Vicious Cycle (album)

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Vicious Cycle is the twelfth studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 2003. It was the first album by the band following the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson, the song "Mad Hatter" being a tribute in memory to him. He died during recording, but does appear on two songs, "The Way" and "Lucky Man". This album is the first to feature Wilkeson's replacement, Ean Evans, the first with Michael Cartellone on drums, and the last album that guitarist Hughie Thomasson played on before he died. It included the single "Red, White & Blue" which peaked at number 27 on the US Mainstream Rock charts.

The CD booklet contains a recount by year of events in the band's history since 1964.

In the album, Kid Rock features in the bonus track, a remake of "Gimme Back My Bullets".

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Track listing

1. "That's How I Like It" (Eric Blair, Rickey Medlocke, Gary Rossington, Hughie Thomasson, Johnny Van Zant) - 4:33
2. "Pick Em Up" (Tom Hambridge, Medlocke, J. Van Zant) - 4:20
3. "Dead Man Walkin'" (Kevin Bowe, Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 4:30
4. "The Way" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 5:32
5. "Red, White, & Blue" (Donnie Van Zant, J. Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) - 5:31
6. "Sweet Mama" (Hambridge, D. Van Zant, Robert White Johnson) - 3:59
7. "All Funked Up" (Medlocke, Jim Peterik, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 3:33
8. "Hell or Heaven" (Medlocke, Peterik, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 5:14
9. "Mad Hatter" (Hambridge, Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 5:38
10. "Rockin' Little Town" (Hambridge, Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 3:36
11. "Crawl" (Medlocke, Peterik, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 5:09
12. "Jake" (Hambridge, Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 3:41
13. "Life's Lessons" (Medlocke, Peterik, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 5:59
14. "Lucky Man" (Medlocke, Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) - 5:35
15. "Gimme Back My Bullets" (Bonus Track featuring Kid Rock) (Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:41

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Personnel

Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals, harmonica
• Gary Rossington - guitars
• Billy Powell - keyboards
• Ean Evans - bass guitar
• Michael Cartellone - drums
• Rickey Medlocke - guitars & vocals, harmonica
• Hughie Thomasson - guitars & background vocals
• Leon Wilkeson - bass guitar on "The Way" and "Lucky Man"

Additional personnel

• Carol Chase - background vocals
• Perry Coleman - backing vocals
• Melody Crittendon - backing vocals
• Eric Darken - percussion
• Chris Dunn - trombone
• Tom Hambridge - backing vocals
• John Hobbs - organ, piano
• Jim Horn - baritone saxophone
• Dale Krantz-Rossington - background vocals
• Sam Levine - tenor saxophone
• Greg Morrow - drums
• Gordon Mote - organ
• Nashville String Machine - strings
• Steve Patrick - trumpet
• Kid Rock - vocals in "Gimme Back My Bullets"
• Brent Rowan - tiple
• Brad Warren - backing vocals
• Brett Warren - backing vocals
• Biff Watson - bouzouki, acoustic guitar

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Chart performance

Album

Singles

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References

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