Label: MCA Records (U.S.), MCAD-11535
Style: Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock
Country: Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Time: 35:47
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 225 Mb
Street Survivors was going to be the album that would make Lynyrd Skynyrd even bigger stars. They had already dented the mainstream, reaching the Top 10 with "Sweet Home Alabama" in 1974, and picking up a sizable following of Southern rock fans since releasing their 1973 debut.
Street Survivors, released on Oct. 17, 1977, was supposed to catapult them into a whole other realm of rock-star popularity.
The year before, they added a guitarist, Steve Gaines, who also sang and wrote. They sharpened their pop hooks, becoming a more soulful group as a result. And they tinkered with the album to the point where they scrapped the original recordings and returned to a Georgia studio with producer Tom Dowd to tweak all of the songs.
But three days after their fifth album was released on Oct. 17, 1977, the band’s plane went down, killing singer Ronnie Van Zant, Gaines and Gaines’ backup-singer sister Cassie, as well as a crew member and the two pilots. And Lynyrd Skynyrd’s legacy was sealed.
Street Survivors eventually hit No. 5 – their highest-charting album. Its lead single, "What's Your Name," reached No. 13, their second-highest charting song. Gaines co-wrote and shared vocals with Van Zant on another single, "You Got That Right," and contributed the Southern boogie "I Know a Little."
(ultimateclassicrock.com/lynyrd-skynyrd-street-survivors-album-released/)
01. What's Your Name (03:33)
02. That Smell (05:48)
03. One More Time (05:03)
04. I Know A Little (03:28)
05. You Got That Right (03:47)
06. I Never Dreamed (05:22)
07. Honky Tonk Night Time Man (04:04)
08. Ain't No Good Life (04:40)
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