The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd

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℗ & © «2011 Geffen Records»
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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer) (in 1973-07)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) (in 1973-07) and Gary Rossington (in 1973-07)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-07)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton (in 1973-07) and Clydie King (in 1973-07)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1974), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1974)
produced for:
Sounds of the South Productions
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 398)
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
4.154:44
2I Ain’t The One
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
bass guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Allen Collins
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
remixer:
Al Kooper
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States
recording of:
I Ain’t the One (in 1973-05)
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
3.853:53
3Was I Right Or Wrong
producer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Tim Smith (producer/singer/songwriter; brother of Steve Smith)
bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar:
Allen Collins, Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
background vocals:
Cassie Gaines, Leslie Hawkins and Jo Billingsly
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recording of:
Was I Right or Wrong
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
5:23
4Gimme Three Steps
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
additional percussion:
Bobbi Hall
bass guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Gary Rossington
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Allen Collins
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
remixer:
Al Kooper
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Gimme Three Steps (in 1973-03)
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
4.454:30
5Workin’ For MCA
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
bass guitar and background vocals:
Leon Wilkeson
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Allen Collins and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974-01)
recording of:
Workin’ for MCA (in 1974-01)
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Ronnie Van Zant
44:47
6Simple Man
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
additional organ:
Roosevelt Gook
bass guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Allen Collins and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
remixer:
Al Kooper
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Simple Man (in 1973-04)
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
4.65:57
7Swamp Music
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974-01)
recording of:
Swamp Music (in 1974-01)
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Ronnie Van Zant
43:31
8The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
acoustic guitar and piano and background vocals:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
slide guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974-01)
recording of:
The Ballad of Curtis Loew (in 1974-01)
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Songs of Universal (SOCAN)
4.654:51
9Saturday Night Special
miscellaneous support:
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member) and Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
synthesizer:
Al Kooper
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
vocals:
Allen Collins
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1974-10)
recording of:
Saturday Night Special (in 1974-10)
miscellaneous support:
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member) and Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Ronnie Van Zant
4.25:09
10Mr. Banker - Single Version
producer:
Al Kooper
recording of:
Mr. Banker
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
5:19
11Comin’ Home - Original Version
producer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Tim Smith (producer/singer/songwriter; brother of Steve Smith)
drums (drum set):
Rickey Medlocke
electric bass guitar:
Greg T. Walker (Florida bassist, in Lynyrd Skynyrd, NDN, Twowolf)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
piano:
Billy Powell
background vocals:
Rickey Medlocke and Tim Smith (producer/singer/songwriter; brother of Steve Smith)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
Comin' Home (in 1971-07)
composer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
45:29
12Call Me The Breeze
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
handclaps:
Cockroach (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Gooshie (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Kooder (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Moochie (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Mr. Feedback (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Punnel (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Toby (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Wicker and Wolfman (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
horn:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist), Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.) and Steve Madaio
piano:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
horn arranger:
Al Kooper
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974-01)
cover recording of:
Call Me the Breeze (in 1974-01)
lyricist and composer:
J.J. Cale
publisher:
Johnny Bienstock Music
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
3.95:07
13Free Bird
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
additional organ:
Roosevelt Gook (in 1973-04)
bass guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) (in 1973-04)
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer) (in 1973-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Allen Collins (in 1973-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Gary Rossington (in 1973-03)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-03)
organ:
Al Kooper (in 1973-04)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-04)
remixer:
Al Kooper
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-04)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 26), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 191) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 407)
recording of:
Free Bird (in 1973-04)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
4.89:10
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1What’s Your Name
producer:
Tom Dowd and Lynyrd Skynyrd
mixer:
Rodney Mills
drums (drum set):
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
vocals:
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1977-04) and Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (from 1977-07 until 1977-08: horn [horn overdubs])
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 70)
recording of:
What’s Your Name (in 1977-04)
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
4.63:32
2Whiskey Rock‐A‐Roller - Live At The Fox Theater/1976
producer:
Tom Dowd
recorded at:
Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1976-07-07)
edit of:
Whiskey Rock‐A‐Roller (live, 1976-07-07: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA, with intro) by Lynyrd Skynyrd
live recording of:
Whiskey Rock‐a‐Roller (on 1976-07-07)
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Billy Powell and Ronnie Van Zant
54:15
3Tuesday’s Gone
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
additional bass guitar and mellotron and additional background vocals [backup harmony vocals]:
Roosevelt Gook
additional drums (drum set):
Robert Nix
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Gary Rossington
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Allen Collins
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
remixer:
Al Kooper
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-04)
recording of:
Tuesday’s Gone (in 1973-04)
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
4.67:33
4Double Trouble
producer:
Tom Dowd
background vocals:
The Honkettes (American backing vocal group who performed with Lynyrd Skynyrd)
recording of:
Double Trouble (in 1975-09)
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
52:49
5I Know A Little
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Rodney Mills
bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
guitar:
Allen Collins, Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recording of:
I Know a Little (in 1977-04)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist)
publisher:
Get Loose Music, Inc. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
53:27
6Four Walls Of Raiford - Undubbed Demo Version
4:12
7I Never Dreamed
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Rodney Mills
bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
guitar:
Allen Collins, Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1977-04) and Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (from 1977-07 until 1977-08: guitar [lead guitar overdubs])
recording of:
I Never Dreamed (in 1977-04)
writer:
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Get Loose Music, Inc. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
4.55:20
8Gimme Back My Bullets - Live At Fox Theatre, Atlanta, 1976
live recording of:
Gimme Back My Bullets
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
3:41
9You Got That Right
producer:
Tom Dowd and Lynyrd Skynyrd
mixer:
Rodney Mills
drums (drum set):
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Ronnie Van Zant
recording of:
You Got That Right (in 1977-04)
writer:
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Ronnie Van Zant
53:46
10All I Can Do Is Write About It
engineer:
Rob Ruscoe
producer:
Tom Dowd, Andy McKaie and Ron O'Brien
acoustic guitar:
Allen Collins
drums (drum set):
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
guitar:
Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (on 1975-11-28)
mixed at:
Kingsound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1991-06)
recording of:
All I Can Do Is Write About It (on 1975-11-28)
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
54:23
11That Smell
producer:
Tom Dowd and Lynyrd Skynyrd
mixer:
Rodney Mills
drums (drum set):
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
background vocals:
The Honkettes
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
recording of:
That Smell (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
3.95:48
12Free Bird - Live At The Fox Theater/1976
recorded at:
Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1976-07-08)
live recording of:
Free Bird (on 1976-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
13:41