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which killed original lead singer

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, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer

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. For this album the band brought in two

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veterans,

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, who had been a drummer for the band briefly before forming Blackfoot, and

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of the Outlaws. The track "Travelin' Man" is the first studio recording of the song from the original band's 1976 live album ''

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.'' Making use of modern technology, the band was able to use original singer Ronnie Van Zant's vocal tracks on parts of the song, in order to create a duet between Johnny and Ronnie. The Album Cover is a fictional drawing of Monument Valley on the Navajo reservation.

Track listing

# "We Ain't Much Different" (Mike Estes,

, Gary Rossington,

Johnny Van Zant John Roy Van Zant (born February 27, 1959), also known as Johnny Van Zant, is an American singer and the current lead vocalist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He is the younger brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd co-founder and former lead vocalist ...

) – 3:44 # "Bring It On" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 4:56 # "Voodoo Lake" (Bob Britt, Chris Eddy, J. Van Zant) – 4:37 # "Home Is Where the Heart Is" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:26 # "Travelin' Man" (

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) – 4:05 # "Talked Myself Right Into It" (Pat Buchanan,

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, J. Van Zant, Robert White Johnson) – 3:25 # "Never Too Late" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:18 # "O.R.R." (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 4:16 # "Blame It on a Sad Song" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:35 # "Berneice" (Medlocke, Rossington, Dennis E. Sumner, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 4:01 # "

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" (Barry Mann, Brenda Russell, Cynthia Weil) – 5:23 # "How Soon We Forget" (Buchanan, D. Van Zant, J. Van Zant, White Johnson) – 4:50 # "Sign of the Times" (Japan bonus track) - 3:44

Personnel

;Lynyrd Skynyrd * Gary Rossington – lead, rhythm, slide and acoustic guitars *

– lead vocals, harmonica *

– bass * Ricky Medlocke – lead, rhythm, slide, acoustic and Dobro guitars; background vocals; harmonica *

– lead, rhythm, slide and acoustic guitars; background vocals *

Billy Powell William Norris Powell (June 3, 1952 – January 28, 2009) was an American musician and keyboardist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2009. Biography Early life Powell was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. He grew u ...

– piano and

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Owen Hale Owen Hale (Born July 15, 1948) is an American musician best known for playing drums with Lynyrd Skynyrd, on their album '' Twenty'' and the Lyve from Steel Town DVD concert. Hale left the group in 1998. He was also a busy studio drummer in Na ...

– drums and percussion ;Additional personnel *

– vocals on "Travelin' Man"

Chart positions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Twenty (Album) Lynyrd Skynyrd albums 1997 albums Albums produced by Josh Leo CMC International albums