Vicious Cycle (album)


Vicious Cycle is the twelfth studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 2003. It was the first album recorded by the band following the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson, who appears on two songs, "The Way" and "Lucky Man", and the song "Mad Hatter" is a tribute to him. The album is the first to feature bassist Ean Evans, the first mainstream album with Michael Cartellone on drums, and the last album that guitarist Hughie Thomasson played on before he died. It included the single "Red, White & Blue" which peaked at number 27 on the US Mainstream Rock charts.

Track listing

  1. "That's How I Like It" – 4:33
  2. "Pick Em Up" – 4:20
  3. "Dead Man Walkin – 4:30
  4. "The Way" – 5:32
  5. "Red, White, & Blue" – 5:31
  6. "Sweet Mama" – 3:59
  7. "All Funked Up" – 3:33
  8. "Hell or Heaven" – 5:14
  9. "Mad Hatter" – 5:38
  10. "Rockin' Little Town" – 3:36
  11. "Crawl" – 5:09
  12. "Jake" – 3:41
  13. "Life's Lessons" – 5:59
  14. "Lucky Man" – 5:35
  15. "Gimme Back My Bullets" – 3:41

Personnel

;Lynyrd Skynyrd
;Additional personnel