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Skynyrd's second album was released in 1974 and captured the band at the height of their powers. The album features the hit songs "Sweet Home Alabama," "Workin' for MCA," and "Call Me the Breeze." The album also features the blues ballad "I Need You" and the cautionary "The Needle and the Spoon."
With staples such as "Sweet Home Alabama," "Workin' for MCA," and the J.J. Cale-penned "Call Me the Breeze," Skynyrd's second captures the Jacksonville, Florida, band at the height of its powers, coming off the success of "Free Bird" and "Gimme Three Steps" from their 1973 debut. Backed by a tight rhythm section and the mighty three-guitar attack of Allen Collins, Ed King, and Gary Rossington, singer Ronnie Van Zant (credited in the album notes for "Vocals, J&B") turns in a legendary performance on the urgent blues ballad "I Need You," the cautionary "The Needle and the Spoon," and "The Ballad of Curtis Loew," the story of a young white boy sitting at the feet of an old black Dobro master. Along with
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd and
One More from the Road,
Second Helping remains Skynyrd's finest hour.
--James Rotondi
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