The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd

~ Release by Lynyrd Skynyrd (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleLength
1Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (in 1973-07)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (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 (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1974) and Universal Music (in 1974)
produced for:
Sounds of the South Productions
recorded at:
Studio One 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 (number: 398)
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King, Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
4:45
2I Ain't the One3:55
3Was I Right or Wrong5:25
4Gimme Three Steps4:32
5Workin' for MCA4:49
6Simple Man5:59
7Swamp Music3:33
8The Ballad of Curtis Loew4:53
9Saturday Night Special5:12
10Mr. Banker5:22
11Comin' Home5:30
12Call Me the Breeze5:10
13Free Bird9:10
2CD
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1What's Your Name3:33
2Whiskey Rock-A-Roller (live)
producer:
Tom Dowd
recorded at:
Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1976-07-07)
edit of:
Whiskey Rock‐A‐Roller by Lynyrd Skynyrd
live recording of:
Whiskey Rock‐a‐Roller (on 1976-07-07)
writer:
Ed King, Billy Powell and Ronnie Van Zant
4:17
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
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 in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-04)
recording of:
Tuesday’s Gone (in 1973-04)
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
7:34
4Double Trouble
producer:
Tom Dowd
background vocals:
The Honkettes
recording of:
Double Trouble (in 1975-09)
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
2:51
5I Know a Little3:29
6Four Walls of Raiford
4:14
7I Never Dreamed5:22
8Gimme Back My Bullets (live)3:43
9You Got That Right3:48
10All I Can Do Is Write About It (acoustic version)4:24
11That Smell5:51
12Free Bird (live)
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. and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
13:41