The Best of Lynynd Skynyrd

~ Release by Lynyrd Skynyrd (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Volume One
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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
recording of:
What’s Your Name (in 1977-04)
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
4.63:33
2Cheatin' Woman
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
recording of:
Cheatin’ Woman
writer:
Al Kooper, Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
54:41
3Mr. Banker
producer:
Al Kooper
5:21
4On the Hunt
5:28
5Don't Ask Me No Questions
3:26
6Mississippi Kid
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
bass drum and mandolin:
Roosevelt Gook
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Allen Collins and Gary Rossington
harmonica:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears)
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Mississippi Kid (in 1973)
composer:
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer), Al Kooper and Ronnie Van Zant
3.23:56
7Poison Whiskey
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
bass guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Gary Rossington
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Allen Collins
keyboard:
Billy Powell
organ:
Roosevelt Gook
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Poison Whiskey (in 1973)
composer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Ronnie Van Zant
3.43:15
8Made in the Shade
4:41
9I Never Dreamed
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Rodney Mills
recording of:
I Never Dreamed
writer:
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Get Loose Music, Inc. and Songs of Universal, Inc.
4.55:22
10Was I Right or Wrong
recording of:
Was I Right or Wrong
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
55:11
11Truck Driver
producer:
Al Kooper
performer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
recording of:
Truck Drivin' Man
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Ronnie Van Zant
35:17
12Workin' for MCA
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
recording of:
Workin’ for MCA (in 1974-01)
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Ronnie Van Zant
44:46
▼ CD 2: Volume Two
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1Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer) (in 1973-07)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) (in 1973-07) and Gary Rossington (in 1973-07)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-07)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton (in 1973-07) and Clydie King (in 1973-07)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1974)
produced for:
Sounds of the South Productions
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-07)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 398)
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
4.34:46
2Lend a Helping Hand
producer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Tim Smith (producer/singer/songwriter; brother of Steve Smith)
bass guitar:
Greg Walker (Florida bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd,NDN,Twowolf))
drums (drum set):
Rickey Medlocke
guitar:
Allen Collins and Gary Rossington
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recording of:
Lend a Helpin’ Hand
writer:
Allen Collins, Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
4:22
3Things Goin' On
producer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Tim Smith (producer/singer/songwriter; brother of Steve Smith)
bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar:
Allen Collins, Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
lead vocals:
Rickey Medlocke
recording of:
Things Goin’ On
composer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
5:13
4That 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
recording of:
That Smell
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
45:49
5Cry for the Bad Man
producer:
Tom Dowd
background vocals:
The Honkettes (American backing vocal group who performed with Lynyrd Skynyrd)
recording of:
Cry for the Bad Man
writer:
Allen Collins, Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
54:52
6I Know a Little
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Rodney Mills
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.
53:28
7Preacher's Daughter
producer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Tim Smith (producer/singer/songwriter; brother of Steve Smith)
bass guitar:
Greg Walker (Florida bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd,NDN,Twowolf))
drums (drum set):
Rickey Medlocke
guitar:
Allen Collins, Wayne Perkins and Gary Rossington
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recording of:
Preacher’s Daughter
writer:
Rickey Medlocke and Ronnie Van Zant
3:41
8The Seasons
producer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Tim Smith (producer/singer/songwriter; brother of Steve Smith)
bass guitar:
Greg Walker (Florida bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd,NDN,Twowolf))
drums (drum set), mandolin and lead vocals:
Rickey Medlocke
guitar:
Allen Collins, Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
recording of:
The Seasons
lyricist and composer:
Rickey Medlocke
4:11
9Ain't No Good Life
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Rodney Mills
recording of:
Ain’t No Good Life
lyricist and composer:
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist)
4.654:41
10Call Me the Breeze
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
handclaps:
Cockroach (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Gooshie (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Kooder (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Moochie (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Mr. Feedback (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Punnel (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Toby (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Wicker and Wolfman (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
horn:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist), Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.) and Steve Madaio
piano:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
horn arranger:
Al Kooper
cover recording of:
Call Me the Breeze
lyricist and composer:
J.J. Cale
3.95:08
11White Dove
producer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Tim Smith (producer/singer/songwriter; brother of Steve Smith)
acoustic guitar:
Gimmer Nichols (guitarist)
bass guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
guitar:
Gary Rossington
mellotron:
Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Rickey Medlocke
recording of:
White Dove
lyricist and composer:
Rickey Medlocke
2:58
12Tuesday's Gone
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
bass guitar and mellotron and background vocals [backup harmony vocals]:
Roosevelt Gook
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer) and Robert Nix
guitar [lead guitar]:
Gary Rossington
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Allen Collins
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Tuesday’s Gone (in 1973-04)
composer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
4.657:33
▼ CD 3: Volume Three
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1Free Bird
live recording of:
Free Bird
lyricist and composer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
4:08
2Whiskey Rock-A Roller
4:19
3Searching
4:01
4Trust
4:14
5Every Mother's Son
4:59
6Down South Jukin'
2:55
7Am I Losin'
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
recording of:
Am I Losin’
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
54:35
8Saturday Night Special
miscellaneous support:
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd Member) and Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd Member)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Leon Wilkeson
electric guitar:
Allen Collins, Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
synthesizer:
Al Kooper
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
vocals:
Allen Collins
recording of:
Saturday Night Special
miscellaneous support:
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd Member) and Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Ronnie Van Zant
4.55:10
9Double Trouble
3:05
10You 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
53:47
11The Needle and the Spoon
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
recording of:
The Needle and the Spoon
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
43:54
12I Ain't the One
3:47