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Released
  
May 20, 2003

Vicious Cycle (2003)
  
God & Guns (2009)

Release date
  
20 May 2003

Length
  
70:40

Artist
  
Lynyrd Skynyrd

Label
  
Sanctuary Records

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Recorded
  
November 2002 – January 2003 at Cartee Day Studios, except 15

Producer
  
Ben Fowler and Lynyrd Skynyrd, except 15

Genres
  
Southern rock, Heavy metal, Album-oriented rock

Similar
  
Lynyrd Skynyrd albums, Heavy metal albums

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Vicious Cycle is the twelfth studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 2003. It was the first album by the band following the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson, the song Mad Hatter being a tribute in memory to him. He died during recording, but does appear on two songs, "The Way" and "Lucky Man". This album is the first to feature Wilkeson's replacement, Ean Evans, the first with Michael Cartellone on drums, and the last album that guitarist Hughie Thomasson played on before he died. It included the single "Red, White & Blue" which peaked at number 27 on the US Mainstream Rock charts.

Contents

The CD booklet contains a recount by year of events in the band's history since 1964.

In the album, Kid Rock features in the bonus track, a remake of "Gimme Back My Bullets".

Track listing

  1. "That's How I Like It" (Eric Blair, Rickey Medlocke, Gary Rossington, Hughie Thomasson, Johnny Van Zant) – 4:33
  2. "Pick Em Up" (Tom Hambridge, Medlocke, J. Van Zant) – 4:20
  3. "Dead Man Walkin'" (Kevin Bowe, Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 4:30
  4. "The Way" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:32
  5. "Red, White, & Blue" (Donnie Van Zant, J. Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) – 5:31
  6. "Sweet Mama" (Hambridge, D. Van Zant, Robert White Johnson) – 3:59
  7. "All Funked Up" (Medlocke, Jim Peterik, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 3:33
  8. "Hell or Heaven" (Medlocke, Peterik, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:14
  9. "Mad Hatter" (Hambridge, Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:38
  10. "Rockin' Little Town" (Hambridge, Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 3:36
  11. "Crawl" (Medlocke, Peterik, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:09
  12. "Jake" (Hambridge, Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 3:41
  13. "Life's Lessons" (Medlocke, Peterik, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:59
  14. "Lucky Man" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 5:35
  15. "Gimme Back My Bullets" (Bonus Track featuring Kid Rock) (Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:41

Personnel

Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals harmonica
  • Gary Rossington – guitars
  • Billy Powell – keyboards
  • Ean Evans – bass guitar
  • Michael Cartellone – drums
  • Rickey Medlocke – guitars & vocals, harmonica
  • Hughie Thomasson – guitars & background vocals
  • Leon Wilkeson - bass guitar on "The Way" and "Lucky Man"
    • Additional personnel
  • Carol Chase – background vocals
  • Dale Krantz-Rossington – background vocals
  • Kid Rock – vocals in "Gimme Back My Bullets"

    • Chart performance

    Album
    Singles

    Songs

    1That's How I Like It4:33
    2Pick 'em Up4:20
    3Dead Man Walkin'4:30

    References

    Vicious Cycle (album) Wikipedia
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