Southern by the Grace of God

Southern by the Grace of God
Live album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Released	March 21, 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Southern rock
Label	MCA
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
Legend (1987) Southern by the Grace of God (1988) Skynyrd's Innyrds: Their Greatest Hits (1989)

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Southern by the Grace of God is a live album by southern rock band

This is the first album of new recordings produced by the band after the '77 plane crash. The last track is an instrumental version of the band’s iconic song “Free Bird”, having a much longer running time of 14:51 compared with the original 1973 studio recording (from (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)) of "Free Bird" (timed at 9:08). Rather than sing the lyrics himself, Johnny Van Zant directed the concert crowd to sing along with the music in tribute to his older brother Ronnie Van Zant.

Track listings

1. "Introduction by Lacy Van Zant/Workin' for MCA" (Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant) - 6:04
2. "That Smell" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 6:33
3. "I Know a Little" (Steve Gaines) - 4:58
4. "Comin' Home" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 6:36
5. "You Got That Right" (Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:33
6. "What's Your Name?" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:59
7. "Gimme Back My Bullets" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:58
8. "Swamp Music" (Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:51
9. "
   J.J. Cale
   ) - 7:29
10. "Dixie/Sweet Home Alabama" (Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 8:29
11. "Free Bird" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 14:51

• Tracks 1-2, 4-6, 11 recorded 11/1/1987 at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX
• Tracks 3, 7, 9-10 recorded 10/15/1987 at The Omni in Atlanta, GA
• Track 8 recorded 10/23/1987 at the Starwood Amphitheatre in Antioch, TN

Personnel

• Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
• Gary Rossington - guitar
• Ed King - guitar, Yamaha DX7, backing vocals
• Randall Hall - backing vocals, guitar
• Leon Wilkeson - backing vocals, bass
• Billy Powell - piano, organ, Yamaha DX7
• Artimus Pyle - drums
• Chris Pyle - percussion
• Dale Krantz Rossington - backing vocals
• Carol Bristow - backing vocals

Special appearances

• Allen Collins - arrangement consultant
• Ronnie Eades - Muscle Shoals Horn Section
• Don Taylor - Sax Attack Horn Section
• Lacy Van Zant - Master of Ceremonies
• Charlie Daniels - vocals ("Sweet Home Alabama"), fiddle ("Call Me The Breeze")
• Steve Morse - guitar ("Gimme Back My Bullets")
• Toy Caldwell - guitar ("Call Me The Breeze")
• Jeff Carlisi - guitar ("Call Me The Breeze")
• Donnie Van Zant - vocals ("Call Me The Breeze" and "Sweet Home Alabama")

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