Allman Brothers Band, The - Straight From The Heart Lyrics

From 1980 to 1983 was a really bad time for The Allman Brothers Capricorn records collapsed jamo wasn't around

People, don't judge the song badly from this posting. The song is good, the audio recording not so good. Tinny and crackly like the old vinyl records, for sure. But that's how it was with records.

Worst. Allman Brothers song. Ever. Bleahhh. That is all.

Okay, this song is catchy as hell 😂 It just doesn't feel very much like the Allman Brothers save for Gregg's singing and maybe that guitar solo.

Seems like they were shooting for a top 40 hit single. Thats were the money is... When I was in a band back in 1981, this song was in our repertoire .
It was a fun song to play! Not your typical ABB...but it still had those harmony guitar licks 😍

Not a bad song. Just doesn't sound like the Allman Brothers. What producer thought it was a good idea to take them in this direction?

Sorry he's gone! : (

Man this is sacrilegious by Allman Bros. standards. Sounds like something from a made-for-TV movie starring David Naughton.

His love is straight from the heart, guys. Straight from it!

This sounds like an 80s sitcom theme.

Sounds a little like the theme from "My Sister Sam".

This song was awful in '81 and even worse now.

Snap Crackle...Straight From The Heart :)

entered Billboard Aug 8, 1981 ..reached #39

this is what's called embarrassing mid life crisis southern pop rock

thanks for posting

I am an 80's music fan much more than the 70's, I don't like any of their over played 70's shit, this was not too bad though. The 80's music as a whole was about new and exciting sounds, but yes it all has a bit of cheese in the mix. That being said it is still my favorite era overall for music.

John Smith Boo.

So, this is what Southern Yacht Rock sounds like.

Very meaningful lyrics '  Maybe for a love that never happened

A Very Doobie style influence..You can't even hear the bass..Sounds very tin like..I'm not tearing it down..Just calling it the way I hear it..Sounds very far away from the Filmore..

Jacie Hamalainen worlds away from the Fillmore. This is Allmans trying to fit with the times and failing badly. Thankfully they came back strong starting in the 90s

All of you so called true fans calling this shit, shut yer ugly mouths up. All of their music is good not just the old one, suckers.

Sound is fuzzy, but it's the only existing version of the song unless you want to endure the time to go through the entire "Brothers of the Road" album which is a shitfest. 

I Love This The Allman Brothers Band 1981 Hit, "Straight From The Heart," Which Became A Top 15 Rock Hit In America, And A Top 40 Hit In America.

I know Dickey Betts wrote it, but, it sure doesn't sound like Dickey singin' it. They hit #39 in Billboard, 9-19-81. Bless you, John, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a blessed week!

Dave Wollenberg Gregg Allman sang it.

I wonder if they reworked this and removed the e cheese it might be a good song.

johnmichaelfoy1 There wouldn’t be anything left.

The Replacements: Goldflies, Toler, and Toler. Just not the same. Times had moved on and the Brothers had lost their way. Pop was not their thing, for sure. Maybe we can blame it on the Cher influence. Sorry Gregg, love you but fail.

This was the second of the two albums ABB released under Arista. I still have a hard time understanding why people hate this period. Sure, if you compare it to Enlightened Rogues or Win, Lose or Draw it may be subpar material, but this really isn't bad. IMO this sounds alot like the Doobie Bros. Even their Reach for the Sky LP has its moments.

Michael Patrick Enlightened Rogues and Win, Lose or Draw are the two examples you used? They (esp ER) are definitely better than the garbage they put out on Arista, but most things are.

I've always personally loved this song for the story it tells,not because of the past songs by the Allman Brothers..because if it's not straight from the heart,well then you haven't got a chance..this will be my new motto from now on,going to give it a shot and see where it takes me..

The ABs hit #39 in Billboard, 9-19-81. Dickey Betts shouldn't've been fired! God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!

Dave Wollenberg He wasn’t fired in ‘81. He left in 2000, rather than taking some time to dry out. I was at one of the last ABB shows with Dickey, and he wasn’t at his best, to put it mildly.

Then there’s the interpersonal band drama. He assaulted bandmates, pulled knives on them, missed dates while in jail, etc. They’d finally had enough, and they originally just asked him to take some time off and get help, but his ego unfortunately got the best of him.

He’s a legend, and for good reason, and he deserves all the credit for leading them through some tough times, and writing classics like Liz Reed, Blue Sky, Jessica, etc., but that’s sadly not the guy who was showing up in early 2000.

I do wish he’d gotten it together and played with them again, before it was too late.

@Koz07

The Brothers are my favorite band but this was a bad period. 1979 & 80. They took some time off after this until 1989 when Warren Haynes helped rejuvenate the band. If this was what all the Brothers music sounded like, I never would have been a fan.

@DEADHEAD712 Are you crazy? The Allman Brothers Band never retired, they are still playing today. They are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they won a Grammy Award for the song Jessica and they are listed in Rolling Stone Magazines Greatest Bands of All Time. Their music has brought joy to millions of fans, for over forty two years. The only crap here is your your sad uninformed post, in fact it was very uncool, mabey you were having a bad day, chill out, everything will be ok. Peace

Koz07 They did retire after this crap, and got back together 8 years later with a new, much better lineup. They pretty much sat the 80’s out.

I LOVE THIS SONG

So glad they retired after this crap.

Ummm ...... They never retired, Idiot.

Nash Burnette They broke up shortly after this was released, and reformed in 1989, idiot.

I saw them on this tour in my hometown -- which is incidentally also the hometown of Warren Haynes, who has been part of the band.

BULLSHIT!!!

I've just heard this song on the 80s station from Slacker Radio and while I'm personally not a big fan of these guys I really like this song a lot.