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Gregg Allman BandI'm No Angel Release Date: 1986 Running Time: 40:40 Label: CBS Rating: ![]() |
Nearly ten years separate Gregg Allman's third and fourth solo albums (not counting Allman & Woman), which is quite a long stretch by anyone's standards. Of course, there were a number of reasons why Allman didn't release an album between 1977's Playin' Up a Storm and 1986's I'm No Angel -- various substance addictions, bad marriage, disappearing bands. By 1986, he had pulled it all together and crafted I'm No Angel, an album designed to be a comeback. After all, the title track alone was a statement of purpose, a declaration of his bad-boy ways. Since this album was released in the midst of the Reagan era, it's not only a little musically tame -- slick surfaces and keyboards dominate -- but the attitude is a little lax, too. On the title track, a song that justifiably became one of his signature tunes, the lyrics say "darn" instead of "damn," which is a little tame for someone like Allman. Still, what matters is the tune, and it's a corker -- so much so that it overshadows many of the other cuts on the record. However, I'm No Angel is, by and large, a solid and thoroughly enjoyable set of songs. The main problem is the production, which is a bit too much of its time. However, that's an easy flaw to overlook, especially for hardcore fans, because Allman rarely delivered a solo album as solid as this. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | I'm No Angel | Colton, Palmer | 3:42 |
| 2 | Anything Goes | Allman | 4:12 |
| 3 | Evidence of Love | Diamond, Farron | 4:34 |
| 4 | Yours for the Asking | Toler, Allman, Toler | 3:16 |
| 5 | Things That Might Have Been | Allman, Toler | 4:26 |
| 6 | Can't Keep Running | Bolton, Briley | 4:02 |
| 7 | Faces Without Names | Allman, Toler | 3:36 |
| 8 | Lead Me On | Allman, Toler | 4:44 |
| 9 | Don't Want You No More | Hardin, Davis | 2:31 |
| 10 | It's Not My Cross to Bear | Allman | 5:37 |
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