- southern rock, hard rock, blues rock, rock
- 76 min
- 13 tracks
- Geffen
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals.
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Character
Classical in form, spare, grave and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA
- MusicHound4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1I Ain't the One3:53
- 2Tuesday's Gone7:32
- 3Gimme Three Steps4:30
- 4Simple Man5:58
- 5Things Goin' On4:60
- 6Mississippi Kid3:56
- 7Poison Whiskey3:13
- 8Free Bird9:19
- 9Mr. Banker (demo version)5:23
- 10Down South Jukin' (demo version)2:57
- 11Tuesday's Gone (demo version)7:55
- 12Gimme Three Steps (demo version)5:20
- 13Free Bird (1973/live demo version)11:09
13 tracks, 76 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Label
- Geffen
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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