(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)

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Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
Studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Released	September 3, 1973
Recorded	April 1973 at Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre	Southern rock
Length	43:03
Label	Sounds of the South/MCA Records
Producer(s)	Al Kooper
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A) link
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
	(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) (1973)	Second Helping (1974)

(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd), commonly referred to as Pronounced, is the debut album from Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). It features "Free Bird", the single that first gave the band national attention and is now a staple of rock radio as well as a rock concert cliché. In 2003, the album was ranked number 401 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Ain't the One" (Gary Rossington / Ronnie Van Zant) – 3:51
2. "Tuesday's Gone" (Gary Rossington / Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant) – 7:32
3. "Gimme Three Steps" (Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant) – 4:26
4. "Simple Man" (Gary Rossington / Ronnie Van Zant) – 5:56
5. "Things Goin' On" (Gary Rossington / Ronnie Van Zant) – 4:57
6. "Mississippi Kid" (Al Kooper / Ronnie Van Zant / Bob Burns) – 3:57
7. "Poison Whiskey" (Ed King / Ronnie Van Zant) – 3:11
8. "Free Bird" (Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant) – 10:05

[edit] Bonus tracks on expanded edition:

1. "Mr. Banker (demo)" (Gary Rossington / Ronnie Van Zant/Edward King) – 5:22
2. "Down South Jukin' (demo)" (Gary Rossington / Ronnie Van Zant) – 2:57
3. "Tuesday's Gone (demo)"* (Gary Rossington / Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant) – 7:55
4. "Gimme Three Steps (demo)"* (Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant) – 5:19
5. "Free Bird (demo)"* (Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant) – 11:09

* notes previously unreleased tracks.

[edit] Personnel

Musical

• Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals, lyrics
• Gary Rossington - lead guitar on "Tuesday's Gone", "Gimme Three Steps", "Things Goin' On", "Poison Whiskey", "Simple Man", rhythm guitar on the others
• Allen Collins - lead guitar on "I Ain't The One" & "Free Bird", rhythm guitar on the others
• Ed King - lead guitar on "Mississippi Kid", bass on all tracks except "Mississippi Kid" and "Tuesday's Gone"
• Billy Powell - keyboards
• Bob Burns - drums except on "Tuesday's Gone"
• Leon Wilkeson - (bass guitar before the album was to cut; rejoined shortly thereafter, so band's photo on the album sleeve includes 7 musicians)

Additional

• Roosevelt Gook (Al Kooper) - bass, Mellotron & back-up harmony on "Tuesday's Gone", mandolin & bass drum on "Mississippi Kid", organ on "Simple Man", "Poison Whiskey" & "Free Bird"
• Robert Nix - drums on "Tuesday's Gone"
• Bobbi Hall - percussion on "Gimme Three Steps" & "Things Goin' On"
• Steve Katz - harmonica on "Mississippi Kid"

Technical

(Producer, engineer, covert art/photo/design, etc.)