Old Time Greats is a 2-disc compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 group Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird...

. Released in 1997, this compilation documents the original 1970’s run of the band before the 1977 Convair 240 crash

1977 Convair 240 crash

On Thursday, October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-300 chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L&J Company of Addision, TX ran out of fuel and crashed near the end of its flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana...

 that killed Ronnie Van Zant

Ronnie Van Zant

Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Van Zant was an American lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and a founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...

, Steve Gaines

Steve Gaines

Steven Earl Gaines was an American musician. He is most well known as a guitarist and songwriter for southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and is the younger brother of Cassie Gaines, who was also a member of the band...

, Cassie Gaines

Cassie Gaines

Cassie LaRue Gaines was an American singer. She was a member of the female gospel vocal trio The Honkettes, who in 1975 became the backup singers for Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd....

, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray.

The album is released by Repertoire Records

Repertoire Records

Repertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 60s and 70s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen....

 out of Hamburg, Germany. It is only available in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 as an import.

Track listing

The tracks are from 1971 to 1977. The first four tracks on CD 1 are early recordings from 1971-72 that were originally later released on Best of the Rest

Best of the Rest (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)

Best of the Rest is the compilation album by the American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was originally released in 1982 and again in 1990 on CD. This compilation contains album cuts that are fan favorites. The only hit from the band on the album is “Call Me the Breeze.” The compilation also...

 in 1982 (1990 on CD) and Skynyrd's First and... Last

Skynyrd's First And... Last

Skynyrd's First And...Last was the original name of the album, first released in 1978, by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The original 1978 version of the album is now out of print. In 1998, it was renamed and re-released as Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album, which was expanded to...

 from 1978 respectively. Those songs were recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

The Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was formed in Muscle Shoals, Alabama,in 1969 when musicians Barry Beckett , Roger Hawkins , Jimmy Johnson and David Hood left FAME Studios to create their own studio...

 for what was originally planned to be the band's shelved debut album, making (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) their official debut. The remaining tracks on the album are in chronological order starting with songs from (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) in 1973 and concludes with songs from Street Survivors

Street Survivors

Street Survivors is the fifth studio album by Southern rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on October 17, 1977. The LP is the last Skynyrd album ever recorded by original members Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins, and is the sole Skynyrd studio recording by guitarist Steve Gaines...

 in 1977.

Disc one

1. "I've Been Your Fool"
2. "Comin' Home"
3. "Down South Jukin'"
4. "White Dove"
5. "I Ain't the One"
6. "Tuesday's Gone
   Tuesday's Gone
   "Tuesday's Gone" is the second track on Lynyrd Skynyrd's first album, "". One of the band's most popular songs, its relaxing pace and serenading guitars have made it a fan staple. The lyrics, featuring themes of a relationship ending because of extensive touring, are similar in mood to the band's...
   
   "
7. "Gimme Three Steps
   Gimme Three Steps
   "Gimme Three Steps" is a song by southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd released on its 1973 debut album, . The song can often be heard on many classic rock radio stations today...
   
   "
8. "Simple Man"
9. "Poison Whiskey"
10. "Free Bird
    Free Bird
    "Free Bird" is a song by the American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...
    
    "
11. "Sweet Home Alabama"
12. "Don't Ask Me No Questions"
13. "Workin' for MCA"
14. "Swamp Music"
15. "The Needle and the Spoon"

Disc two

1. "Call Me the Breeze
   Call Me the Breeze
   "Call Me the Breeze" is a song by J. J. Cale. It first appeared on his 1971 debut album, Naturally, as the opening track. The song consists of a 12-bar blues guitar shuffle over the backing of a primitive drum machine...
   
   "
2. "Saturday Night Special
   Saturday Night Special
   Saturday Night Special was a 60 minute long, comedy-variety show. It aired weekly on Saturday nights on Fox.This show was a competitor to Saturday Night Live, with a similar format of comedy skits and musicians...
   
   "
3. "Railroad Song"
4. "I'm a Country Boy"
5. "On the Hunt"
6. "Whiskey Rock-a-Roller"
7. "Gimme Back My Bullets"
8. "I Got the Same Old Blues"
9. "Double Trouble"
10. "Searching"
11. "Cry for the Bad Man"
12. "What's Your Name
    What's Your Name (Lynyrd Skynyrd song)
    "What's Your Name" is a rock song by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It is the opening track on their album Street Survivors. It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #6 in the top Canadian songs.-Chart performance:...
    
    "
13. "That Smell
    That Smell
    "That Smell" is a song by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Written by Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Allen Collins, it was released in 1977 on the album Street Survivors. At the time the song was written, the band had been drinking and doing many different drugs...
    
    "
14. "I Know a Little"
15. "You Got That Right"

External links

• www.angelfire.com/tn/LSkynyrd/disco3.html