Gregg Allman / Laid Back （US, Capricorn Records, CP 0116) <October 1973>

Gregg Allman / Laid Back （US, Capricorn Records, CP 0116) <October 1973>
(SIDE Ⅰ) CP-0116 40483-1-B
(SIDE Ⅱ) CP-0116 40484-1-A

Laid Back is the debut studio solo album by American singer-songwriter Gregg Allman, released in October 1973 by Capricorn Records. Allman, best known as the vocalist/lyricist/pianist of the Allman Brothers Band, first began considering a solo career after internal disagreements with that group. He developed the album as a small creative outlet wherein he would assume full control, and he co-produced the album alongside Johnny Sandlin. Laid Back was largely recorded in March 1973 at Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia, with additional recording taking place at the Record Plant in New York City.

1971年10月29日にDuanneが亡くなった後もThe Allman Brothers Bandとして活躍していたGreggのファースト・ソロが本作品になります。バンドでの演奏の延長線上にあるのですが、ずっとポップでゴージャスで、時にAOR風。根強い人気のある名盤だと思います。

Midnight Riderがシングルカットされヒットしましたが、このアルバムで最も人気があるのは多分これかなと。。。

"Queen Of Hearts"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyrFpR59_vQ

Once I was glad
Always happy never sad
And every day
Felt like Sunday
And although things were slow
Never seemed to have no dough
Somehow, I never once got lonely
Ya' see the fact is more or less
You're gamblin' with your own happiness
And most all your would-be friends
Turn out so phony

Oh but times they change
And I'm through the rains
And I'm seein' the Queen of Hearts
Don't know where to start
Or how to stop

And after things have come and gone
Left me feelin'
That I've done so wrong
Oh, I've spent so much time
Feelin' guilty
And as I watch you sit across the room
Beautiful as the flowers bloom
Living it just one day
Oh brother you're gonna come back
To find me gone

I love you Queen of Hearts
Tell me not to stop
Just tell me where
To start
Where now baby
Tell me where to start

And after all that we've been through
I find that when I think of you
A warm soft wind runs
Through and through
And in my heart
There's only you
And I will always keep on trying
To gather this strange peace of mind
Without it there'd be
Lonely me and
Oh darlin' lonely you

I love you Queen of Hearts
Don't tell me when to stop
Tell me when to start

I love you queen of Hearts
Tell me not to stop
Just tell me where
To start