''Peakin' at the Beacon '' is a live album by the rock group the Allman Brothers Band. It was recorded at the Beacon Theatre in

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in March, 2000, and released later that year. ''Peakin' at the Beacon'' was the first Allman Brothers Band album to include Derek Trucks on

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and Oteil Burbridge on

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, and the last to include founding member Dickey Betts. The instrumental "High Falls" was nominated for

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at the

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, losing to "Dirty Mind" by

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. This version of the ''

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'' track "Please Call Home" was featured on their greatest hits album '' The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years''.

Track listing

All songs written by

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, except where noted. #"Don't Want You No More" ( Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin) – 3:06 #"It's Not My Cross to Bear" – 5:12 #"Ain't Wastin' Time No More" – 5:46 #"Every Hungry Woman" – 5:56 #"Please Call Home" – 4:30 #"Stand Back" (Gregg Allman,

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) – 5:44 #"Black Hearted Woman" – 6:30 #"Leave My Blues at Home" – 5:07 #"

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" ( Dickey Betts) – 4:48 #"High Falls" (Dickey Betts) – 27:27

Personnel

The Allman Brothers Band

–

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* Dickey Betts –

, vocals * Derek Trucks – guitar * Oteil Burbridge –

* Butch Trucks –

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– drums, percussion * Marc Quiñones –

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, percussion, vocals

Production

*The Allman Brothers Band – producer *Bud Snyder – producer, engineer, mixing, live sound *Vladimir Meller – mastering *Bruce Judd – engineer *Mark Withrow – engineer *Joe Zimmerman – art direction

References

{{Authority control 2000 live albums Epic Records live albums The Allman Brothers Band live albums