Christmas Time Again (2000) (Feat. 38 Special )

Product Summary Label: Bmg/sanctuary Records Group UPC: 00060768629820 Release Date: 9/12/2000 Buy.com Sku: 60431917 Item#: M5YKLL Buy.com Sales Rank: 25332 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Santa's Messin' With The Kid ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 2. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 3. Christmas Time Again ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 4. Greensleeves ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - (with Charlie Daniels) ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 6. Run, Run Rudolph ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 7. Mama's Song ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 8. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 9. Classical Christmas ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 10. Hallelujah, It's Christmas ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 11. Skynyrd Family ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd Join not only Lynyrd Skynyrd but guests The Charlie Daniels Band and .38 Specials, for 11 Christmas tracks with a Southern flavor only Skynyrd could add. Tracks include "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin,'" "Rudolph The Rednose Reindeer," "Greensleeves," "Skynyrd Family Christmas," "Santa's Messin' With The Kid," "Classic Christmas," "Run, Run Rudolph," "Christmas Time Again" and more.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Lynyrd Skynyrd: Johnny Van Zant (vocals); Rickey Medlocke, Hughie Thompson (acoustic, electric & slide guitars, background vocals); Gary Rossington (acoustic, electric & slide guitars); Billy Powell (keyboards); Leon Wilkeson (bass); Kenny Arnoff (drums); Dale-Krantz Rossington, Carol Chase (background vocals). Additional personnel includes: Charlie Daniels (vocals, guitar); .38 Special. Producers: Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Hughie Thomasson. Recorded at The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee. Personnel: Mark Matejka, Chris Wormer, Charlie Daniels (vocals, guitar); Dale Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Carol Chase (vocals); Gary Rossington, Hughie Thomasson, Rick Medlocke (guitar); Mark Pfaff (harp); Bill Cuomo, Billy Powell, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Charlie Hayward (keyboards); Mike Brignardello (bass guitar); Pat McDonald (drums, percussion); Michael Cartellone (drums). Audio Mixers: Mike Janas; Patrick Kelly ; Rick Fowler; Rodney Mills; Steve Short; Ben Fowler. Recording information: The Castle, Franklin TN; Twin Pines Studios, Lebanon TN. Photographer: Glen Rose. A Southern rock Christmas album? Hey, it makes as much sense as Run-DMC's "Christmas in Hollis," and the good news is that the Lynyrd Skynyrd boys--along with special guests the Charlie Daniels Band and .38 Special--truly get into the spirit with a nice mix of seasonal standards (rock and otherwise) and originals. Among the latter, the Daniels Band provides a frankly terrifying "Devil Went Down to Georgia"-derived take on "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," while Skynyrd crunch through Chuck Berry's "Run, Rudolph Run" with Stones-like aplomb. On the originals front, .38 Special score big with "Mama's Song," a Southern rock power pop hybrid in their best '80s style, although it must be said that these self-proclaimed wild-eyed Southern boys have a sentimental streak a mile wide (and when their song is followed by Skynyrd's near-obscene "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'," it's a tad disconcertin'...). In any case, the album concludes, nicely, with a little harmonizing by the entire Skynyrd family (kids, relatives, road crew, dogs, etc). Fun stuff. Engineer: Danny Chauncey; Mike Janas; Patrick Kelly; Ben Fowler Musical Guests Charlie Daniels .38 Special   Compilation Appearances Dazed & Confused Forrest Gump-Special Collector's Edition (Bonus Tracks) Best Of 70's Supergroups Strip Jointz Rock That 70's Show-That 70's Rockin' Album Best Of The '70s-Millennium Collection Almost Famous Goin' South Joe Dirt Blow Ash Wednesday Top Hits Of The Seventies: mega Hits Ultimate Southern Rock Classic Rock Greatest Hits Girl Next Door Best Of Southern Rock / Various Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack (Explicit Version) Best Of Southern Rock: Extended Versions / Va Gold:Classic Rock Devil's Rejects The Dukes Of Hazzard Gold This Is Southern Rock Sounds Of The 70'S: Classic 70'S / Various Killer Classic Rock Rock On:1974 While My Guitar Gently Weeps Vol 2 This Is Mullet Rock Gold(2cd) Goin' South: Platinum Edition Highway South:southern Rock Artie Langes Beer League Rock Ballads My Name Is Earl Classic Rock Masters: Current Music Classic Rock Masters 1 Live Rock Masters Mullets Rock Too: Mullets In Love (Explicit Version) All Country Outlaws Best Of The 70's Southern Outlaws:ultimate Southern Ro Baby Goes Southern Rock Outlaw Country Playlist Plus:classic Rock Now: Classic Rock Classic Rock Christmas Top Of The Pop Hits:70's Vol 1 Guitar Monsters Classic Rock Playlist Your Way Classic Rock W/ Karaoke Edge K Tel Presents Music Explosion   Associated Artists and Works Allman Brothers Band Allman Brothers Band (The) Sweet Home Alabama:...To Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ Artists, Various Artists, Various The Steel Guitar Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ Artists, Various Cordle, Larry Freebird: The Movie ~ Original Soundtrack Ramblers (Country) (The) Ramblers (The) Sweet Home Alabama: Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ Various Artists Various Artists The Steel Guitar Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ Various Artists Various Artists Under The Influence: A Jam Band Tribute To Lynyrd ~ Various Artists String Quartet Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd: This Swe ~ Various Artists Various Artists An All-Star Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ Various Artists Hip Hop Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd's Greatest Hits ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 09/01/2003 Original Release Date : 2000 Catalog ID : 86298 Label : CMC International Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00060768629820   Professional Reviews Entertainment Weekly (12/8/00, p.98) - 2 stocking sout of 4 - "...[An] offhand holiday bluesfest..."   Bio Lynyrd Skynyrd has been synonymous with Southern Rock n Roll music for over 25 years. Vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and guitarists Allen Collins and Gary Rossington formed My Backyard while in high school in Jacksonville, FL. Soon after, they added bassist Leon Wilkeson, keyboardist Billy Powell, and drummer Bob Burns. They changed their name to Lynyrd Skynyrd, derived from their gym teacher Leonard Skinner, known for punishing students with long hair. Guitarist Ed King joined the band before the recording of their 1973 debut album, Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd. In 1974, their multi-Platinum 2nd album Second Helping produced the hit single "Sweet Home Alabama", and drummer Artimus Pyle replaced Bob Burns in late 1974. Nuthin' Fancy, released in 1975, was the band's 1st Top 10 album. Guitarist Steve Gaines joined the band before the recording of the 1976 double-live album One More From The Road--their 2nd Top 10 album. Their 6th album, Street Survivors was released on October 17, 1977. 3 days later, en route to a show in Baton Rouge, their privately-chartered plane crashed outside Gillsburg, MS. Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and his sister, backup vocalist Cassie Gaines, were killed. The rest of the band was injured. The group disbanded. Rossington and Collins formed a new band of 4 surviving band members in 1980, and Pyle formed the Artimus Pyle Band in 1982. Collins was left paralyzed after a 1986 car crash, in which his girlfriend was killed. He died in 1990 from respiratory failure. Lynyrd Skynyrd reunited in 1987 with Rossington, Powell, King, Wilkeson, new vocalist Johnny Van Zant and new guitarist Randall Hall. Their reunion tour was captured on the 1988 double-live album Southern By The Grace Of God/Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour --1987. Van Zant, Rossington, Wilkeson and Powell added former Blackfoot frontman Rickey Medlocke, ex-Outlaw Hughie Thomasson and former Damn Yankee drummer Michael Cartellone to the band. The group signed with CMC in 1997 and released new studio album Twenty, followed by Lyve From Steel Town in 1998, Edge Of Forever in 1999 and Then And Now in June 2000.      Product Image