Where It All Begins is the eleventh studio album by the Allman Brothers Band. "No One to Run With" obtained the most album-oriented rock airplay, while "Soulshine", written by Warren Haynes, gained success as a concert and fan favorite. Gregg Allman also started to confront his substance abuse problems in the past on songs such as "All Night Train". The album sold considerably better than its predecessor, Shades of Two Worlds. In 1998, the album went Gold. Nevertheless, critical reception was weaker. This was also the last studio album the group recorded with original guitarist Dickey Betts.

Where It All Begins
Studio album by The Allman Brothers Band
Released	May 3, 1994
Recorded	January 1994
Studio	BR Ranch Studios, Jupiter, Florida, US
Genre	Southern rock, blues rock, country rock
Length	55:59
Label	Sony Music / Epic Records
Producer	Tom Dowd
The Allman Brothers Band chronology
An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set (1992) Where It All Begins (1994) An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Music Box	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Producer Tom Dowd, in an effort to relieve Gregg Allman's dislike of recording in the studio, arranged for the band's full concert stage setup to be assembled in a Florida film soundstage owned by actor Burt Reynolds. This allowed the band to record all the songs for the album live as a unit instead of recording their parts individually.

Where It All Begins features the 1992 to 1997 lineup of the Allman Brothers Band – Gregg Allman on keyboards and vocals, Dickey Betts on guitar and vocals, Warren Haynes on guitar and vocals, Allen Woody on bass, Butch Trucks on drums, Jaimoe on drums, and Marc Quiñones on congas and percussion.

Track listing

1. "All Night Train" (Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Chuck Leavell) – 4:04
2. "Sailin' 'Cross the Devil's Sea" (Allman, Haynes, Allen Woody, Jack Pearson) – 4:57
3. "Back Where It All Begins" (Dickey Betts) – 9:12
4. "Soulshine" (Warren Haynes) – 6:44
5. "No One to Run With" (Dickey Betts, John Prestia) – 5:59
6. "Change My Way of Living" (Dickey Betts) – 6:15
7. "Mean Woman Blues" (Dickey Betts) – 5:01
8. "Everybody's Got a Mountain to Climb" (Dickey Betts) – 4:01
9. "What's Done Is Done" (Gregg Allman, Allen Woody) – 4:09
10. "Temptation Is a Gun" (Gregg Allman, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon) – 5:37

Personnel

The Allman Brothers Band

• Gregg Allman – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, lead vocals
• Dickey Betts – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Jaimoe – drums, percussion, background vocals
• Butch Trucks – drums, percussion, background vocals
• Warren Haynes – lead, rhythm, and slide guitar, lead and background vocals
• Allen Woody – bass, fretless bass, six-string bass, background vocals
• Marc Quiñones – congas, percussion

Production

• Produced by Tom Dowd
• Recording, mixing: Jay Mark
• Mastering: Vlado Meller
• Recording engineers: David Hewitt, Phil Gitomer, Sean McClintock
• Digital editing engineer: Andrew Roshberg

References