Gold & Platinum
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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".
An Alternate version of the album,[1] with different artwork and the title The Very Best of, substituted the original 1973 studio recording (from (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)) of "Free Bird" (timed at 9:08) for the much longer live track (timed at 14:10).
The album was certified Gold on March 25, 1980, Platinum on August 18, 1980, and 3× Platinum on July 21, 1987, by the RIAA.[2]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
- Gary Rossington - guitars
- Allen Collins - guitars
- Ed King - guitars, bass (13, 15)
- Steve Gaines - guitars, vocals (4)
- Jimmy Johnson - guitar (1)
- Wayne Perkins - guitar (1)
- Leon Wilkeson - bass, background vocals (2)
- Greg Walker - bass (16)
- Bob Burns - drums
- Artimus Pyle - drums
- Robert Nix - drums (15)
- Rickey Medlocke - drums (16), back-up vocals (16)
- Billy Powell - keyboards, piano (16)
- David Foster - keyboards (12)
- Al Kooper aka "Roosevelt Gook" - moog synthesizer (2), background vocal (12), organ (13), mellotron (15), back-up harmony (15)
- Ronnie Eades - saxophone (1)
- Leslie Hawkins - back-up vocals
- Cassie Gaines, Jo Billingsley - back-up vocals (1,9)
- Clydie King, Merry Clayton and Friends - background vocals (7)
Certifications
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References
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