What's Your Name

Performer: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Distributor: Gotham Distributing Corp.

Notes: 1997 saw the appearance of yet another Lynyrd Skynyrd best of set, entitled WHAT'S YOUR NAME. What made this collection different from the others was that it was issued through the budget-price MCA Special Products label. At only ten tracks in length, it's one of the shorter Skynyrd albums, and by including several rarely-heard tracks ("Mississippi Kid," "Things Goin' On," "I Need You"), some Skynyrd standards are omitted. But WHAT'S YOUR NAME still manages to include recognizable fan faves such as "That Smell," "What's You Name," "Simple Man," and on the CD version, "Sweet Home Alabama."

During their 1970s heyday, Lynryd Skynyrd emerged as the preeminent practitioners of Southern rock. Their triple-guitar attack and country-tinged songs carved a permanent spot on the playlists of classic rock radio. Since its first release in 1973 their epic hit "Freebird" has received more airplay than anything this side of "Stairway to Heaven." The tragic deaths of visionary lead guitarist Steven Gaines and lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zandt in a 1977 plane crash cut down the band at its peak; but after parting ways for several years, the surviving members re-formed the group, with Van Zandt's little brother Johnny at the helm.

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