Second Helping

Second Helping is the second studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on April 15, 1974¹. It features the band's biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man", which reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974. Second Helping reached No. 12 on the Billboard album charts. The RIAA certified it Gold on September 20, 1974, and Double Platinum on July 21, 1987.

Second Helping is the second studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on April 15, 1974. It features the band's biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man", which reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974. Second Helping reached No. 12 on the Billboard album charts. The RIAA certified it Gold on September 20, 1974, and Double Platinum on July 21, 1987. ==Background== After the success of their debut album, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), Lynyrd Skynyrd's fan base continued to grow rapidly throughout 1973, largely due to their opening slot on the Who's Quadrophenia tour in the United States. Second Helping features Ed King, Allen Collins, and Gary Rossington all collaborating with Ronnie Van Zant on the songwriting, and cemented the band's breakthrough. ==Track listing== Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–8 on CD reissues. Track 9 previously released as the band's lead single in April 1974 Track 10 previously unreleased Track 11 previously released on Legend ==Certifications== ==Notes== ==References==

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