Endangered Species (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)

Endangered Species is the eighth album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was released in 1994 and features mostly acoustic instrumentation, as well as Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother, Johnny, as lead vocalist. Many of the songs are Lynyrd Skynyrd's best known songs, with new material released alongside. This is the last album to feature guitarist Ed King and the only one to feature guitarist Mike Estes.

Endangered Species
Studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Released	August 9, 1994
Recorded	Spring - Summer 1994
Studio	Masterfonics Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Southern rock
Length	43:10
Label	Capricorn
Producer	Barry Beckett
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
A Retrospective (1993) Endangered Species (1994) Twenty (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Down South Jukin'" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 2:38
2. "Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) – 4:01
3. "Devil in the Bottle" (Mike Estes, Dale Krantz-Rossington, Rossington, Johnny Van Zant) – 3:35
4. "Things Goin' On" (Rossington, R. Van Zant) – 3:00
5. "Saturday Night Special" (Ed King, R. Van Zant) – 3:53
6. "Sweet Home Alabama" (King, Rossington, R. Van Zant) – 4:01
7. "I Ain't the One" (Rossington, R. Van Zant) – 3:27
8. "Am I Losin'" (Rossington, R. Van Zant) – 4:06
9. "All I Have Is a Song" (Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:21
10. "Poison Whiskey" (King, R. Van Zant) – 2:47
11. "Good Luck, Bad Luck" (Estes, King) – 3:23
12. "The Last Rebel" (Michael Lunn, Rossington, J. Van Zant, Robert White Johnson) – 5:42
13. "Hillbilly Blues" (Estes, King, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:42

Personnel

Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Johnny Van Zant – vocals
• Gary Rossington – guitar, acoustic guitar
• Mike Estes – guitar, acoustic guitar
• Leon Wilkeson – bass, background vocals
• Billy Powell – piano
• Owen Hale – percussion, drums
• Ed King – guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar

Additional personnel

• Dale Krantz-Rossington – background vocals, vocals
• Debbie Davis – background vocals

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[2]	11
US Billboard 200[3]	115

References

1. Eder, Bruce (2011). "Endangered Species - Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
2. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
3. "Lynyrd Skynyrd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2024.