Last of a Dyin' Breed

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Last of a Dyin' Breed
Last Of A Dyin' Breed Lynyrd Skynyrd.jpg
Studio album by
Lynyrd Skynyrd
ReleasedAugust 21, 2012 (2012-08-21)
Genre Southern rock, hard rock
Length45:01 [1]
Label Roadrunner Records/Loud and Proud Records
Producer Bob Marlette
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
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(2010)		Last of a Dyin' Breed
(2012)		One More for the Fans
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 44/100 [2]
Review scores
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Boston Phoenix Star empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Ultimate Classic Rock7/10 [5]
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Last of a Dyin' Breed is the fourteenth studio album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. [7] The album was announced on May 2, 2012, for release on August 21, 2012, [7] and September 17 in the UK. It is the first Lynyrd Skynyrd album to feature Peter Keys on keyboards and Johnny Colt on bass (even though credited, the latter is not on the tracks) and features guest guitarist John 5. [7] It was also the final album to feature guitarist Gary Rossington before his death in 2023. The first single, "Last of a Dyin' Breed", was made available to purchase via iTunes on July 9, 2012.

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Last of a Dyin' Breed peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard pop charts, topping the 2009 album God & Guns to become the band's highest-charting studio album since 1977's Street Survivors . [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Last of a Dyin' Breed" Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Mark Matejka, Dan Serafini, Bob Marlette 3:51
2."One Day at a Time"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Marlon Young3:46
3."Homegrown"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Blair Daly3:41
4."Ready to Fly"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Audley Freed 5:26
5."Mississippi Blood"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Jaren Johnston2:57
6."Good Teacher"J. Van Zant, Donnie Van Zant, Tom Hambridge, Daly3:07
7."Something to Live For"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, John Lowery, Marlette4:29
8."Life's Twisted"Daly, Jon Lawhon, Chris Robertson 4:33
9."Nothing Comes Easy"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Hambridge4:13
10."Honey Hole"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Hambridge4:35
11."Start Livin' Life Again"J. Van Zant, D. Van Zant, Marlette, Lowery4:23
Total length:45:01
Special Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Poor Man's Dream"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Lowery, Marlette4:07
13."Do It Up Right"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Hambridge3:56
14."Sad Song"Rossington, J. Van Zant4:01
15."Low Down Dirty"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke3:14
Classic Rock fanpack bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Poor Man's Dream"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Lowery, Marlette4.07
13."Do It Up Right"Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Hambridge3.56
14."Skynyrd Nation" (live, fanpack Exclusive bonus track)J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Lowery, Marlette3:20
15."Gimme Three Steps" (live, fanpack Exclusive bonus track) Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant 4:58

Personnel

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 100
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 72
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] 10
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 14
Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] 45
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [17] 12
Scottish Albums (OCC) [18] 61
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 83
US Billboard 200 [22] 14
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [23] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [24] 12

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