# The Road Goes On Forever (The Allman Brothers Band album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A− |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
The Road Goes On Forever was The Allman Brothers Band's first compilation album, a two-LP set released in 1975. It featured songs from the Allmans' first five albums. In 2001, an expanded edition was released featuring 13 more tracks. The album's title is a line from "Midnight Rider."

## Track listing
### Side 1

* "Black Hearted Woman" (Gregg Allman) – 5:18
* "Dreams" (Gregg Allman) – 7:19
* "Whipping Post" (Gregg Allman) – 5:22
* "Midnight Rider" (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) – 3:00

### Side 2

* "Statesboro Blues" (Live) (Blind Willie McTell) – 4:20
* "Stormy Monday" (Live) (T-Bone Walker) – 8:50
* "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) – 4:58
* "Stand Back" (Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley) – 3:26

### Side 3

* "One Way Out" (Live) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 5:00
* "Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts) – 5:11
* "Hot 'Lanta" (Live) (Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson) – 5:22
* "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" (Gregg Allman) – 3:40
* "Melissa" (Gregg Allman, Steve Alaimo) – 3:54

### Side 4

* "Wasted Words" (Gregg Allman) – 4:20
* "Jessica" (Dickey Betts) – 7:30
* "Ramblin' Man" (Dickey Betts) – 4:50
* "Little Martha" (Duane Allman) – 2:10
* Record 1, Side 1, Tracks 1–3 from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
* Record 1, Side 1, Track 4 and Record 1, Side 2, Track 3 from Idlewild South (1970)
* Record 1, Side 2, Tracks 1–2 and Record 2, Side 1, Track 3 from At Fillmore East (1971)
* Record 1, Side 2, Track 4/Record 2, Side 1, Tracks 1–2 and 4–5 and Record 2, Side 2, Track 4 from Eat a Peach (1972)
* Record 2, Side 2, Tracks 1–3 from Brothers and Sisters (1973)

#### Live Songs

* Record 1, Side 2, Tracks 1–2 and Record 2, Side 1, Track 3 recorded 3/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY
* Record 2, Side 1, Track 1 recorded 6/27/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY

## 2001 Expanded Edition Track Listing
### Disc One

* "Don't Want You No More" (Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin) – 2:25
* "It's Not My Cross to Bear" (Gregg Allman) – 4:57
* "Black Hearted Woman" (Gregg Allman) – 5:18
* "Trouble No More" (Muddy Waters) – 3:49
* "Dreams" (Gregg Allman) – 7:19
* "Whipping Post" (Gregg Allman) – 5:22
* "Revival" (Dickey Betts) – 4:05
* "Midnight Rider" (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) – 3:00
* "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" (Gregg Allman) – 3:31
* "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) – 4:58
* "Statesboro Blues" (Live-3/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (Blind Willie McTell) – 4:20
* "Stormy Monday" (Live-3/13/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (T-Bone Walker) – 8:50
* "Hot 'Lanta" (Live-3/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson) – 5:22
* "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (Live-3/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (Dickey Betts) – 13:05

### Disc Two

* "One Way Out" (Live-6/27/1971 at the Fillmore East in New York, NY) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 5:00
* "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" (Gregg Allman) – 3:40
* "Melissa" (Gregg Allman, Steve Alaimo) – 3:54
* "Stand Back" (Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley) – 3:26
* "Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts) – 5:11
* "Little Martha" (Duane Allman) – 2:10
* "Wasted Words" (Gregg Allman) – 4:20
* "Ramblin' Man" (Dickey Betts) – 4:50
* "Southbound" (Dickey Betts) – 5:10
* "Jessica" (Dickey Betts) – 7:30
* "Come and Go Blues" (Live-7/28/1973 at the Racecourse in Watkins Glen, NY) (Gregg Allman) – 5:03
* "Can't Lose What You Never Had" (Muddy Waters) – 5:54
* "Win, Lose or Draw" (Gregg Allman) – 4:47
* "Crazy Love" (Dickey Betts) – 3:45
* "Can't Take It With You" (Dickey Betts, Don Johnson) – 3:36
* "Pegasus" (Dickey Betts) – 7:31
* Disc 1, Tracks 1–6 from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
* Disc 1, Tracks 7–10 from Idlewild South (1970)
* Disc 1, Tracks 11–14 from At Fillmore East (1971)
* Disc 2, Tracks 1–6 from Eat a Peach (1972)
* Disc 2, Track 7–10 from Brothers and Sisters (1973)
* Disc 2, Track 11 from Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (1976)
* Disc 2, Tracks 12–13 from Win, Lose or Draw (1975)
* Disc 2, Tracks 14–16 from Enlightened Rogues (1979)

## Charts

| Chart (1975-1976) | Peak position |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 54 |
| US Billboard 200 | 43 |