MAMA TOLD ME
WHEN I WAS YOUNG
" COME SIT BESIDE ME,
MY ONLY SON
AND LISTEN CLOSELY
TO WHAT I SAY
AND IF YOU DO THIS
IT'LL HELP YOU
SOME SUNNY DAY"
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
is the
debut
studio album
by American
rock band
released on
August 13, 1973,
by MCA Records.
Recording took place
in Doraville, Georgia
at Studio One,
following a
lengthy period
of rehearsals.
Prior to the
album's conception,
many of its songs
were already featured
in
Lynyrd Skynyrd's
live repertoire.
To promote it,
the band released
"Gimme Three Steps"
and
"Free Bird"
as singles;
these,
along with
"Simple Man"
and
"Tuesday's Gone",
are among
the band's
best-known songs.
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
received acclaim
from music critics,
and brought
the band to
the forefront
of the
Southern rock genre
in the 1970s.
The album peaked
at 27 on the
Billboard 200,
and received
gold and double
platinum certifications
from the
Recording Industry
Association of America
(RIAA).
It has appeared on
several editions of
Rolling Stone's
"500 Greatest Albums
of All Time" list.
Recording
Most of the songs
on the album had been
in the band's
live repertoire
for some time.
The band found a
rural rehearsal space
near Jacksonville, Florida,
which they nicknamed
"Hell House"
due to the long hours
spent there jamming
in the intense
Florida heat,
and it was there
that they composed
and ran through
the songs endlessly
until they
were perfected.
Producer
Al Kooper
marveled at
how well
prepared
the band were
once they entered
the studio;
every note was
immutable
and absolutely
no improvisation
was allowed.
Bassist
Leon Wilkeson
left the band
a few months
before the album's
recording sessions.
Ex-Strawberry Alarm Clock
guitarist
Ed King
had been impressed
with the band
after an
earlier incarnation
of
Lynyrd Skynyrd
had opened for
Strawberry Alarm Clock
in Florida
circa 1970.
He told vocalist
Ronnie Van Zant
to keep him in mind
if he ever needed
a guitarist,
and he
was invited
to replace
Wilkeson as bassist.
Once the
recording sessions
were wrapping up,
Van Zant
decided that
King would
better serve
the band as
a guitarist,
and he visited
Wilkeson and
convinced him
to rejoin.
Wilkeson returned
to the band
and King moved
to lead guitar,
giving the band
what would become
their trademark
"Three Guitar Army"
along with
Allen Collins
and
Gary Rossington.
Wilkeson
was back in the band
by the time
the band
shot the cover photo
for the album,
and appears
on the cover,
as well as being
acknowledged
in the liner notes.
TRACK LIST
CD 1
I Ain't The One
Tuesday's Gone
Gimme Three Steps
Simple Man
Things Goin' On
Mississippi Kid
Poison Whiskey
Call Me The Breeze [*]
Free Bird
Blues Medley [*]
CD 2
Mr. Banker
(Demo)
Down South Jukin'
(Demo)
Tuesday's Gone
(Demo)
Gimme Three Steps
(Demo)
Free Bird
(Demo)
Gimme Three Steps
(Original Version)
One More Time
(Original Version)
Free Bird
(Muscle Shoals Demo)
I Ain't The One
(Original Version)
Things Goin' On
(Original Version)
Free Bird
(Long Live Version)
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