The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd

by Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd

by Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Overview

Putting together the definitive Lynyrd Skynyrd retrospective would be a daunting prospect to all but the most callous of critics who still deny the group their place at the table of rock & roll heroes and innovators. This two-disc, 25-track anthology makes the perfect introductory set to this Southern rock institution, and one great career overview for longtime fans. All the hits like "Sweet Home Alabama," "Gimme Three Steps," "Saturday Night Special," and "That Smell" are aboard, along with "What's Your Name," "Workin' for MCA," "I Know a Little," and "Free Bird" in both live and original studio versions. Other highlights include great album tracks like "The Ballad of Curtis Loew," "Call Me the Breeze," and "You Got That Right," an acoustic version of "All I Can Do Is Write About It," and early demo versions of "Four Walls of Raiford" and "Comin' Home." If you're planning on only making one Lynyrd Skynyrd entry into your collection, this is certainly the one to get. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date: 08/25/1998
Label: Mca
UPC: 0008811180720
Rank: 3852

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Sweet Home Alabama
  2. I Ain't the One
  3. Was I Right or Wrong
  4. Gimme Three Steps
  5. Workin' for MCA
  6. Simple Man
  7. Swamp Music
  8. The Ballad of Curtis Loew
  9. Saturday Night Special
  10. Mr. Banker
  11. Comin' Home
  12. Call Me the Breeze
  13. Free Bird

Disc 2

  1. What's Your Name?
  2. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller
  3. Tuesday's Gone
  4. Double Trouble
  5. I Know a Little
  6. Four Walls of Raiford
  7. I Never Dreamed
  8. Gimme Back My Bullets
  9. You Got That Right
  10. All I Can Do Is Write About It
  11. That Smell
  12. Free Bird

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lynyrd Skynyrd   Primary Artist
Merry Clayton   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Clydie King   Guest Artist
Al Kooper   Guest Artist,Bass,Organ,Piano,Mellotron,Moog Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Artimus Pyle   Percussion,Double Bass
Tim Smith   Vocals (Background)
Bob Burns   Drums
Greg T. Walker   Guitar (Bass)
Leslie Hawkins   Vocals (Background)
Cassie Gaines   Vocals (Background)
Allen Collins   Guitar,Voices,Guitar (Rhythm)
Trevor Lawrence   Horn
Steve Gaines   Guitar,Fender Stratocaster
Bobby Keys   Horn
Ed King   Guitar,Slide Guitar
Gary Rossington   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Jeff Carlisi   Guitar
Leon Wilkeson   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Robert Nix   Drums

Technical Credits

Larry Bastian   Composer
Joe Hicks   Composer
M. Black   Composer
Ronnie Van Zant   Composer
P. Carpenter   Composer
Tim Smith   Producer
Tom Dowd   Producer
Edward King   Composer
Allen Collins   Composer
Steve Gaines   Composer
Andy McKaie   Producer
Bobby Womack   Composer
Billy Powell   Composer
J. More   Composer
J.J. Cale   Composer
Ed King   Composer
Claude Johnson   Composer
Gary Rossington   Composer
Doug Schwartz   Assembly,Mastering,Audio Restoration
DeWayne Blackwell   Composer
Jeff Carlisi   Composer
Ron O'Brien   Producer,Photo Research,Compilation Producer
Al Kooper   Producer
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