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1998 compilation album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd Released August 25, 1998 Recorded 1971–1977 Genre
Length 2 :10 :47 Label
Producer Ron O'Brien
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The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd , is a two-disc compilation of Lynyrd Skynyrd in the peak years of its classic lineup (1971–1977). The double album was remastered and re-released in 2006 as part of Universal's Gold series.
Track listing [ ]
Disc one [ ]
"Sweet Home Alabama " (Ed King , Gary Rossington , Ronnie Van Zant ) – 4:45
"I Ain't the One" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:54
"Was I Right or Wrong?" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:24
"Gimme Three Steps " (Allen Collins , Van Zant) – 4:31
"Workin' for MCA" (King, Van Zant) – 4:48
"Simple Man " (Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:58
"Swamp Music" (King, Van Zant) – 3:32
"The Ballad of Curtis Loew" (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:52
"Saturday Night Special " (King, Van Zant) – 5:12
"Mr. Banker " (King, Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:22
"Comin' Home" (Original version) (Collins, Van Zant) – 5:30
"Call Me the Breeze " (J.J. Cale ) – 5:09
"Free Bird " (Collins, Van Zant) – 9:10
Disc two [ ]
"What's Your Name? " (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:33
"Whiskey Rock-a-Roller" (Live) (King, Billy Powell , Van Zant) – 4:16
"Tuesday's Gone " (Collins, Van Zant) – 7:34
"Double Trouble " (Collins, Van Zant) – 2:50
"I Know a Little" (Steve Gaines ) – 3:28
"Four Walls of Raiford" (Undubbed demo ) (Jeff Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:14
"I Never Dreamed" (Gaines, Van Zant) – 5:21
"Gimme Back My Bullets" (Live) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:42
"You Got That Right " (Gaines, Van Zant) – 3:47
"All I Can Do Is Write About It " (Acoustic version) (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:24
"That Smell " (Collins, Van Zant) – 5:51
"Free Bird " (Live)" (Collins, Van Zant) – 13:41
Disc 1, Tracks 1, 5, 7-8, 12 from Second Helping (1974)
Disc 1, Tracks 2, 4, 6, and 13 and Disc 2, Track 3 from (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973)
Disc 1, Track 3 from Skynyrd's First and... Last (1978)
Disc 1, Track 9 from Nuthin' Fancy (1975)
Disc 1, Track 10 from Legend (1987)
Disc 2, Tracks 1, 5, 7, 9, and 11 from Street Survivors (1977)
Disc 2, Tracks 2 and 12 from One More from the Road (1976)
Disc 2, Track 4 from Gimme Back My Bullets (1976)
Disc 2, Tracks 6, 8, and 10 from the Lynyrd Skynyrd Box Set (1991)
Disc 1, Track 11 is previously unreleased (1998)
Live songs [ ]
Disc 2, Track 2 recorded 7/7/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta , Georgia
Disc 2, Tracks 8 and 12 recorded 7/8/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia
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