• In 1998, it was released as The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd by MCA. This album was certified Gold on 10/15/1999 and Platinum on 7/27/2001 by the R.I.A.A.

• In 2006, it was re-released as Gold by Geffen (which had absorbed MCA), with identical content and a slightly different cover.

Disc 1

1. "Sweet Home Alabama
   Sweet Home Alabama (song)
   "Sweet Home Alabama" is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping.It reached #8 on the US charts in 1974, and was the band's second hit single.-Creation and recording:...
   
   " – 4:45
2. "I Ain't the One" – 3:54
3. "Was I Right or Wrong" – 5:24
4. "Gimme Three Steps
   Gimme Three Steps
   "Gimme Three Steps" is a song by southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd released on its 1973 debut album, . The song can often be heard on many classic rock radio stations today...
   
   " – 4:31
5. "Workin' for MCA" – 4:48
6. "Simple Man" – 5:58
7. "Swamp Music" – 3:32
8. "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" – 4:52
9. "Saturday Night Special" – 5:12
10. "Mr. Banker" – 5:22
11. "Comin' Home [original version]" – 5:30
12. "Call Me the Breeze" – 5:09
13. "Free Bird
    Free Bird
    "Free Bird" is a song by the American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...
    
    " – 9:10

Disc 2

1. "What's Your Name
   What's Your Name (Lynyrd Skynyrd song)
   "What's Your Name" is a rock song by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It is the opening track on their album Street Survivors. It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #6 in the top Canadian songs.-Chart performance:...
   
   " – 3:33
2. "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller (live)" – 4:16
3. "Tuesday's Gone
   Tuesday's Gone
   "Tuesday's Gone" is the second track on Lynyrd Skynyrd's first album, "". One of the band's most popular songs, its relaxing pace and serenading guitars have made it a fan staple. The lyrics, featuring themes of a relationship ending because of extensive touring, are similar in mood to the band's...
   
   " – 7:34
4. "Double Trouble" – 2:50
5. "I Know a Little" – 3:29
6. "Four Walls of Raiford" – 4:14
7. "I Never Dreamed" – 5:21
8. "Gimme Back My Bullets
   Gimme Back My Bullets
   Gimme Back My Bullets is Lynyrd Skynyrd's fourth studio album. It was released on February 2, 1976. It reached # 20 on the U.S. albums chart. The album was certified Gold on 1/20/1981 by the R.I.A.A....
   
    (live)" – 3:42
9. "You Got That Right" – 3:47
10. "All I Can Do Is Write About It
    All I Can Do Is Write About It
    "All I Can Do Is Write About It" is a song performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song is credited as having been written by band members Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant...
    
     (acoustic version)" – 4:24
11. "That Smell
    That Smell
    "That Smell" is a song by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Written by Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Allen Collins, it was released in 1977 on the album Street Survivors. At the time the song was written, the band had been drinking and doing many different drugs...
    
    " – 5:51
12. "Free Bird
    Free Bird
    "Free Bird" is a song by the American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...
    
    (live)" – 13:41