Gimme Back My Bullets
Gimme Back My Bullets is the fourth studio album by the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on February 2, 1976. It reached #20 on the U.S. albums chart. The album was certified Gold on January 20, 1981 by the RIAA.
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| Released | February 2, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | Sep. 7-9, 1975 at the Record Plant, Los Angeles (tracks 2,4,8) and Nov. 28-30, 1975 at Capricorn Studios, Macon, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Southern rock | |||
| Length | 34:57 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Tom Dowd | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[3] |
The album was originally titled Ain't No Dowd About It, in tribute to the producer Tom Dowd, whom the band idolized. It remains the only studio album by the pre-crash lineup to have not yet reached platinum or higher in the United States, though it did include minor hits "Gimme Back My Bullets" and "Double Trouble." It is also the only studio album by the pre-crash lineup to contain more than eight tracks.
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gimme Back My Bullets" | 3:28 | |
| 2. | "Every Mother's Son" |
| 4:56 |
| 3. | "Trust" |
| 4:25 |
| 4. | "I Got the Same Old Blues" | J.J. Cale | 4:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Double Trouble" |
| 2:49 |
| 2. | "Roll Gypsy Roll" |
| 2:50 |
| 3. | "Searching" |
| 3:17 |
| 4. | "Cry for the Bad Man" |
| 4:48 |
| 5. | "All I Can Do Is Write About It" |
| 4:16 |
- Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–9 on CD reissues.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Gimme Back My Bullets" (Live at the Winterland in San Francisco, CA, March 7, 1976) |
| 4:18 |
| 11. | "Cry for the Bad Man" (Live at the Winterland in San Francisco, CA, March 7, 1976) |
| 5:35 |
- Tracks 10-11 are previously unreleased
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Double Trouble" (Live at the Capitol Theatre in Cardiff, Wales, November 4, 1975) |
| 3:13 |
| 11. | "I Got the Same Old Blues" (Live at the Capitol Theatre in Cardiff, Wales, November 4, 1975) | Cale | 4:13 |
| 12. | "Gimme Back My Bullets" (Live at the Winterland in San Francisco, CA, March 7, 1976) |
| 4:18 |
| 13. | "Cry for the Bad Man" (Live at the Winterland in San Francisco, CA, March 7, 1976) |
| 5:35 |
| 14. | "All I Can Do Is Write About It" (Acoustic Version) |
| 4:24 |
| 15. | "Double Trouble" (Alternate Version) |
| 2:51 |
- Tracks 10 and 14 originally released on the Lynyrd Skynyrd (Box Set) (1991)
- Track 15 originally released on Skynyrd's Innyrds (1989)
- Track 11 is previously unreleased
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Double Trouble" |
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| 2. | "I Ain't the One" |
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| 3. | "Call Me the Breeze" | Cale | |
| 4. | "I Got the Same Old Blues" | Cale | |
| 5. | "Every Mother's Son" |
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| 6. | "Sweet Home Alabama" |
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| 7. | "Free Bird" |
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- All tracks recorded live for The Old Grey Whistle Test on BBC television on November 11, 1975.
Personnel
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals, lyrics
- Gary Rossington – guitars
- Allen Collins – guitars
- Leon Wilkeson – bass, background vocals
- Artimus Pyle – drums, percussion
- Billy Powell – keyboards
- Additional personnel
- The Honkettes - background vocals ("Double Trouble","Cry for the Bad Man")
- Lee Freeman - harp ("I Got the Same Old Blues")
- Barry Lee Harwood - dobro, mandolin ("All I Can Do Is Write About It")
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References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Gimme Back My Bullets - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- McGee, David (2011). "Lynyrd Skynyrd: Gimme Back My Bullets : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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