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| "Sweet Home Alabama" | ||||
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 1974 Spain single sleeve | ||||
| Single by Lynyrd Skynyrd | ||||
| from the album Second Helping | ||||
| B-side | "Take Your Time" | |||
| Released | June 24, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | June 1973 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:43 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Al Kooper | |||
| Lynyrd Skynyrd singles chronology | ||||
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"Sweet Home Alabama" is a song by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on the band's second album Second Helping (1974). It was written in response to Neil Young's 1970 song "Southern Man", which the band felt blamed the entire South for American slavery;[5] Young is name-checked and dissed in the lyrics. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974, becoming the band's highest-charting single.[6]
The song remains a staple in southern and classic rock, and is arguably the band's signature song.[7][8][9][10]
- ^ Brown, Charles T. (1986). Music U.S.A.: America's country & western tradition. Prentice-Hall. p. 150.
A good example of the southern pride expressed in country rock was Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Sweet Home, Alabama,'
- ^ "Southern Comforts: 25 Best Songs About the South". Rolling Stone. March 2, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Planet of the Apes: Hard Rock". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 106. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (November 22, 2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-4408-6579-4.
- ^ Contreras, Felix (December 17, 2018). "Unfurling 'Sweet Home Alabama,' A Tapestry Of Southern Discomfort". npr.com. National Public Radio. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action.
- ^ Sweet Home Alabama song information. Songfacts.com
- ^ "Untitled". canuck.seos.uvic.ca. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "600 Greatest Rock Songs". digitaldreamdoor. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Gallucci, Michael (January 15, 2016). "Top 10 Lynyrd Skynyrd Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Guitar World Staff (August 23, 2018). "The 25 Greatest Lynyrd Skynyrd Songs of All Time". guitarworld. Retrieved October 26, 2022.