Skynyrd Frynds
Skynyrd Frynds | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | October 1994 |
Genre | Country rock, Southern rock |
Length | 51:59 |
Label | MCA |
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Skynyrd Frynds is a tribute album to the American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 1994 on MCA Records. It features cover versions of ten Lynyrd Skynyrd songs, as performed by various country music artists. The album reached #8 on Top Country Albums upon its release. The album was executive produced by Gary Rossington.
Content
The album was executive-produced by Lynyrd Skynyrd member Gary Rossington.[1] Alabama's rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama" includes a rewritten verse, which omits the references to Watergate and George Wallace.[1] Wynonna's rendition of "Free Bird" was later included on her 1996 album Revelations, and Sammy Kershaw's "I Know a Little" was later included on his 2000 album Covers the Hits. Confederate Railroad's version of "Simple Man" also appeared on the band's 1998 album Keep On Rockin'. "Tuesday's Gone" by Hank Williams Jr. was originally included on his 1988 album Wild Streak.
Critical reception
Giving it three stars out of five, Allmusic reviewer William Ruhlmann said, "For the most part, those performers display a knowledge of Lynyrd Skynyrd's work and an affection for it." He cited Travis Tritt's, Sammy Kershaw's and Steve Earle's performance as the strongest on the album, but called Alabama's "Sweet Home Alabama" cover "gimmicky" and said of Wynonna's "Free Bird" that she "ends up undercutting its power."[1] Washington City Paper critic Dave McKenna gave a mostly favorable review, saying "the country stars on Frynds don't hide their reverence and affection for the material or its creators," but criticizing the album for not showing the band's "lighter side."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sweet Home Alabama" | Alabama | 6:44 |
2. | "Don't Ask Me No Questions" | Travis Tritt | 4:36 |
3. | "Simple Man" | Confederate Railroad | 5:44 |
4. | "I Know a Little" | Sammy Kershaw | 3:32 |
5. | "Tuesday's Gone" | Hank Williams Jr. | 5:48 |
6. | "Call Me the Breeze" | The Mavericks | 4:13 |
7. | "What's Your Name?" | Steve Earle | 3:49 |
8. | "One More Time" | Charlie Daniels | 4:35 |
9. | "Saturday Night Special" | McBride & the Ride | 5:18 |
10. | "Free Bird" | Wynonna Judd | 7:41 |
Chart performance
Albums
Chart (1994)[3] | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 56 |
Singles
Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions |
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US Country | |||
1994 | "Sweet Home Alabama" | Alabama | 75 |
References
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- Rickey Medlocke
- Johnny Van Zant
- Michael Cartellone
- Mark Matejka
- Peter Keys
- Keith Christopher
- Ronnie Van Zant
- Allen Collins
- Gary Rossington
- Bob Burns
- Larry Junstrom
- Greg T. Walker
- Leon Wilkeson
- Billy Powell
- Ed King
- Artimus Pyle
- Steve Gaines
- Randall Hall
- Kurt Custer
- Mike Estes
- Owen Hale
- Hughie Thomasson
- Jeff McAllister
- Kenny Aronoff
- Ean Evans
- Robert Kearns
- Johnny Colt
- (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
- Second Helping
- Nuthin' Fancy
- Gimme Back My Bullets
- Street Survivors
- Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991
- The Last Rebel
- Endangered Species
- Twenty
- Edge of Forever
- Christmas Time Again
- Vicious Cycle
- God & Guns
- Last of a Dyin' Breed
- One More from the Road
- Southern by the Grace of God
- Lyve from Steel Town
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour
- Live from Freedom Hall
- Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour Lyve!
- Skynyrd's First and... Last
- Gold & Platinum
- Best of the Rest
- Legend
- Skynyrd's Innyrds
- Lynyrd Skynyrd (box set)
- A Retrospective
- What's Your Name
- Old Time Greats
- The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album
- 20th Century Masters: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Solo Flytes
- All Time Greatest Hits
- Collectybles
- Then and Now
- Thyrty
- Then and Now Volume Two
- Greatest Hits
- Icon
- Freebird... The Movie
- Lyve from Steel Town
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour
- Live from Freedom Hall
- "Gimme Three Steps" / "Mr. Banker"
- "Don't Ask Me No Questions" / "Take Your Time"
- "Sweet Home Alabama"
- "Free Bird"
- "Saturday Night Special"
- "Double Trouble"
- "What's Your Name"
- "That Smell"
- "Truck Drivin' Man"
- "You Got That Right"
- "Preacher Man"
- "Red White & Blue"
- "Need All My Friends"
- "Tuesday's Gone"
- "Simple Man"
- Discography
- Members
- Skynyrd Frynds
- Plane crash
- Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park
- Leonard Skinner
- "All Summer Long"