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: "Gimme Three Steps", "I Ain't The One", and "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 RIAA.

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

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