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• • ' Midnight Rider' is a song by the American rock band. It was the second from their second studio album, (1970), released on. The song was primarily written by vocalist, who first began composing it at a rented cabin outside,. He enlisted the help of roadie Robert Kim Payne to complete the song's lyrics. He and Payne to complete a demo of the song.
While the original Allman Brothers release of the song did not chart, 'Midnight Rider' was much more successful in cover versions. Gregg Allman's solo version of the song, released in 1973, was its biggest chart success; it was a top 20 hit in the U.S. A cover by singer, Paul Davidson, represented its biggest peak in the United Kingdom, where it hit number ten. Country artist also recorded a version of the song that peaked at number six on U.S. Country charts. Contents • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] 'Midnight Rider' originated during the group's time spent at Idlewild South, a $165-a-month farmhouse they rented on a lake outside,. Allman felt free to smoke with no police around, which contributed to his writing at the cabin.
Its genesis was quick: the song came to him out of nowhere, and he completed a in just over an hour of writing. He found himself stuck on the song's third verse, which he regarded as an especially important component of the song: 'it's kind of the epilogue to the whole thing,' he later wrote. In the middle of the night, he went to Kim Payne, who was keeping watch over the band's warehouse, where they kept their equipment.
Payne helped him write the first two lines of the third verse: 'We were getting high and, honestly, he was starting to irritate me—because he was singing this song over and over and I got sick of hearing the band play the same shit over and over again until they got it right,' he later recalled. 'So I just threw out the line, 'I've gone past the point of caring / some old bed I’ll soon be sharing.'
' Thankful for Payne's help, he told him he would give him a percentage of its royalties should it become a success. Payne was not originally listed as a songwriter on the song, so he later had Allman contact Phil Walden to produce a contract that allowed him five percent of its future royalties.
Recording and production [ ] Allman wanted to record it immediately, but had no keys to, which was adjacent to the warehouse. Chemdraw Torrent Crack Code. They phoned both producer Johnny Sandlin and Paul Hornsby who 'told us to go to hell, come back in the morning,' according to Payne. Intent on recording the song, Allman and Payne broke into the building, with Payne smashing a window on a door to allow him to unlock it. After managing to turn on the recording console and microphones, Allman recorded a demo by himself on acoustic guitar. Unable to find the band members, he enlisted friend Twiggs Lyndon to perform bass guitar on a rough demo, though Lyndon did not know how to play the instrument. Allman instructed him to play the bassline he had envisioned and Lyndon practiced it multiple times to prepare. He later found Allman Brothers drummer and had him perform on the demo.
In the final studio recording, plays acoustic guitar, as he had enough studio experience to produce a nice acoustic sound. Allman called it 'the song I’m most proud of in my career.' Composition [ ] 'Midnight Rider' uses traditional folk and blues themes of desperation, determination, and a man on the run: I've got one more silver dollar, But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no. Not gonna let 'em catch The midnight rider. The verses arrangement features 's carrying the song's changes, underpinned by a -led rhythm section and soft, swirling. ' phrases ornament the choruses and the instrumental break, while Gregg Allman's powerful, soulful singing, featuring -producing, has led to the song becoming known by some as Allman's signature piece. Music writer Jean-Charles Costa stated in 1973 that, 'Midnight Rider' has been recorded by other bands and it's easy to see why.
The verse construction, the desperate lyrics, and the taut arrangement make it standout material,' while musician and writer said that the recording successfully blended elements of,,, and. 'Midnight Rider' has been a concert staple for the band in decades since; it is usually played fairly closely to the original template, and was not used as the basis for long jams until the Allman Brothers' annual New York City run in 2010. Charted versions [ ] The original version of 'Midnight Rider' by The Allman Brothers Band never charted, but the song later became a hit for four other artists: In November 1972, British rock singer, who specialized in treating recently written songs by others, released a version on his album, the single from which reached #27 on the; it was billed as Joe Cocker with The Chris Stainton Band. In fall 1973, Gregg Allman released a re-imagined version of the song on his first solo album,, that featured the addition of horns and a solo rather than harmony vocal line. It reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974. In early 1976, a version by the singer, Paul Davidson, on the Tropical Records label, reached #10 in the.