BIG WHEELS KEEP ON TURNIN'
CARRY ME HOME
TO SEE MY KIN
Second Helping
is the
second
studio album
by
released on
April 15, 1974.
It features the
band's biggest
hit single,
"Sweet Home Alabama",
an answer song
to Neil Young's
"Alabama"
and
"Southern Man",
which reached #8
on the
Billboard Hot
100 chart
in August 1974.
Second Helping
reached #12
on the
Billboard
album charts.
The RIAA
certified it
Gold
on
September 20, 1974,
and
Double Platinum
on July 21, 1987.
Background
After the success
of their debut album,
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd),
Lynyrd Skynyrd's
fan base
continued to grow
rapidly
throughout 1973,
largely due
to their
opening slot
on
the Who's
Quadrophenia tour
in the
United States.
Second Helping
features
Ed King,
Allen Collins,
and
Gary Rossington
all collaborating
with
on the
songwriting,
and cemented
the band's
breakthrough.
TRACK LIST
Sweet Home Alabama
I Need You
Don't Ask Me No Questions
Workin' For MCA
The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
Swamp Music
The Needle And The Spoon
Call Me The Breeze
Was I Right Or Wrong?
Take Your Time
(Demo)
Free Bird
(Old Grey Whistle Test 1976) [*]
Sweet Home Alabama
(Long Remix) [*]
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