Thyrty: The 30th Anniversary Collection

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Thyrty is a 2003 30th anniversary album by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It consists of a two-disc set: the first, a collection of early hits recorded prior to Steve Gaines joining the band; the second, a collection of later hits, including unreleased songs by the band's current lineup at the time of the album's release. Ronnie Van Zant provides vocals on all the songs on the first disc; the second includes certain songs with Johnny Van Zant as the lead singer, who took over the duty of vocals after his older brother's death in 1977. "Thyrty" refers to the unique spelling of the band's name, a spelling of "Thirty" in a manner similar to that of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The number refers to the 30th anniversary of the band's first album (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) released in 1973 which included the famed hit Free Bird. The final song on the second disc is a tribute to Leon Wilkeson, who had died two years earlier and was one of only two original members still with the band. The name comes from the wide variety of hats Wilkeson would wear, which can be visible in almost every photograph of the band.

Disc 1

  1. Sweet Home Alabama (4:45)
  2. Need All My Friends (5:12)
  3. Blues Medley (previously unreleased) (10:15)
  4. Down South Jukin' (2:14)
  5. Was I Right Or Wrong (5:24)
  6. I Ain't The One (3:54)
  7. Tuesday's Gone (7:33)
  8. Gimme Three Steps (4:30)
  9. Workin'for MCA (4:47)
  10. The Ballad Of Curtis Loew (4:51)
  11. Call Me the Breeze (5:08)
  12. Saturday Night Special (5:09)
  13. All I Can Do Is Write About It (4:23)
  14. Free Bird (9:10)

Disc 2

  1. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller (4:12)
  2. Simple Man (live) (6:42)
  3. What's Your Name (3:32)
  4. That Smell (5:48)
  5. I Know A Little (3:27)
  6. You Got That Right (3:46)
  7. Comin' Home (live) (6:11)
  8. Swamp Music (live) (3:38)
  9. Gimme Back My Bullets (5:05)
  10. Smokestack Lightnin' (4:29)
  11. The Last Rebel (6:46)
  12. Things Goin' On (3:00)
  13. Talked Myself Right Into It (3:26)
  14. We Ain't Much Different (3:42)
  15. Workin' (4:54)
  16. Mad Hatter (5:37)

Producer(s) Lynyrd Skynyrd; Barry Beckett; Tom Dowd; Ben Fowler; Quin Ivy; Jimmy Johnson; Josh Leo; Andy McKaie; Ron Nevison; Ron Obrien; Tim Smith

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Lynyrd Skynyrd discography