''Southern Rock Gold'' is a two-disc greatest hits

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released in 2005. It features 32 of the greatest hits from Southern rock, many of which are from the Universal Music Group catalogue. The liner notes on the CD consist of a 9 page article written in September 2005 by Scott Schinder about Southern rock with emphasis on a behind-the-scenes look at the songs and groups featured in the compilation. The article itself is followed by a list of the songs, including each song's author, recording date and the album it was originally released on. The cover features, clockwise from the top left:

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd ( ) is an American rock music, rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida. The group originally formed as My Backyard in 1964 and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Ju ...

Wet Willie Wet Willie is an American band from Mobile, Alabama. Their best-known song, " Keep On Smilin'", reached No. 10 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in August 1974. Several other of the group's songs also appeared on the singles charts in the ...

Elvin Bishop Elvin Richard Bishop (born October 21, 1942) is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. An original member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a membe ...

Atlanta Rhythm Section Atlanta Rhythm Section (or ARS) is an American Southern rock band formed in 1970 by Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitar), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). The band's current l ...

, Charlie Daniels, and The Allman Brothers Band.

Track listing

Disc One

- " Sweet Home Alabama" (4:43) ( Van Zant/

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/ King) # The Allman Brothers Band - " Ramblin' Man" (4:47) (

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The Marshall Tucker Band The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country, and jazz into an eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. Whi ...

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Heard It in a Love Song "Heard It in a Love Song" is a song by The Marshall Tucker Band, from their 1977 album ''Carolina Dreams''; it was written by Toy Caldwell. Reception ''Cash Box'' praised the "pure-toned vocals" and "excellent work on the flute and guitars." ''R ...

" (4.54) (

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) # Ozark Mountain Daredevils - "

If You Wanna Get to Heaven "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" is a single by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils from their 1973 album ''The Ozark Mountain Daredevils''. This was the band's debut single and also the first of their two Top 40 hits reaching #25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...

" (3:04) ( Cash/ Dillon) # The Charlie Daniels Band - "

The South's Gonna Do It Again "The South's Gonna Do It (Again)", is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels, Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1974 album ''Fire on the Mountain (album), Fire on the Mountain''. Content The lyrics refer to several Southern ...

" (3:58) ( Daniels) #

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Fooled Around and Fell in Love "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" is a song written and performed by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop with Mickey Thomas on lead vocals. It appeared on his 1975 album, ''Struttin' My Stuff'', and was released as a single the following year. Backgro ...

" (4:34) ( Bishop) #

- "Champagne Jam" (4:33) ( Buie/

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Hold On Loosely "Hold On Loosely" is a song by American Rock music, rock band 38 Special (band), 38 Special and the first track from their fourth studio album ''Wild-Eyed Southern Boys''. Release Released as the lead single from the album, the song reached No. ...

" (4:36) (Barnes/ Peterik/Carlisi) # Molly Hatchet - "

Flirtin' with Disaster ''Flirtin' with Disaster'' is the second studio album by American rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979 by Epic Records. The album was re-issued in 2001 with four bonus tracks. It is their best-selling album. The cover is a painting by Fr ...

" (4.58) ( Brown/ Hlubek/Thomas) #

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- "Highway Song" (7:31) ( Medlocke/Spires) #

Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Initially working in the country music g ...

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Guitar Town ''Guitar Town'' is the debut album from singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released on March 5, 1986. It topped the ''Billboard'' country album charts, and the title song reached #7 on the country singles charts. Earle was also nominated for two 1 ...

" (2:33) ( Earle) # The Kentucky Headhunters - "Walk Softly On This Heart of Mine" (3:44) ( Monroe/Landers) # Sea Level - "Nothin' Matters But the Fever" (7.20) ( Leavell) # Dixie Dregs - "Refried Funky Chicken" (3:17) (Morse) # Stillwater - " Mind Bender" (4.16) ( Walker/ Buie) # The Outlaws - "

Green Grass and High Tides "Green Grass and High Tides" is a song by American Southern rock band Outlaws. It is the tenth and final track on the band's debut album, '' Outlaws''. The song is one of their best known, and has received extensive play on album-oriented radio ...

" (9:47) ( Thomasson)

Disc Two

# The Georgia Satellites - "

Keep Your Hands to Yourself "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" is the debut single by American Southern rock group the Georgia Satellites. The song was written by the band's lead singer, Dan Baird, and was released in November 1986. The single reached number 2 on the ''Billboard' ...

" (3:26) (

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) # Delaney & Bonnie and Friends - " Only You Know and I Know" (3:26) (

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) # Gregg Allman - " Midnight Rider" (4.26) (

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- " Keep On Smilin'" (3:56) (Hall/

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/Hirsch/ Anthony/

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Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. George disbanded the group because of creative differences shortly before his death in 1979. Surviving ...

- "Dixie Chicken" (3.54) ( George/Kibbee) # The Outlaws - "

There Goes Another Love Song "There Goes Another Love Song" is a song by the American Southern rock band Outlaws. Written by Hughie Thomasson and Monte Yoho, it is the opening track and lead single from the band's 1975 debut album ''Outlaws''. It became a Top 40 hit, peaking ...

" (3:03) ( Thomasson/Yoho) #

- "Street Corner Serenade" (4:50) (Duke/

/ Smith) #

- "Travelin' Shoes" (7:16) ( Bishop) #

- "So Into You" (4:21) (Buie/Nix/Daughtry) # Johnny Van Zant - "Coming Home" (4:05) ( Van Zant/Gay) # Rossington Collins Band - "Don't Misunderstand Me" (3:52) (

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/Krantz/Harwood) # Arc Angels - "Living in a Dream" (4:52) ( Sexton/

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- "Please Be With Me" (3:41) (Boyer) #

- " Can't You See" (6:01) (

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- " Free Bird" (9:10) ( Van Zant/

) # The Allman Brothers Band - " Whipping Post" (5.19) (

)

Track listing

Disc One

Disc Two

See also