The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
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| The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd | ||
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| Compilation album by Lynyrd Skynyrd | ||
| Released | August 25, 1998 | |
| Recorded | 1971 - 1977 | |
| Genre | Southern rock | |
| Length | 2:10:47 | |
| Label | MCA Records | |
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology | ||
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (1991) |
The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd (1998) |
All Time Greatest Hits (2000) |
| Gold | ||
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| Compilation album by Lynyrd Skynyrd | ||
| Released | August 8, 2006 | |
| Label | Universal/Geffen | |
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The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd, reissued as Gold, is a two-disc compilation of Lynyrd Skynyrd in the peak years of its classic lineup (1971-1977).
- In 1998, it was released as The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd by MCA.
- In 2006, it was re-released as Gold by Geffen, with identical content and a slightly different cover.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc 1
- "Sweet Home Alabama" – 4:45
- "I Ain't the One" – 3:54
- "Was I Right or Wrong" – 5:24
- "Gimme Three Steps" – 4:31
- "Workin' for MCA" – 4:48
- "Simple Man" – 5:58
- "Swamp Music" – 3:32
- "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" – 4:52
- "Saturday Night Special" – 5:12
- "Mr. Banker" – 5:22
- "Comin' Home [original version]" – 5:30
- "Call Me the Breeze" – 5:09
- "Free Bird" – 9:10
[edit] Disc 2
- "What's Your Name" – 3:33
- "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller (live)" – 4:16
- "Tuesday's Gone" – 7:34
- "Double Trouble" – 2:50
- "I Know a Little" – 3:29
- "Four Walls of Raiford" – 4:14
- "I Never Dreamed" – 5:21
- "Gimme Back My Bullets (live)" – 3:42
- "You Got That Right" – 3:47
- "All I Can Do Is Write About It (acoustic version)" – 4:24
- "That Smell" – 5:51
- "Free Bird (live)" – 13:41
