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Legend (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)

Field	Value
name	Legend
type	Compilation
artist	Lynyrd Skynyrd
cover	Legend_LynyrdSkynyrdalbum.jpg
released	October 5, 1987
genre	Southern rock
length	45:33
label	MCA
producer	Al Kooper, Tom Dowd, John Ryan
prev_title	Best of the Rest
prev_year	1982
next_title	Southern by the Grace of God
next_year	1988

Legend is a posthumous compilation album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that was released in 1987. It contains previously unreleased demos from the albums before the 1977 plane crash as well as non-LP B-sides. Since Legend was released, most of the tracks have also been included on other albums.

The album was certified Gold on July 27, 2001 by the RIAA.

Recording

"Truck Drivin' Man" is a "honky tonk strut" written by Edward King and Ronnie Van Zant. It was released as the B-side to the single "When You Got Good Friends" in November 1987. The song was subsequently included on Skynyrd's Innyrds in 1989 and in the 1991 Lynyrd Skynyrd box set.

Track listing

"Georgia Peaches" (Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:12
"When You Got Good Friends" (Allen Collins, Van Zant) - 3:03
"Sweet Little Missy" (Gary Rossington, Van Zant) - 5:10
"Four Walls of Raiford" (Jeff Carlisi, Van Zant) - 4:15
"Simple Man" (Live) (Gary Rossington, Van Zant) - 6:35
"Truck Drivin' Man" (Ed King, Van Zant) - 5:17
"One in the Sun" (Gaines) - 5:19
"Mr. Banker" (King, Rossington, Van Zant) - 5:18
"Take Your Time" (King, Van Zant) - 7:24

Track 5 recorded on 7/7/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia

Personnel

Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals
Allen Collins – guitar
Gary Rossington – guitar
Billy Powell – keyboards
Leon Wilkeson – bass
Artimus Pyle – drums
Steve Gaines – guitar
Ed King – guitar
Bob Burns – drums (Tracks 6 & 9)
Larry Junstrom – bass (Track 2)
Don Barnes - guitar (Track 2)
Steve Brookins - drums (Track 2)
Jeff Carlisi - guitar (Track 4)
Ron Brooks - drums (Track 7)

Certifications

Charts

;"Truck Drivin' Man"

Chart (1987)	Peak
position
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks	12

In popular culture

In 2005, "Truck Drivin' Man" was used during a (pickup) truck driving scene in an episode of King of the Hill.

References

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"Legend - Lynyrd Skynyrd | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
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McKaie, Andy. (1991). "American By Birth... (Southern by the Grace of God)". [[MCA Records]].
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"LYNYRD SKYNYRD - WHEN YOU GOT GOOD FRIENDS (SONG)".
Dan, McGrath. (13 March 2005). "Takin' Care of Business".

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