Skynyrd's First and... Last

Skynyrd's First and...Last
Compilation album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Released September 5, 1978; 1998
Recorded 1971-1972
Genre Southern rock
Length 36:36
Label MCA
Producer Jimmy Johnson, Tim Smith
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology

Street Survivors
(1977)		 Skynyrd's First and...Last/Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album
(1978)		 Legend
(1987)
1998 Re-release cover
Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (B)[2]
Rolling Stone (favorable)[3]

Skynyrd's First and...Last was the original name of the posthumous album first released in 1978 by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The original 1978 version of the album is now out of print. In 1998, it was repackaged, renamed and re-released as Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album, which was expanded to included eight additional tracks -- four of which were previously unreleased and four which would appear on (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd). As the renamed title suggests, the album was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama. This album was originally planned to be their debut album before getting shelved, making (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) their actual debut. The album was certified Gold on 9/8/1978 and Platinum on 11/10/1978 by the RIAA.

The album contains early band recordings from 1971 and 1972. It is considered an essential album by most fans of the band, as the tracks are either not available on other albums, and later with the 1998 re-release, contains original versions of re-recorded songs that are on the other studio albums, which are now all on one album. However a few of these early tracks were later released on compilation albums such as Best of the Rest in 1982 (1990 on CD) and again on the German based Repertoire Records released Old Time Greats in 1997.

Track listing

Skynyrd's First and...Last track listing

  1. "Down South Jukin'" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 2:12
  2. "Preacher's Daughter" (Rickey Medlocke, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:39
  3. "White Dove" (Rickey Medlocke) - 2:56
  4. "Was I Right or Wrong" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:21
  5. "Lend a Helpin' Hand" (Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:24
  6. "Wino" (Allen Collins, Rickey Medlocke, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:15
  7. "Comin' Home" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:30
  8. "The Seasons" (Rickey Medlocke) - 4:09
  9. "Things Goin' On" (Original Version) (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:10

Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album track listing

  1. "Free Bird" (Original Version) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 7:26
  2. "One More Time" (Original Version) (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:04
  3. "Gimme Three Steps" (Original Version) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:09
  4. "Was I Right or Wrong?" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:25
  5. "Preacher's Daughter" (Rickey Medlocke, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:40
  6. "White Dove" (Rickey Medlocke) - 2:58
  7. "Down South Jukin'" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 2:14
  8. "Wino" (Original Version) (Allen Collins, Rickey Medlocke, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:16
  9. "Simple Man" (Original Version) (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:25
  10. "Trust" (Original Version) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:14
  11. "Comin' Home" (Original Version) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:30
  12. "The Seasons" (Rickey Medlocke) - 4:11
  13. "Lend a Helpin' Hand" (Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:22
  14. "Things Goin' On" (Original Version) (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:12
  15. "I Ain't the One" (Original Version) (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:37
  16. "You Run Around" (Rickey Medlocke) - 5:39
  17. "Ain't Too Proud to Pray" (Rickey Medlocke) - 5:26

Notes on Skynyrd's First

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References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Skynyrd's First And...Last - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2011). "Robert Christgau: CG: Lynyrd Skynyrd". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Marsh, Dave (2011). "Lynyrd Skynyrd: Skynyrd's First and...Last : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Retrieved 14 August 2011.