Gregg Allman Out of Left Field with Lyrics in Description

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Track 8 from his eighth and final solo album “Southern Blood” released in 2017 copyright Rounder Records. It was recorded in March, 2016 at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and released a few months after his death from liver cancer. The album consists of one original song and the rest are covers of songs that held deep meaning for him throughout his life. It received universal acclaim from critics, who called it exceptional and almost perfect. It’s an impressive farewell and shows that he was still at the top of his game despite his poor health, just like so many of the old bluesmen he admired and was inspired by in his early years. His cover of “Willin’” by Little Feat’s Lowell George, in particular, has an emotional impact on me. So here’s to the greatest white blues singer who ever lived and founding member of one of America’s greatest bands, that introduced the “Southern Rock” sound to a grateful world. Written by Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn and produced by Don Was. RIP Gregory Lenoir Allman. Featuring:

Gregg Allman – Lead vocals, guitars & Hammond B-3 organ
Scott Sharrard – Guitars
Peter Levin – Acoustic & electric pianos, keyboards & vibraphone
Ronald Johnson – Bass
Steve Potts – Drums
Marc Franklin – Trumpet & flugelhorn
Jay Collins – Tenor & baritone saxes, flute
Art Edmaiston – Tenor & baritone saxes
Marc Quinones - Percussion
Special Guests:
Reg Leisz – Pedal steel
Buddy Miller – Background vocals
The McCrary Sisters – Background vocals
Jackson Browne – Background vocals
Jay Collins, Marc Franklin & Art Edmaiston – Horn arrangements

When least expected, fate tumbled in
Bringin' light to the darkness
Oh, what a friend

I needed someone to call my own
Suddenly, out of left field, out of left field
Out of left field came a lover and a friend

Oh, I was walkin' down the road that went nowhere
Building dreams that were all left by the wayside
Then out, outta the blue, honey, I met you
Oh

Sugar and peaches in a paradise land
Good love and sweetness has taken their stand
She made me a mountain from a little grain of sand

Suddenly, out of left field, out of left field
Out of left field came a lover and a friend
She was a lover and a friend who came out of nowhere

She made me what I am today, she made me a man
And everything, everything is alright
Everything is alright
And how sweet it is
Woo-hoo