Ed Och's rave review in Billboard, the single failed to register on pop radio. Rather than employing the standard cover shot for the advertising campaign, marketing rather emphasized the nude group shot, alongside a quote from Och's Billboard review, describing the group as a "bad bunch of electric Southern longhairs." Rolling Stone Lester Bangs called the album "consistently [...] subtle, and honest, and moving," describing the band as "a white group who've transcended their schooling to produce a volatile blues-rock sound of pure energy, inspiration and love." A retrospective review from Bruce Eder at Allmusic stated it "might be the best debut album ever delivered by an American blues band, a bold, powerful, hard-edged, soulful essay in electric blues with a native Southern ambience." Track listing All songs written by Gregg Allman, except where noted. Personnel All credits adapted from liner notes. The Allman Brothers Band Gregg Allman – organ, lead vocals Duane Allman – slide and lead guitars Dickey Betts – lead guitar Berry Oakley – bass guitar, backing vocals Jai Johanny Johanson – drums, congas Butch Trucks – drums, percussion Production Adrian Barber – production, engineer Robert Kingsbury – design Stephen Paley – photography Charts Weekly charts Notes References External links The Allman Brothers Band at Last.fm The Allman Brothers Band albums 1969 debut albums Atco Records albums Capricorn Records albums Albums produced by Adrian Barber