Twenty (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)

Twenty is the ninth studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd released in 1997. The title of the album refers to the fact that it had been twenty years since the plane crash which killed the original lead singer, the guitarist, and a backup singer.

For this album the band brought in two Southern rock veterans, Rickey Medlocke, who had been a drummer for the band briefly before forming Blackfoot, and Hughie Thomasson of the Outlaws. The track "Travelin' Man" is the first studio recording of a song from the original band's 1976 live album One More From The Road. Making use of modern technology, the band were able to use original singer Ronnie Van Zant's vocal tracks on parts of the song, in order to create a duet between Johnny and Ronnie. The Album Cover is a fictional drawing of Monument Valley on the Navajo reservation.

Track listing

1. "We Ain't Much Different" – 3:44
2. "Bring It On" – 4:56
3. "Voodoo Lake" – 4:37
4. "Home Is Where the Heart Is" – 5:26
5. "Travelin' Man" – 4:05
6. "Talked Myself Right Into It" – 3:25
7. "Never Too Late" – 5:18
8. "O.R.R." – 4:16
9. "Blame It on a Sad Song" – 5:35
10. "Berneice" – 4:01
11. "None of Us Are Free" – 5:23
12. "How Soon We Forget" – 4:50
13. "Sign Of The Times" - 3:44 (Japan Bonus Track)

Personnel

• Gary Rossington – Lead, rhythm, slide & acoustic guitars
• Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals
• Leon Wilkeson – bass
• Ricky Medlocke – Lead, rhythm, slide, acoustic, Dobro guitars and background vocals
• Hughie Thomasson – Lead, rhythm, slide & acoustic guitars, and background vocals
• Billy Powell – Piano & Hammond B-3 organ
• Owen Hale – drums & percussion
• Ronnie Van Zant - Vocals on "Travelin' Man"

References