 Opening the album is a version of " Midnight Rider " , which Allman first composed and recorded for the Allman Brothers Band 's second album , Idlewild South ( 1970 ) . For the new recording , Allman aimed for a " swamp " -like atmosphere , " with the image of moss hanging off the trees , alligators and fog , darkness , [ and ] witches , " he later wrote . Boyer wrote the song " All My Friends " , which Allman provides harmonies on . " I 've always loved the Everly Brothers style of harmony , but I didn 't want it to just follow the traditional 1 – 3 – 5 pattern , " he recalled . 
