"No One to Run With" is a song written by Dickey Betts and John Prestia and performed by The Allman Brothers Band. It was originally written around 1982,[1] and then recorded as a demo by the group Betts, Hall, Leavell and Trucks around 1983.[2] That group was unable to find a recording contract,[2] and it would be over a decade before the song was rediscovered and recorded by the Allman Brothers.[1]
| "No One to Run With" | ||||
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| Single by The Allman Brothers Band | ||||
| from the album Where It All Begins | ||||
| Released | May 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country rock, Southern rock | |||
| Length | 6:00 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dickey Betts, John Prestia | |||
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The song reached No. 7 on the U.S. mainstream rock chart in 1994.[3] The song appeared on their 1994 album, Where It All Begins,[4] and on the soundtrack to the 1994 film The Cowboy Way. The song features the Bo Diddley beat.[5] The song was featured in an episode of the TV show King of the Hill.
References
edit- ^ a b Reason, Betsy (July 14, 1994). "The Allman Brothers live!". The Noblesville Ledger. p. A5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Leavell, Chuck; Craig, J. Marshall (2004). Between Rock And A Home Place. Dry Branch, Georgia: Evergreen Arts. pp. 261–262. ISBN 0-86554-975-3.
- ^ The Allman Brothers Band, "No One to Run With" chart positions, Musicvf.com, Retrieved May 8, 2013
- ^ The Allman Brothers Band, Where It All Begins, Discogs.com, Retrieved May 8, 2013
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Allman Brothers Band: 'Where It All Begins' – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
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