Sweet Home Alabama - 1974

This was a huge hit for the band, Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1974. The song was taken from the album, Second Helping. It also appeared on the live LP, One More From The Road.

It is the classic southern rock song, and despite some political controversy it did well on the U.S. Charts. It reached # 8 on the charts.

Here is a short clip of the song: click here



The 45 version I have is the Canadian pressing, MCA 4025. It was produced by Al Kooper, longtime studio musician for many well known artists (such as Dylan). He was also the founding member of Blood, Sweet and Tears.

There is a Lynyrd Skynyrd history website, and it contains links to other sites: click here

For more on the controversial lyrics, you can do a google search.