Gold & Platinum

Gold & Platinum was a 2-disc best of/hits compilation by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was released in 1979 and is now out of print. The compilation spans their peak years from 1972–1977.

Gold & Platinum
Greatest hits album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Released	December 1979
Recorded	1972–1977
Genre	Southern rock, boogie rock
Length	84:09
Label	MCA
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
Skynyrd's First and... Last (1978) Gold & Platinum (1979) Best of the Rest (1982)
Alternate cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A[2]

The album contains three live tracks from the band's critically acclaimed One More from the Road: "Gimme Three Steps", "I Ain't the One", and "Free Bird".

An Alternate version of the album,[3] with different artwork, substituted the original 1973 studio recording (from (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)) of "Free Bird" (timed at 9:08) for the much longer live track (timed at 14:10).

The album was certified Gold on 3/25/1980, Platinum on 8/18/1980 and 3x Platinum on 7/21/1987 by the RIAA.

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source	Length
1.	"Down South Jukin'"	Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant	Skynyrd's First and... Last (1978)	02:12
2.	"Saturday Night Special"	Ed King, Van Zant	Nuthin' Fancy (1975)	05:08
3.	"Gimme Three Steps (Live)" (Not on Alternate)	Allen Collins, Van Zant	One More from the Road (1976), recorded 7/9/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia	05:00
4.	"What's Your Name"	Rossington, Van Zant	Street Survivors	03:31
5.	"You Got That Right"	Steve Gaines, Van Zant	Street Survivors	03:46
6.	"Gimme Back My Bullets"	Rossington, Van Zant	Gimme Back My Bullets (1976)	03:28
7.	"Sweet Home Alabama"	King, Rossington, Van Zant	Second Helping (1974)	04:44
8.	"Free Bird (Live)" (Alternate: Free Bird (9:08))	Collins, Van Zant	One More from the Road (1976), recorded 7/8/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia	14:10
Total length:				41:59

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source	Length
1.	"That Smell"	Collins, Van Zant	Street Survivors (1977)	05:47
2.	"On the Hunt"	Collins, Van Zant	Nuthin' Fancy (1975)	05:25
3.	"I Ain't the One Live" (Not on Alternate)	Rossington, Van Zant	One More from the Road (1976), recorded 7/8/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia	03:17
4.	"Whiskey Rock-a-Roller"	King, Billy Powell, Van Zant	Nuthin' Fancy (1975)	04:23
5.	"Simple Man"	Rossington, Van Zant	(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973)	05:57
6.	"I Know a Little"	Gaines	Street Survivors (1977)	03:28
7.	"Tuesday's Gone"	Collins, Van Zant	(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973)	07:32
8.	"Comin' Home"	Collins, Van Zant	Skynyrd's First and... Last (1978)	05:30
Total length:				41:19

Personnel

• Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
• Gary Rossington - guitars
• Allen Collins - guitars
• Ed King - guitars, bass (13, 15)
• Steve Gaines - guitars, vocals (4)
• Jimmy Johnson - guitar (1)
• Wayne Perkins - guitar (1)
• Leon Wilkeson - bass, background vocals (2)
• Greg Walker - bass (16)
• Bob Burns - drums
• Artimus Pyle - drums
• Robert Nix - drums (15)
• Rickey Medlocke - drums (16), back-up vocals (16)
• Billy Powell - keyboards, piano (16)
• David Foster - keyboards (12)
• Al Kooper aka "Roosevelt Gook" - moog synthesizer (2), background vocal (12), organ (13), mellotron (15), back-up harmony (15)
• Ronnie Eades - saxophone (1)
• Leslie Hawkins - back-up vocals
• Cassie Gaines, Jo Billingsley - back-up vocals (1,9)
• Clydie King, Merry Clayton and Friends - background vocals (7)

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Gold & Platinum - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gold & Platinum; Discogs". discogs.com. 1979. Retrieved 10 May 2020.