Nuthin' Fancy
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Nuthin' Fancy | ||||
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Studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd | ||||
Released | March 24, 1975 (US) | |||
Recorded | Recorded at WEBB IV Studios, Atlanta, January 1975, (except for track 1, Studio One in Doraville, Georgia, August 1974) | |||
Genre | Southern rock, Blues rock, Boogie Rock, Hard Rock | |||
Length | 37:34 | |||
Label | MCA (US) | |||
Producer | Al Kooper | |||
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology | ||||
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Nuthin' Fancy is a 1975 album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, their third studio album, and their first to reach the Top 10, peaking at #9 on the US albums chart. It was certified Gold on 6/27/1975 and Platinum on 7/21/1987 by the RIAA. This is the first record with new drummer Artimus Pyle and the last with guitarist Ed King until the reformation of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the release of Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Robert Christgau | A− link |
Rolling Stone | (mixed) link |
Track listing
Side one
- "Saturday Night Special" (E. King, R. Van Zant) – 5:08
- "Cheatin' Woman" (R. Van Zant, G. Rossington, A. Kooper) – 4:38
- "Railroad Song" (E. King, R. Van Zant) – 4:14
- "I'm a Country Boy" (A. Collins, R. Van Zant) – 4:24
Side two
- "On the Hunt" (A. Collins, R. Van Zant) – 5:25
- "Am I Losin'" (G. Rossington, R. Van Zant) – 4:32
- "Made in the Shade" (R. Van Zant) – 4:40
- "Whiskey Rock-a-Roller" (E. King, R. Van Zant, B. Powell) – 4:33
1999 CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Railroad Song" (Live) (E. King, R. Van Zant) - 5:27
- "On the Hunt" (Live) (A. Collins, R. Van Zant) - 6:10
Personnel
- Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals
- Allen Collins – Gibson Firebird guitar
- Ed King – Fender Stratocaster and Gibson SG guitar
- Gary Rossington – Gibson Les Paul guitar
- Billy Powell – keyboards
- Leon Wilkeson – bass guitar
- Artimus Pyle – drums, percussion
Additional:
- Barry Harwood – dobro, mandolin
- Jimmy Hall – harmonica
- David Foster – piano
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
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