Idlewild South is the second album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 of The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...

, released in 1970.

Unlike the band's self-titled debut album

The Allman Brothers Band (album)

The Allman Brothers Band, released in 1969, was the eponymous debut album of Southern rock group, The Allman Brothers Band.The album sold poorly outside of Southern United States, reaching #188 on the Billboard charts...

, Idlewild South enjoyed some popular success as well as critical enthusiasm, mostly due to what Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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magazine called "briefer, tighter, less 'heavy' numbers" which were more radio-friendly. The two most prominent of these were "Midnight Rider

Midnight Rider

"Midnight Rider" is a popular and widely covered song by The Allman Brothers Band, from their album Idlewild South. Written by Gregg Allman and Robert Kim Payne, the song has become a fixture of the band's live performances and an enduring standard...

" and "Revival", the latter of which, in conjunction with the instrumental "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is a jazz-influenced instrumental composed by Dickey Betts that became one of the best-known works ever recorded by The Allman Brothers Band, especially the version on their 1971 live album At Fillmore East.-Overview:...

", foreshadowed the impact of Dickey Betts

Dickey Betts

Forrest Richard "Dickey" Betts is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and also won with the band a best rock performance Grammy Award for his...

' songwriting ability upon the band.

The album title stemmed from the band's nickname for a farmhouse it rented in Georgia

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 during the recording, the busy comings and goings at which reminded them of New York City

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's Idlewild Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport

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.

"Midnight Rider" has been covered by many artists, including Gregg Allman on his solo album Laid Back

Laid Back (Gregg Allman album)

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. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" would go on to become iconic, along with "Whipping Post

Whipping Post (song)

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", as one of the band's signature concert jam

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s.

Side one

1. "Revival" (Dickey Betts) – 4:05
2. "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" (Gregg Allman) – 3:31
3. "Midnight Rider
   Midnight Rider
   "Midnight Rider" is a popular and widely covered song by The Allman Brothers Band, from their album Idlewild South. Written by Gregg Allman and Robert Kim Payne, the song has become a fixture of the band's live performances and an enduring standard...
   
   " (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) – 2:59
4. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
   In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
   "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is a jazz-influenced instrumental composed by Dickey Betts that became one of the best-known works ever recorded by The Allman Brothers Band, especially the version on their 1971 live album At Fillmore East.-Overview:...
   
   " (Dickey Betts) – 6:56

Side two

1. "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon
   Willie Dixon
   William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
   
   ) – 4:57
2. "Please Call Home" (Gregg Allman) – 4:02
3. "Leave My Blues at Home" (Gregg Allman) – 4:17

Personnel

• Gregg Allman
  Gregg Allman
  Gregory Lenoir Allman , known as Gregg Allman, is a rock and blues singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter, and a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia...
  
   - vocals, piano, organ
• Duane Allman
  Duane Allman
  Howard Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician and the primary co-founder of the southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band...
  
   - lead, slide, and acoustic guitar
• Dickey Betts
  Dickey Betts
  Forrest Richard "Dickey" Betts is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and also won with the band a best rock performance Grammy Award for his...
  
   - lead guitar
• Berry Oakley
  Berry Oakley
  Raymond Berry Oakley III , was an American bassist and one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.-Biography:...
  
   - bass guitar, vocals on "Hoochie Coochie Man", and harmony vocals on "Midnight Rider"
• Butch Trucks - drums
• Jai Johnny "Jaimoe" Johanson
  Jai Johanny Johanson
  Jai Johanny Johanson , frequently known by the stage name Jaimoe, is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known as one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.-Early years:...
  
   - drums, congas
• guest Thom "Ace" Doucette - harmonica and tambourine