Lynyrd Skynyrd (album)

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Lynyrd Skynyrd (Box Set)
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
ReleasedNovember 12, 1991
Recorded1970–1977
Genre Southern rock, boogie rock
Length214:27
Label MCA Records
Producer
  • Tom Dowd
  • David Johnson
  • Jimmy Johnson
  • Al Kooper
  • Andy McKaie
  • Bob Meyerowitz
  • Ron O'Brien
  • Tim Smith
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991
(1991)		Lynyrd Skynyrd (Box Set)
(1991)		 The Last Rebel
(1993)
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Lynyrd Skynyrd is the first box set by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It features outtakes, demos and live versions of songs from their first six albums. It was certified gold by the RIAA in November 1997. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1 (1970–1973)

  1. "Free Bird" (Edited Demo, Oct 1970) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) – 4:07
  2. "Junkie" (Demo, Oct 1970) (Collins, Van Zant) – 3:48
  3. "He's Alive" (Demo, Oct 1970) (Collins, Van Zant) – 3:09
  4. "One More Time" (Original version, 1971) (Gary Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:02
  5. "Gimme Three Steps" (Original version, 1971) (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:08
  6. "Trust" (Original version, 1971) (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:12
  7. "Comin' Home" (1971) (Collins, Van Zant)– 5:29
  8. "Mr. Banker" (Demo, early 1973)" (Ed King, Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:18
  9. "Down South Jukin'" (Demo, early 1973) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 2:53
  10. "Truck Drivin' Man" (Demo, early 1973) (King, Van Zant) – 5:15
  11. "I Ain't the One" (Demo, early 1973) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:46
  12. "Poison Whiskey" (Demo. early 1973) (King, Van Zant) – 3:08
  13. "Tuesday's Gone" (Collins, Van Zant) – 7:32
  14. "Things Goin' On" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 4:58
  15. "Free Bird" (Collins, Van Zant) – 9:09

Disc 2 (1974–1976)

  1. "Sweet Home Alabama" (King, Rossington, Van Zant) – 4:43
  2. "Was I Right or Wrong?" (recorded Jan 1974) (previously unreleased) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:08
  3. "Workin' for MCA" (King, Van Zant) – 4:46
  4. "Don't Ask Me No Questions" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:24
  5. "Swamp Music" (King, Van Zant) – 3:31
  6. "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:50
  7. "The Needle and the Spoon" (Collins, Van Zant) – 3:52
  8. "Call Me the Breeze" (J.J. Cale) – 5:06
  9. "Saturday Night Special" (King, Van Zant) – 5:08
  10. "Made in the Shade" (Van Zant) – 4:39
  11. "Am I Losin'?" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 4:33
  12. "On the Hunt" (Collins, Van Zant) – 5:26
  13. "(I Got the) Same Old Blues" (Cale) – 4:07
  14. "Double Trouble" (Live) (Collins, Van Zant) – 3:03
  15. "Roll Gypsy Roll" (Collins, Rossington, Van Zant) – 2:49
  16. "All I Can Do Is Write About It" (Acoustic version) (recorded November 28, 1975) (previously unreleased) (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:20
  17. "Four Walls of Raiford" (undubbed demo) (recorded Apr 1976) (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:12

Disc 3 (1976–1977)

  1. "Gimme Back My Bullets" (Live) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:37
  2. "Searchin'" (Live) (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:00
  3. "Simple Man" (Live) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 6:48
  4. "Crossroads" (Live) (Robert Johnson) – 4:17
  5. "T for Texas (Blue Yodel #1)" (Live) (Jimmie Rodgers) – 8:42
  6. "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller" (Live) (King, Billy Powell, Van Zant) – 4:16
  7. "Ain't No Good Life" (Steve Gaines) – 4:38
  8. "What's Your Name?" (Alternate mix) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:38
  9. "Georgia Peaches" (Gaines, Van Zant) – 3:12
  10. "What's Your Name?" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:31
  11. "I Never Dreamed" (Gaines, Van Zant) – 5:19
  12. "I Know a Little" (Gaines) – 3:26
  13. "Honky Tonk Night Time Man" (Merle Haggard) – 4:02
  14. "That Smell" (Collins, Van Zant) – 5:47
  15. "You Got That Right" (Gaines, Van Zant) – 3:45

Live songs

  • Disc 2, track 14 recorded 11/4/1975 at the Capitol Theatre in Cardiff, Wales
  • Disc 3, tracks 1 and 5 recorded 7/8/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
  • Disc 3, tracks 2 and 4 recorded 7/9/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
  • Disc 3, track 3 recorded 7/7/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
  • Disc 3, track 6 recorded 8/21/1976 at the Knebworth Festival in Hertfordshire, England


Personnel

Taken from MCA Records 1991 CD box set release MCAD3-10390 liner notes


Lynyrd Skynyrd 1

Disc 1, Tracks 1-3


Lynyrd Skynyrd 2

Disc 1, Tracks 4-7

Additional Musicians


Lynyrd Skynyrd 3

Disc 1, Tracks 8-15

Additional Musicians


Lynyrd Skynyrd 4

Disc 2, Tracks 1-9

Additional Musicians


Lynyrd Skynyrd 5

Disc 2, Tracks 10-12

Additional Musicians


Lynyrd Skynyrd 6

Disc 2, Tracks 13-17

Additional Musicians


Lynyrd Skynyrd 7

Disc 3 (all tracks)

Additional Musicians

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [2] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (2011). "Lynyrd Skynyrd [Box Set] - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "American album certifications – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Boxed Set". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 25, 2021.
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