The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd

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

Tracklist

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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)
4.63:33
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 (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
54:17
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 (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
4.67:34
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
52:51
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)
53:29
6Four Walls of Raiford
4:14
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)
4.55:22
8Gimme Back My Bullets (live)
live recording of:
Gimme Back My Bullets
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
3:43
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
53:48
10All I Can Do Is Write About It (acoustic version)
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
54:24
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
3.95:51
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. (BMI) and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
13:41