Endangered Species (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)

1994 studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Endangered Species

Studio album by

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Released| August 9, 1994
Recorded| Spring - Summer 1994
Studio| Masterfonics Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre| Southern rock
Length| 43:10
Label| Capricorn
Producer| Barry Beckett
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
| A Retrospective
(1993)  | Endangered Species
(1994)  | Twenty
(1997)

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AllMusic| [1]

Endangered Species is the eighth album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was released in 1994 and features mostly acoustic instrumentation, as well as Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother, Johnny, as lead vocalist. Many of the songs are Lynyrd Skynyrd's best known songs, with new material released alongside. This is the last album to feature guitarist Ed King and the only one to feature guitarist Mike Estes.

## Track listing

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1. "Down South Jukin'" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 2:38
2. "Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) – 4:01
3. "Devil in the Bottle" (Mike Estes, Dale Krantz-Rossington, Rossington, Johnny Van Zant) – 3:35
4. "Things Goin' On" (Rossington, R. Van Zant) – 3:00
5. "Saturday Night Special" (Ed King, R. Van Zant) – 3:53
6. "Sweet Home Alabama" (King, Rossington, R. Van Zant) – 4:01
7. "I Ain't the One" (Rossington, R. Van Zant) – 3:27
8. "Am I Losin'" (Rossington, R. Van Zant) – 4:06
9. "All I Have Is a Song" (Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:21
10. "Poison Whiskey" (King, R. Van Zant) – 2:47
11. "Good Luck, Bad Luck" (Estes, King) – 3:23
12. "The Last Rebel" (Michael Lunn, Rossington, J. Van Zant, Robert White Johnson) – 5:42
13. "Hillbilly Blues" (Estes, King, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:42

## Personnel

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

* Johnny Van Zant – vocals
* Gary Rossington – guitar, acoustic guitar
* Mike Estes – guitar, acoustic guitar
* Leon Wilkeson – bass, background vocals
* Billy Powell – piano
* Owen Hale – percussion, drums
* Ed King – guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar
* Dale Krantz-Rossington – background vocals, vocals
* Debbie Davis – background vocals

## Charts

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Chart (1994)  | Peak
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Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[2] | 11
US Billboard 200[3] | 115

## References

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1. ^ Eder, Bruce (2011). "Endangered Species - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
2. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
3. ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

* Rickey Medlocke
* Johnny Van Zant
* Dale Krantz-Rossington
* Carol Chase
* Michael Cartellone
* Mark Matejka
* Peter Keys
* Keith Christopher
* Damon Johnson

* 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

Studio albums|

* (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

Live albums|

* 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!
* Celebrating 50 Years – Live at the Ryman

Compilations|

* 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

Video|

* Freebird... The Movie
* Lyve from Steel Town
* Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour
* Live from Freedom Hall

Singles|

* "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"

Other songs|

* "Need All My Friends"
* "Tuesday's Gone"
* "Simple Man"

Tours|

* Street Survivors Tour
* Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour
* Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 Tour
* Edge of Forever Tour
* The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour
* Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour

Spin-off bands|

* Rossington Collins Band
* The Rossington Band
* Allen Collins Band
* Artimus Pyle Band
* Van Zant

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* Skynyrd Frynds
* Plane crash
* Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park
* Leonard Skinner
* "All Summer Long"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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