Skynyrd's First and... Last


Skynyrd's First and... Last was the original name of a posthumous compilation album first released in 1978 by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. In 1998, it was repackaged, renamed and re-released as Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album, being expanded to include eight additional tracksβ€”four of which were previously unreleased and four which would be re-recorded for '. As the renamed title suggests, the album was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama. Originally intended to be their debut album it was shelved, making ' their actual debut. The album was certified Gold on September 8, 1978, and Platinum on November 10, 1978, by the RIAA.
The albums contains early band recordings from 1971 and 1972. Many of the tracks are exclusive to these albums, being either otherwise unreleased, or original versions of songs later re-recorded for other studio albums. However, a few of these early tracks were later released on compilation albums, such as Lynyrd Skynyrd Box Set and the German-based Repertoire Records release Old Time Greats in 1997.

Track listing

''Skynyrd's First and...Last''

  1. "Down South Jukin'" - 2:12
  2. "Preacher's Daughter" - 3:39
  3. "White Dove" - 2:56
  4. "Was I Right or Wrong" - 5:21
  5. "Lend a Helpin' Hand" - 4:24
  6. "Wino" - 3:15
  7. "Comin' Home" - 5:30
  8. "The Seasons" - 4:09
  9. "Things Goin' On" - 5:10

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

  10. "Free Bird" - 7:26
  11. "One More Time" - 5:04
  12. "Gimme Three Steps" - 4:09
  13. "Was I Right or Wrong?" - 5:25
  14. "Preacher's Daughter" - 3:40
  15. "White Dove" - 2:58
  16. "Down South Jukin'" - 2:14
  17. "Wino" - 3:16
  18. "Simple Man" - 5:25
  19. "Trust" - 4:14
  20. "Comin' Home" - 5:30
  21. "The Seasons" - 4:11
  22. "Lend a Helpin' Hand" - 4:22
  23. "Things Goin' On" - 5:12
  24. "I Ain't the One" - 3:37
  25. "You Run Around" - 5:39
  26. "Ain't Too Proud to Pray" - 5:26

    Personnel

Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals
  • Allen Collins – guitar
  • Gary Rossington – guitar
  • Billy Powell – piano
  • Greg T. Walker – bass ; backing vocals
  • Larry Junstrom – bass
  • Leon Wilkeson – bass ; backing vocals
  • Rickey Medlocke – drums ; backing vocals ; lead vocals ; mandolin
  • Bob Burns – drums
Additional musicians
1975/76 overdubs
Notes
  • Either Larry Junstrom or Greg T. Walker plays bass on "One More Time".
  • All Ed King overdubs were recorded in 1975; the remaining overdubs in 1976.

    Production personnel

  • Jimmy R. Johnson - producer
  • Tim Smith - producer
  • Michael Zagaris - photography

    Chart positions

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