the day following his birthday and the band recorded it that afternoon at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida. They felt it lacked a compelling instrumental backing element so guitarist Dickey Betts created the song's lead guitar line. In popular culture "Melissa" has enjoyed renewed popularity in the 2000s due to its feature in a commercial for Cingular/AT&T Wireless cell phone company and the use of it in a scene in Brokeback Mountain. It was prominently featured in the 2005 film House of D, performed by both the Allman Brothers and Erykah Badu. Notes References 1972 singles Songs written by Gregg Allman The Allman Brothers Band songs 1972 songs Capricorn Records singles Country rock songs Southern rock songs