Songfacts®:

• Also known as "Love Is Everywhere," this early Allman Brothers song evokes a Southern-style revival where folks gather to praise the Lord. But the song isn't religious; this is a celebration of love and music.
• This was the first original song the band recorded that was not written by Gregg Allman. Their guitarist, Dickey Betts, wrote it. A few years later, Betts wrote one of their most popular songs, "Ramblin' Man."
• With an acoustic guitar into and the refrain "Love is everywhere," this song became a favorite among hippies in the US. The song was released in 1970 when the Vietnam war was raging and the anti-war movement was in full swing.
• "Revival," fittingly, was revived by the band when the put it back in their setlists in the '90s and again in the 2000s up until they called it quits. They played it at their last show, a performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on October 28, 2014. Live versions of the song were often ecstatic, communal affairs - you could feel the love in the air.
• The song is part of the second Allman Brothers Band album, Idlewild South. The album version runs 4:05 but the song was also released as a single, cut down to 2:39. It was their first song to chart, reaching #92 early in 1971.