him to remain there until the song was recorded. The band recorded the song on their own with the producer absent from the studio, and it subsequently became one of Lynyrd Skynyrd's best known tracks. The album was re-released in 2001 as an expanded version with bonus tracks, including the two B-sides to the original singles and three previously unreleased demos from the album sessions. Sales through 2014 were an estimated two million units internationally. Cover art The cover photograph was taken on Main Street in Jonesboro, Georgia, and shows, from left to right, Leon Wilkeson (seated), Billy Powell (seated), Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington (seated), Bob Burns, Allen Collins and Ed King. The photo was the last in a long day of shooting for the album cover, and Rossington vomited on the sidewalk seconds after it was taken. To the right of Ed King in the background is a lightning strike in the sky. It is not fabricated and the band did not know it was there until after they saw the released album cover. With Ed King's death on August 22, 2018, Rossington is the last surviving member of Lynyrd Skynyrd pictured in this photo. Reception (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) immediately put the band on the rock-and-roll map. Upon its release, rock journalist Robert Christgau acknowledged the quality of the songs and gave the album an "A" rating while referring to Lynyrd Skynyrd as a "staunchly untranscendent band". Kooper, a close friend of Pete Townshend, secured the band a spot opening for The Who on their American tour, and Lynyrd Skynyrd was subsequently exposed to much larger audiences than they had ever seen before. In 2012, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album number 403 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and it was later ranked number 381 in the 2020 edition. Track listing Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–8 on CD reissues. Personnel Lynyrd Skynyrd Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals, lyrics Gary Rossington – lead guitar (tracks 2–5, 7); rhythm guitar (1, 6, 8); slide guitar (8) Allen Collins – lead guitar (1, 4, 8); rhythm guitar (2, 3, 5–7); acoustic guitar (8) Ed King – bass (all tracks except 2, 6); guitar fills (2, during piano solo); lead guitar (6) Billy Powell – keyboards Bob Burns – drums (all tracks except 2 and 6) Additional personnel Al Kooper (Roosevelt