Duane & Greg Allman is the second studio album by the rock and roll band Th… Read Full Bio ↴Duane & Greg Allman is the second studio album by the rock and roll band The 31st of February, recorded at TK Studios, Hialeah, Florida in September 1968. The planned album was never completed as the band broke up shortly afterwards, and the demo recordings remained unreleased until Bold Records released this album in May 1972. It was then attributed to Duane and Gregg Allman — with name mis-spelled 'Greg'. The brothers had in the mean time established themselves in The Allman Brothers Band along with Butch Trucks, original drummer of The 31st of February.

Bolder Records released the opening track "Morning Dew" as a single in 1972, backed with "I'll Change for You". Neither the single nor the album made it into the record charts.

The album was re-released several times after 1972 on various record companies and with varying cover art in various countries, including Germany and Japan.

In 1970, during his stint with the short-lived Derek and the Dominos, Duane Allman re-recorded "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" for their Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album. Two years later The Allman Brothers Band re-recorded "Melissa" for the 1972 album Eat a Peach. According to Gregg Allman's 2013 autobiography My Cross to Bear, Allman wrote "God Rest His Soul" as a tribute to Martin Luther King. He sold producer Steve Alaimo the rights to "God Rest His Soul" and "Melissa" for $600.

Track listing

Side one

"Morning Dew" (Tim Rose, Bonnie Dobson) – 3:45
"God Rest His Soul" (Gregg Allman) – 3:55
"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) – 4:32
"Down in Texas" (Eddie Hinton, Marlon Greene) – 3:40
Incorrectly listed as "Come on Down and Get Me" (Ray Gerald)
"Melissa" (Gregg Allman, Steve Alaimo) – 3:15

Side two

"I'll Change for You" (David Brown) – 2:57
"Back Down Home with You" (David Brown) – 2:25
"Well I Know Too Well" (Steve Alaimo) – 2:15
"In The Morning When I'm Real" (Robert Pucetti) – 2:40

Personnel

Duane Allman – lead guitar
Gregg Allman – organ, lead vocals
Scott Boyer – acoustic guitar, vocals
David Brown – bass
Butch Trucks – drums, percussion

Morning Dew
Duane & Greg Allman Lyrics

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Walk me out in the morning dew, my heart
Walk me out in the morning dew, my heart
You know I can't walk you out in the morning dew, my heart
Oh, I can't walk you out in the morning dew, my heart

Thought I heard a young girl cry, yeah
Thought I heard a young girl cry, yeah
No, you didn't hear no young girl cry at all

No, you didn't hear no young girl cry

Thought I heard a young girl cry, yeah
Thought I heard a young girl cry, yeah
No, you didn't hear no young girl cry
No, you didn't hear no young girl cry at all

Now there is no morning dew
Now there is no morning dew
What they've been saying all these years has come true
What they've been saying all these years has come true

Got no morning dew, oh

Overall Meaning

"Morning Dew" is a song about heartbreak, loss, and disappointment. The singer asks his lover to walk him out in the morning dew, but she is unable to comply. It is interesting that he specifically asks for a walk in the morning dew, which is a symbol of a new beginning, fresh start, and optimism. However, he cannot have it. He then hears the cry of a young girl, which he assumes to be his lover, but later realizes that it was just his imagination. This further emphasizes his loneliness and desperation.

The song's tone becomes melancholic when the singer announces that there is no morning dew anymore. He acknowledges that what people have been saying about his loss has come true. This line suggests that the singer has been warned about the consequences of his actions but chose not to heed the warning. As a result, he is forced to live with the consequences of his choices. The song ends with a repetition of the fact that he has no morning dew.

Line by Line Meaning

Walk me out in the morning dew, my heart
Take me out into the freshness of the morning air, my love

You know I can't walk you out in the morning dew, my heart
I cannot take you with me into the refreshing morning air, my love

Oh, I can't walk you out in the morning dew, my heart
Oh, I cannot take you with me into the refreshing morning air, my love

Thought I heard a young girl cry, yeah
I thought I heard the sound of a female child crying

No, you didn't hear no young girl cry at all
No, you didn't hear any young girl crying at all

No, you didn't hear no young girl cry
No, you didn't hear any young girl crying

Thought I heard a young girl cry, yeah
I thought I heard the sound of a female child crying

No, you didn't hear no young girl cry
No, you didn't hear any young girl crying

Now there is no morning dew
There is no longer any refreshing morning air

What they've been saying all these years has come true
The things that people have been saying for years have now come true

Got no morning dew, oh
There is no refreshing morning air, oh