Legend (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)

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Legend
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Compilation album by
Lynyrd Skynyrd
ReleasedOctober 5, 1987
Genre Southern rock
Length45:33
Label MCA
Producer Al Kooper, Tom Dowd, John Ryan
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
Best of the Rest
(1982)		Legend
(1987)		 Southern by the Grace of God
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau B+ [2]
New Musical Express 3/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Legend is a posthumous compilation album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that was released in 1987. It contains previously unreleased demos from the albums before the 1977 plane crash as well as non-LP B-sides. [5] Since Legend was released, most of the tracks have also been included on other albums. [1]

Contents

The album was certified Gold on July 27, 2001 by the RIAA. [6] "Truck Drivin' Man" spent seven weeks on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 12. [7] [8]

Recording

"Truck Drivin' Man" is a "honky tonk strut" written by Edward King and Ronnie Van Zant. [9] It was released as the B-side to the single "When You Got Good Friends" in November 1987. [10] [11] The song was subsequently included on Skynyrd's Innyrds in 1989 and in the 1991 Lynyrd Skynyrd box set.

Track listing

  1. "Georgia Peaches" (Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:12
  2. "When You Got Good Friends" (Allen Collins, Van Zant) - 3:03
  3. "Sweet Little Missy" (Gary Rossington, Van Zant) - 5:10
  4. "Four Walls of Raiford" (Jeff Carlisi, Van Zant) - 4:15
  5. "Simple Man" (Live) (Gary Rossington, Van Zant) - 6:35
  6. "Truck Drivin' Man" (Ed King, Van Zant) - 5:17
  7. "One in the Sun" (Gaines) - 5:19
  8. "Mr. Banker" (King, Rossington, Van Zant) - 5:18
  9. "Take Your Time" (King, Van Zant) - 7:24

Personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Charts

"Truck Drivin' Man"
Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks [8] 12

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Legend - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2011). "Robert Christgau: CG: Lynyrd Skynyrd". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Stevenson, Campbell (January 9, 1988). "Lynard Skynyrd: Legend". New Musical Express . p. 23.
  4. ↑ Guterman, Jimmy (2011). "Lynyrd Skynyrd: Legend : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Legend - Lynyrd Skynyrd | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  6. 1 2 "American album certifications – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Legend". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 45. November 7, 1987. p. 15.
  8. 1 2 "Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 42. October 17, 1987. p. 15.
  9. ↑ McKaie, Andy; Swenson, John; O'Brien, Ron (1991). American By Birth... (Southern by the Grace of God) (liner notes booklet). Lynyrd Skynyrd. Universal City, California: MCA Records. p. 53. MCAD3-10390.
  10. ↑ Lynyrd Skynyrd (artist); Al Kooper (producer) (November 1987). Truck Drivin' Man (Vinyl). Universal City, CA: Duchess Music Corporation/MCA and Get Loose Music, Inc./BMI. MCA-53206.
  11. ↑ "LYNYRD SKYNYRD - WHEN YOU GOT GOOD FRIENDS (SONG)". uk-charts.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ Dan, McGrath (March 13, 2005). "Takin' Care of Business". King of the Hill . Season 9. Episode 9. 20:18 minutes in. Fox Broadcasting Company.
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