The Hour Glass (compilation)

Infobox Album
Name = The Hour Glass
Type = Compilation
Artist = The Hour Glass


Released = 1973
Recorded = June 1967-February 1968
Genre = Soul, Rock and Roll, Blues, Pop
Length = 65:44
Label = United Artists Records
Producer = Dallas Smith
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"The Hour Glass" is the name of a 1973 compilation album issued on United Artists Records featuring the entirety of the two albums released by the group of the same name, which featured the namesakes of The Allman Brothers Band, guitarist Duane and vocalist and keyboardist Gregg Allman.

"The Hour Glass" (October 1967, tracks 1-11) showcased a group far removed from its true being, with producer Dallas Smith adding layers of vocals and instrumentation to the group's basic track. Gregg Allman is far and away the star, though his songwriting capabilities are not on display as ten of the album's tracks are covers. It was a failure on the charts.

"Power of Love" (March 1968, tracks 12-23) showcased a group closer to its true being, with the group tackling both originals by Gregg Allman and songs written by songwriters from the Southern United States. A cover of The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"- the only track not written by southerners- featured Duane Allman on electric sitar. The Hour Glass performed all of the instrumentation. Again produced by Dallas Smith, it too was a failure on the charts.

Missing from the compilation are two tracks recorded by Gregg Allman with session musicians, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and "She Is My Woman". Both were released as single-only sides credited to "Greg Allman and the Hour Glass" in late 1968.

The twenty-three track anthology is currently available as a British import through BGO Records.

Track listing

# Out of the Night (Alex Moore and Bob Welch) - 1:57
# Nothing But Tears (Jimmy Radcliffe and B. J. Scott) - 2:28
# Love Makes the World Go 'Round (Deon Jackson) - 2:42
# Cast off All My Fears (Jackson Browne) - 3:31
# I've Been Trying (Curtis Mayfield) - 2:40
# No Easy Way Down (Gerry Goffin and Carole King) - 3:20
# Heartbeat (Ed Cobb) - 4:52
# So Much Love (Gerry Goffin and Carole King) - 2:57
# Got to Get Away (Gregg Allman) - 2:14
# Silently (Dan Bourgoise and Del Shannon) - 2:48
# Bells (Edgar Allan Poe, arr. Peter Alin) - 2:24
# Power of Love (Spooner Oldham-Dan Penn) - 2:50
# Changing of the Guard (Gregg Allman) - 2:33
# To Things Before (Gregg Allman) - 2:33
# I'm Not Afraid (Gregg Allman) - 2:41
# I Can Stand Alone (Gregg Allman) - 2:13
# Down in Texas (Marlon Greene-Eddie Hinton) - 3:07
# I Still Want Your Love (Gregg Allman) - 2:20
# Home for the Summer (Marlon Greene-Eddie Hinton) - 2:44
# I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You (John Berry-Don Covay) - 3:09
# Going Nowhere (Gregg Allman) - 2:43
# Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) - 2:59
# Now Is The Time (Gregg Allman) - 3:59

Personnel

*Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocal
*Duane Allman – guitars, electric sitar, vocal
*Paul Hornsby – piano, organ, guitar, vocal
*Johnny Sandlin – drums, guitar, gong
*Mabron McKinney – bass (tracks 1-11)
*Pete Carr – bass, guitar, vocal (tracks 12-23)
*Several unknown studio musicians on horns, guitars, backing vocals, drums, bass, banjo, keyboards and percussion (tracks 1-11)