Gold & Platinum

Gold & Platinum
Greatest hits album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Released Dec 1979
Genre Southern rock, Hard rock
Label MCA
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
Skynyrd's First And... Last
(1978)
Gold & Platinum
(1979)
Best of the Rest
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (A)[2]

Gold & Platinum was a 2-disc best of/hits compilation by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was released in 1979 and is now out of print. The compilation spans their peak years from 1972–1977. The album contains three live tracks from the band's critically acclaimed One More From The Road, which are "Gimme Three Steps", "I Ain't The One", and a very spirited rendition of "Free Bird". The album was certified Gold on 3/25/1980, Platinum on 8/18/1980 and 3x Platinum on 7/21/1987 by the R.I.A.A.

Track listing

Disc One

  1. "Down South Jukin'" 2:12 BMI
  2. "Saturday Night Special" 5:08 BMI
  3. "Gimme Three Steps (Live)" 5:00 BMI
  4. "What's Your Name?" 3:31 BMI
  5. "You Got That Right" 3:46 BMI
  6. "Gimme Back My Bullets" 3:28 BMI
  7. "Sweet Home Alabama" 4:44 BMI
  8. "Free Bird (Live)" 14:10 BMI

Disc Two

  1. "That Smell" 5:47 BMI
  2. "On The Hunt" 5:25 BMI
  3. "I Ain't The One (Live)" 3:17 BMI
  4. "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller" 4:33 BMI/ASCAP
  5. "Simple Man" 5:57 BMI
  6. "I Know A Little" 3:28 BMI
  7. "Tuesday's Gone" 7:32 BMI
  8. "Comin' Home" 5:30 BMI

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011 [last update]). "Gold & Platinum - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r12130. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2011 [last update]). "Robert Christgau: CG: lynyrd skynyrd". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=lynyrd+skynyrd. Retrieved August 14, 2011.