What's Your Name (album)

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What's Your Name
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Greatest hits album by
Released1997
Recorded1972–1977
Genre Boogie rock, Southern rock
Length49:09
Label MCA Records
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
Twenty
(1997)
What's Your Name
(1997)
Old Time Greats
(1997)
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What's Your Name is a compilation album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA in July 2001. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "That Smell" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) – 5:49
  2. "Workin' for MCA" (Ed King, Van Zant) – 4:48
  3. "Call Me the Breeze" (J.J. Cale) – 5:09
  4. "Mississippi Kid" (Al Kooper, Van Zant, Bob Burns) – 3:57
  5. "What's Your Name?" (Gary Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:33
  6. "Simple Man" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:58
  7. "Things Goin' On" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:00
  8. "I Need You" (King, Rossington, Van Zant) – 6:53
  9. "Swamp Music" (King, Van Zant) – 3:33
  10. "Sweet Home Alabama" (King, Rossington, Van Zant) – 4:45

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [2] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "What's Your Name – Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "American album certifications – Lynyrd Skynyrd – What's Your Name". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 25, 2021.