Seven Turns

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Select	[5]

On AllMusic, Bruce Eder said, "The Allman Brothers Band's comeback album, and their best blues-based outing since Idlewild South that restored a lot of their reputation. With Tom Dowd running the session, and the group free to make the music they wanted to, they ended up producing this bold, rock-hard album, made up mostly of songs by Dickey Betts (with contributions by new keyboardman Johnny Neel and lead guitarist Warren Haynes), almost every one of them a winner."[1]

In Rolling Stone, David Browne wrote, "None of those moments match anything on Eat a Peach or Brothers and Sisters, but Seven Turns isn't about making history; it's about finding joy in inspired professionalism.... In true Southern fashion, a sense of defeatism lingers over Seven Turns. But so does the sense that after all the creased faces and dashed solo careers, the Allmans can still sound like a vibrant, working band – a remarkable accomplishment in itself."[4]

1. "Good Clean Fun" (Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel) – 5:09
2. "Let Me Ride" (Betts) – 4:36
3. "Low Down Dirty Mean" (Betts, Neel) – 5:30
4. "Shine It On" (Betts, Warren Haynes) – 4:51
5. "Loaded Dice" (Betts, Haynes) – 3:29
6. "Seven Turns" (Betts) – 5:05
7. "Gambler's Roll" (Haynes, Neel) – 6:44
8. "True Gravity" (Betts, Haynes) – 7:58
9. "It Ain't Over Yet" (Doug Crider, Neel) – 4:54

The Allman Brothers Band

• Gregg Allman – Hammond B-3 organ; lead vocals on "Good Clean Fun", "Low Down Dirty Mean", "Shine It On", "Gambler's Roll", "It Ain't Over Yet", backup vocals on "Seven Turns"
• Dickey Betts – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, National resonator guitar; lead vocals on "Let Me Ride", "Seven Turns"
• Jaimoe – drums, percussion
• Butch Trucks – drums, timpani
• Warren Haynes – electric guitar; lead vocals on "Loaded Dice", backup vocals on "Let Me Ride", "Shine It On", "Seven Turns", "It Ain't Over Yet"
• Johnny Neel – piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer, harmonica; backup vocals on "Shine It On", "Seven Turns", "It Ain't Over Yet"
• Allen Woody – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Mark Morris – percussion
• Duane Betts – guitar on "True Gravity"

Production

• Produced by Tom Dowd
• Production coordinator: Bud Snyder
• Engineers: Jay Mark, Bud Snyder, Andy Roshberg