"Revival", sometimes listed as "Revival (Love Is Everywhere)", is a song by the American rock band

the Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guita ...

. It was the lead single from their second studio album, ''

Idlewild South ''Idlewild South'' is the second studio album by American southern rock band the Allman Brothers Band. Produced by Tom Dowd, the album was released on September 23, 1970 in the United States by Atco Records and Capricorn Records. Following the ...

'' (1970), released on

Capricorn Records Capricorn Records was an independent record label founded by Phil Walden and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia. Capricorn Records is often credited by music historians as creating the southern rock genre. History Label and studio foun ...

. The song was written by guitarist

Dickey Betts Forrest Richard Betts (born December 12, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. Early in his career, he collaborated with Duane Allman, introducing melodic tw ...

, his first songwriting credit for the group. It was the first Allman Brothers song to chart, peaking at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1971. The song was covered by John Mayall on his 1979's album ''Bottom Line''.

Background

His first songwriting contribution to the band, guitarist Dickey Betts initially wrote "Revival" as an

instrumental An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to inst ...

. He began singing along, and lyrics came as an afterthought, which was not typical. Betts tended to naturally write instrumental songs first; he later commented, "You have to have an altogether different approach; an instrumental has to be real catchy and when you succeed it’s very satisfying because you have transcended words and communicated with emotion."

Duane Allman Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American rock guitarist, session musician, and the founder and original leader of the Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame i ...

plays the acoustic guitar heard on "Revival", as he was better at obtaining a nice acoustic sound due to his studio experience.

Chart performance

"Revival" was the first Allman Brothers song to chart, when it debuted and peaked at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the week of January 9, 1971. It stayed at that position for a second week before falling to number 100. It dropped off the listing after that, spending only three weeks in total on the chart. The duration of the song on the album is 4:05, but on the 45 rpm the first 86 seconds were cut off, taking the song to 2:39.

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* {{Allman Brothers Band 1970 songs 1970 singles The Allman Brothers Band songs Songs written by Dickey Betts Song recordings produced by Tom Dowd Capricorn Records singles