Lynyrd SkynyrdA Retrospective: 1971-1977 |
Overview:Southern-rock group formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. They named themselves after founding members’ junior high school gym teacher, Leonard Skinner. They disbanded in 1977 after Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines were killed in a plane crash. Rossington, Collins Powell and Wilkeson formed the Rossington Collins Band in 1979, which lasted until 1982. Ronnie’s younger brother, Johnny, revived Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987. Note: This page focuses only on the classic years up through 1977. The Players:Highlighted names indicate which members of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Skynyrd’s First…and Last
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Rating:
2.886 out of 5.00 |
Released: September 5, 1978 Recorded: 1971-72 Peak: 15 US, 50 UK, 35 CN, 89 AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US Tracks:
Total Running Time: 36:36 |
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-NerdLynyrd Skynyrd |
Rating:
4.445 out of 5.00 Awards: (Click on award to learn more). Notes: See the DMDB page here. |
Released: August 13, 1973 Peak: 27 US, 4 UK, 47 CN, 14 DF Sales (in millions): 2.0 US Tracks:
Total Running Time: 43:03 |
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Second HelpingLynyrd Skynyrd |
Rating:
4.425 out of 5.00 Awards: (Click on award to learn more). Notes: See the DMDB page here. |
Released: April 15, 1974 Peak: 12 US, UK, 9 CN, 14 DF Sales (in millions): 2.0 US Tracks:
Total Running Time: 37:15 |
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Nuthin’ FancyLynyrd Skynyrd |
Rating:
2.843 out of 5.00 |
Released: March 24, 1975 Peak: 9 US, 43 UK, 17 CN, 91 AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US Tracks:
Total Running Time: 37:34 |
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Gimme Back My BulletsLynyrd Skynyrd |
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3.375 out of 5.00 |
Released: February 2, 1976 Peak: 20 US, 34 UK, 73 CN Sales (in millions): 0.5 US Tracks:
Total Running Time: 34:57 |
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Street SurvivorsLynyrd Skynyrd |
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4.089 out of 5.00 Awards: (Click on award to learn more). Notes: See the DMDB page here. |
Released: October 17, 1977 Peak: 5 US, 13 UK, 3 CN Sales (in millions): 2.0 US Tracks:
Total Running Time: 35:26 |
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Gold & Platinum
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Rating: 3.965 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings) |
Released: December 1979 Covers: 1972-77 Peak: 12 US, 49 UK, 56 CN Sales (in millions): 3.0 US Genre: Southern rock Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Down South Jukin’ (2) Saturday Night Special (3) Gimme Three Steps (live) (4) What’s Your Name (5) You Got That Right (6) Gimme Back My Bullets (7) Sweet Home Alabama (8) Free Bird (live) Tracks, Disc 2: (1) That Smell (2) On the Hunt (3) I Ain’t the One (live) (4) Whiskey Rock-a-Roller (5) Simple Man (6) I Know a Little (7) Tuesday’s Gone (8) Comin’ Home Total Running Time: 84:09 |
Skynyrd’s Innyrds
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Rating: 3.774 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings) Awards: (Click on award to learn more). |
Released: April 30, 1989 Covers: 1973-77 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): 5.0 US Genre: Southern rock Tracks: (1) Sweet Home Alabama (2) Swamp Music (3) I Ain’t the One (4) Gimme Three Steps (5) Double Trouble (outtake version) (6) Free Bird (7) Truck Drivin’ Man * (8) Saturday Night Special (9) Workin’ for MCA (10) What’s Your Name? (11) That Smell (12) Don’t Ask Me No Questions (13) Call Me the Breeze * tracks not on previously noted albums Total Running Time: 62:37 |
The Essential
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Rating:
3.696 out of 5.00 |
Released: August 25, 1998 Covers: 1971-1977 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): 1.0 US Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Sweet Home Alabama (2) I Ain’t the One (3) Was I Right or Wrong? (4) Gimme Three Steps (5) Workin’ for MCA (6) Simple Man (7) Swamp Music (8) The Ballad of Curtis Loew (9) Saturday Night Special (10) Mr. Banker (11) Comin’ Home (12) Call Me the Breeze (13) Free Bird Tracks, Disc 2: (1) What’s Your Name? (2) Whiskey Rock-a-Roller (live) (3) Tuesday’s Gone (4) Double Trouble (5) I Know a Little (6) Four Walls of Railford (7) I Never Dreamed (8) Gimme Back My Bullets (live) (9) You Got That Right (10) All I Can Do Is Write About It (acoustic version) (11) That Smell (12) Free Bird (live) Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums:
Total Running Time: 2:10:47 |
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
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Rating:
3.892 out of 5.00 |
Released: March 9, 1999 Covers: 1973-1977 Peak: 60 US Sales (in millions): 2.9 US Tracks: (1) Sweet Home Alabama (2) What’s Your Name? (3) Gimme Three Steps (4) Double Trouble (5) You Got That Right (6) Saturday Night Special (7) That Smell (8) Swamp Music (9) I Ain’t the One (10) Free Bird Total Running Time: 47:02 |
All Time Greatest Hits
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Rating:
4.107 out of 5.00 Awards: (Click on award to learn more). |
Released: March 14, 2000 Covers: 1972-1977 Peak: 56 US Sales (in millions): 1.0 US Tracks: (1) Sweet Home Alabama (2) Gimme Three Steps (3) Simple Man (4) Saturday Night Special (5) Swamp Music (6) The Ballad of Curtis Loew (7) Call Me the Breeze (8) Comin’ Home (9) Gimme Back My Bullets (10) What’s Your Name? (11) You Got That Right (12) All I Can Do Is Write About It (acoustic version) (13) That Smell (14) Free Bird (live) Total Running Time: 74:56 |
Greatest Hits
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Rating:
3.510 out of 5.00 |
Released: August 18, 2008 Covers: 1972-1977 Peak: -- US, 16 UK Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK Tracks: (1) Sweet Home Alabama (2) Free Bird (3) Saturday Night Special (4) Gimme Three Steps (5) Double Trouble (6) What’s Your Name? (7) Gimme Back My Bullets (8) I Ain’t the One (9) Whiskey Rock-a-Roller (10) Simple Man (11) Down South Jukin’ (12) You Got That Right (13) On the Hunt (14) Workin’ for MCA (15) Tuesday’s Gone (16) Call Me the Breeze Total Running Time: 76:17 |
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Rating:
3.305 out of 5.00 |
Released: August 31, 2010 Covers: 1973-1977 Peak: 145 US Sales (in millions): 0.5 US Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Sweet Home Alabama (2) Comin’ Home (3) I Ain’t the One (4) Mr. Banker (5) Tuesday’s Gone (6) Gimme Three Steps (7) The Ballad of Curtis Loew (8) Simple Man (9) Swamp Music (10) Was I Right or Wrong? (11) Workin’ for MCA (12) Free Bird Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Call Me the Breeze (2) Saturday Night Special (3) Double Trouble (4) All I Can Do Is Write About It (acoustic version) (5) Gimme Back My Bullets (6) Four Walls of Raiford (7) Whiskey Rock-a-Roller (live) (8) That Smell (9) I Know a Little (10) You Got That Right (11) What’s Your Name? (12) Free Bird (live) |
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First posted 3/8/2023. |