Searching for Simplicity is the sixth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Gregg Allman, released on November 11, 1997, by 550 Music.

[1] The album is mainly composed of cover songs associated with Ray Charles, James Carr, and Jimmy Hughes, as well as originals.

While recording "The Dark End of the Street"—once his brother Duane's favorite song—he had to stop and go outside because he was tearing up.

"[4] He was nearly complete with the recording process, which spanned two and a half years, when he quit substances altogether.

Near the end of the process, he went to Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California with Tom Dowd to record two new songs, a cover of "Memphis in the Meantime" and an original, "Startin' Over".