The Best of Lynynd Skynyrd

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume One
2▼CD: 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), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (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:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 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., MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
4.154:46
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 T. Walker (Florida bassist, in 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
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
recording of:
That Smell (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
writer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
3.95:49
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
bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
guitar:
Allen Collins, Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
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. (BMI)
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 T. Walker (Florida bassist, in 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 T. Walker (Florida bassist, in 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
bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd member)
guitar:
Allen Collins, Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
vocals:
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist) and Ronnie Van Zant
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Ain’t No Good Life (in 1977-04)
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
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974-01)
cover recording of:
Call Me the Breeze (in 1974-01)
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 (in 1973-04)
recording of:
Tuesday’s Gone (in 1973-04)
composer:
Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
4.67:33
3▶CD: Volume Three