Gold

by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Overview

Yet another Lynyrd Skynyrd compilation -- as if there weren't already plenty -- not that there are that many available anymore, since CDs go out of print so quickly now. Gold is a bit different, though, in its bid to become a definitive double-disc overview. First of all there is the sound. Everything here has been remastered in 24-bit digital, so it's wonderful. Next, of course, is the track listing. "Free Bird" has a version on each disc. On disc one, the original studio version appears; on disc two, at the very end, is the extended live version issued on One More from the Road. The live version of "Gimme Back My Bullets" that's here was issued only on a white-label promo. OK, everything the somewhat-more-than-casual Skynyrd fan would want is here, from "Sweet Home Alabama," their first hit, to the still-startling read of J.J. Cale's "Call Me the Breeze," to the original recorded version of "Comin' Home," which was originally issued on The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Workin' for the MCA," is here, as is "Saturday Night Special," "Swamp Music," "What's Your Name," the live version of "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller" from One More from the Road, there's the really killer demo of "Four Walls of Raiford" that was only released on the box set, so more casual listeners will get a chance to hear this wonderful cut. But then the rest of the hits are here too: "Tuesday's Gone," "That Smell," "You Got That Right," and more. Bottom dollar is this: as a two-disc Skynyrd comp, this will be the one to beat; it's solid top to bottom with a few goodies thrown in for measure. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	08/08/2006
Label:	Mca / Geffen / Universal Distribution
UPC:	0602498540930
Rank:	35685

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Sweet Home Alabama
2. I Ain't The One
3. Was I Right Or Wrong
4. Gimme Three Steps
5. Workin' For MCA
6. Simple Man
7. Swamp Music
8. Ballad Of Curtis Loew
9. Saturday Night Special
10. Mr Banker
11. Comin' Home
12. Call Me The Breeze
13. Free Bird

Disc 2

14. What's Your Name
15. Whiskey Rock A Roller
16. Tuesday's Gone
17. Double Trouble
18. I Know A Little
19. Four Walls Of Raiford
20. I Never Dreamed
21. Gimme Back My Bullets
22. You Got That Right
23. All I Can Do Is Write About It
24. That Smell
25. Free Bird

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lynyrd Skynyrd   Primary Artist
Bob Burns   Drums
Billy Powell   Keyboards
Ed King   Guitar
Steve Katz   Harmonica
Allen Collins   Guitar
Bobbye Hall   Percussion
Gary Rossington   Guitar
Robert Nix   Drums
Ronnie Van Zant   Vocals

Technical Credits

Tom Dowd   Audio Production,Producer
Dan Turbeville   Audio Engineer
Rodney Mills   Audio Engineer
Al Kooper   Audio Production,Audio Engineer,Producer,Engineer
Ronnie Van Zant   Composer
Tim Smith   Producer
Tom Hill   Photography
Jim McCrary   Photography
Michael Diehl   Design
Beth Stempel   Production Coordination
Neal Preston   Photography
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Robert Ellis   Photography
Ron O'Brien   Photo Research,Liner Notes,Producer
Jeff Carlisi   Composer
Doug Schwartz   Audio Restoration,Mastering,Assembly
Gary Rossington   Composer
Ed King   Composer
J.J. Cale   Composer
Billy Powell   Composer
Andy McKaie   Coordination
Steve Gaines   Composer
Edward King   Composer
Allen Collins   Composer