My Only True Friend
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| "My Only True Friend" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Gregg Allman | |
| from the album Southern Blood | |
| Released | July 26, 2017 (single) September 8, 2017 (album) |
| Recorded | March 2016 |
| Studio | FAME Studios (Muscle Shoals, Alabama) |
| Genre | Southern rock |
| Length | 6:16 |
| Label | Rounder |
| Songwriter(s) | Gregg Allman, Scott Sharrard |
| Producer(s) | Don Was |
My Only True Friend is the first track on Southern Blood, the last studio album by the American singer-songwriter Gregg Allman, released posthumously[1] on September 8, 2017, by Rounder Records. It is the only original song on the album and was co-written by Allman with the guitarist and bandleader Scott Sharrard, forming the album's lead single.[2]
The song has the theme of time running out at the end of life.cover songs.
A video of Allman and other musicians is associated with the song.[5] The song has been called "hauntingly beautiful".[6]
References
- ^ a b Moon, Tom (July 27, 2016). "Gregg Allman's Posthumous 'My Only True Friend' Ain't Just Another Road Song". NPR. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Giles, Jeff (July 26, 2017). "Gregg Allman's 'Southern Blodd' release date revealed". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (August 11, 2017). "Hear Gregg Allman Reflect on 'An End' on New Song 'My Only True Friend'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ Browne, David (July 26, 2017). "Inside Gregg Allman's Musical Farewell". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Kielty, Martin (August 11, 2017). "Watch Gregg Allman's new lyric video for 'My Only True Friend'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- "Video Premiere: Gregg Allman "My Only True Friend"". Relix. August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017. - ^ Stephens, Samantha (August 22, 2017). "See Gregg Allman's Hauntingly Beautiful "My Only True Friend" – Music Legend's Video Is a Bittersweet Farewell". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
