The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd, is a two-disc compilation of Lynyrd Skynyrd in the peak years of its classic lineup. The double album was remastered and re-released in 2006 as part of Universal's Gold series.Track listing
- "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" – 5:30
- "Call Me the Breeze" – 5:09
- "Free Bird" – 9:10
Disc two
- "What's Your Name?" – 3:33
- "Whiskey Rock-a-Roller" – 4:16
- "Tuesday's Gone" – 7:34
- "Double Trouble" – 2:50
- "I Know a Little" – 3:28
- "Four Walls of Raiford" – 4:14
- "I Never Dreamed" – 5:21
- "Gimme Back My Bullets" – 3:42
- "You Got That Right" – 3:47
- "All I Can Do Is Write About It" – 4:24
- "That Smell" – 5:51
- "Free Bird" " – 13:41
- Disc 1, Tracks 1, 5, 7-8, 12 from Second Helping
- Disc 1, Tracks 2, 4, 6, and 13 and Disc 2, Track 3 from
- Disc 1, Track 3 from Skynyrd's First and... Last
- Disc 1, Track 9 from Nuthin' Fancy
- Disc 1, Track 10 from Legend
- Disc 2, Tracks 1, 5, 7, 9, and 11 from Street Survivors
- Disc 2, Tracks 2 and 12 from One More from the Road
- Disc 2, Track 4 from Gimme Back My Bullets
- Disc 2, Tracks 6, 8, and 10 from the Lynyrd Skynyrd Box Set
- Disc 1, Track 11 is previously unreleased
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
