The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd

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. This album was certified Gold on 10/15/1999 and Platinum on 7/27/2001 by the R.I.A.A.

• In 2006, it was re-released as Gold by Geffen (which had absorbed MCA), with identical content and a slightly different cover.

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Sweet Home Alabama" – 4:45
2. "I Ain't the One" – 3:54
3. "Was I Right or Wrong" – 5:24
4. "Gimme Three Steps" – 4:31
5. "Workin' for MCA" – 4:48
6. "Simple Man" – 5:58
7. "Swamp Music" – 3:32
8. "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" – 4:52
9. "Saturday Night Special" – 5:12
10. "Mr. Banker" – 5:22
11. "Comin' Home [original version]" – 5:30
12. "Call Me the Breeze" – 5:09
13. "Free Bird" – 9:10

Disc 2

1. "What's Your Name" – 3:33
2. "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller (live)" – 4:16
3. "Tuesday's Gone" – 7:34
4. "Double Trouble" – 2:50
5. "I Know a Little" – 3:29
6. "Four Walls of Raiford" – 4:14
7. "I Never Dreamed" – 5:21
8. "Gimme Back My Bullets (live)" – 3:42
9. "You Got That Right" – 3:47
10. "All I Can Do Is Write About It (acoustic version)" – 4:24
11. "That Smell" – 5:51
12. "Free Bird (live)" – 13:41

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