| Shades of Two Worlds | ||||
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| Released | July 2, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | April 1991 at Ardent Recording, Memphis, TN | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 52:35 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Tom Dowd | |||
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Shades of Two Worlds is the tenth studio album by the Allman Brothers Band. Among the tracks are several longer songs of varying genres: the rock song "Nobody Knows"; jazzy instrumental "Kind of Bird"; and the blues-rocker "Get On with Your Life". Dickey Betts wrote or co-wrote five of the eight songs. Newer member Warren Haynes also has co-writing credits on five songs, while namesake Gregg Allman is only credited on two songs. There is also a Delta Blues cover of Robert Johnson's "Come On in My Kitchen". It is the band's first album to feature percussionist Marc Quiñones.
The instrumental track "Kind of Bird" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards in 1992, but it lost to "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson.