On some tracks he plays as a session musician on recordings by other artists, including Aretha Franklin, Otis Rush, Ronnie Hawkins, Wilson Pickett, and Boz Scaggs.

He sings lead vocals on three songs – "Happily Married Man", "No Money Down", and "Dimples".

Anyone who owns the first double-CD set will almost certainly have to own this one as well..."[1] The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote, "Both volumes of Anthology collect sterling examples of Allman's session work, and are highly recommended to guitar students and Southern soul buffs alike.

II are an] indispensable summary of Allman's career as a hotshot sideman....

Choice R&B material like Wilson Pickett's version of "Born to Be Wild" and Johnny Jenkins' "Walk on Gilded Splinters"... makes it clear where Southern rock got its soul.