Twenty (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)

Twenty
Studio album by
Lynyrd Skynyrd
ReleasedApril 29, 1997
Recorded1997
StudioMuscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
GenreSouthern rock
Length55:39
LabelCMC International
ProducerJosh Leo
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
Endangered Species
(1994) 		Twenty
(1997) 		What's Your Name
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Twenty is the ninth studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 1997. The title of the album refers to the fact that it had been twenty years since the plane crash which killed original lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines.

For this album the band brought in two Southern rock veterans, Rickey Medlocke, who had been a drummer for the band briefly before forming Blackfoot, and Hughie Thomasson of the Outlaws. The track "Travelin' Man" is the first studio recording of the song from the original band's 1976 live album One More from the Road. Making use of modern technology, the band was able to use original singer Ronnie Van Zant's vocal tracks on parts of the song, in order to create a duet between Johnny and Ronnie. The Album Cover is a fictional drawing of Monument Valley on the Navajo reservation.

Track listing

  1. "We Ain't Much Different" (Mike Estes, Rickey Medlocke, Gary Rossington, Hughie Thomasson, Johnny Van Zant) – 3:44
  2. "Bring It On" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 4:56
  3. "Voodoo Lake" (Bob Britt, Chris Eddy, J. Van Zant) – 4:37
  4. "Home Is Where the Heart Is" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:26
  5. "Travelin' Man" (Ronnie Van Zant, Leon Wilkeson) – 4:05
  6. "Talked Myself Right Into It" (Pat Buchanan, Donnie Van Zant, J. Van Zant, Robert White Johnson) – 3:25
  7. "Never Too Late" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:18
  8. "O.R.R." (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 4:16
  9. "Blame It on a Sad Song" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:35
  10. "Berneice" (Medlocke, Rossington, Dennis E. Sumner, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 4:01
  11. "None of Us Are Free" (Barry Mann, Brenda Russell, Cynthia Weil) – 5:23
  12. "How Soon We Forget" (Buchanan, D. Van Zant, J. Van Zant, White Johnson) – 4:50
  13. "Sign of the Times" (Japan bonus track) – 3:44

Personnel

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 70
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4] 36
US Billboard 200[5] 97

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Twenty - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd: Twenty" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Twenty" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Twenty". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2024.