy Roshberg

References

{{Authority control 1990 albums The Allman Brothers Band albums Albums produced by Tom Dowd Epic Records albums