Twenty (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)

1997 studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Twenty

Studio album by

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Released| April 29, 1997
Recorded| 1997
Studio| Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Genre| Southern rock
Length| 55:39
Label| CMC International
Producer| Josh Leo
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
| Endangered Species
(1994)  | Twenty
(1997)  | What's Your Name
(1997)

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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

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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

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

* Gary Rossington – lead, rhythm, slide and acoustic guitars
* Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals, harmonica
* Leon Wilkeson – bass
* Ricky Medlocke – lead, rhythm, slide, acoustic and Dobro guitars; background vocals; harmonica
* Hughie Thomasson – lead, rhythm, slide and acoustic guitars; background vocals
* Billy Powell – piano and Hammond B-3 organ
* Owen Hale – drums and percussion
* Dale Krantz-Rossington – background vocals
* Carol Chase – background vocals
* Ronnie Van Zant – vocals on "Travelin' Man"

## Charts

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Chart (1997)  | Peak
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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

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1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Twenty - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 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.

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* 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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