Tuesday's Gone
| "Tuesday's Gone" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Lynyrd Skynyrd | |
| from the album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | Studio One, Doraville, Georgia, April 1973 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 7:32 |
| Label | MCA Records |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Al Kooper |
"Tuesday's Gone" is the second track on Lynyrd Skynyrd's debut album, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd). It also appears on the band's first live LP, One More from the Road.
History
"Tuesday's Gone" was written by vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Allen Collins. Producer Al Kooper (credited as "Roosevelt Gook") played bass, sang backup vocals, and added orchestral strings with a Mellotron. Robert Nix of the Atlanta Rhythm Section played drums.[3] Gary Rossington played lead guitar, Ed King added guitar fills and Billy Powell played the piano.[4]
In Counting Down Southern Rock: The 100 Best Songs, author C. Eric Banister regards the lyric of "Tuesday's Gone" as Van Zant's masterpiece.[4]
References
- ^ VanHoose, Joe (June 3, 2009). "The 10 songs that define the sound of Southern rock". Ocala StarBanner. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ Janovitz, Bill. "Lynyrd Skynyrd – Tuedsay's Gone review". AllMusic.
A country-soul ballad from one of the premier Southern rock bands of the 1970s, "Tuesday's Gone" is a simple but poignant rambling-man song.
- ^ Odom, Gene; Dorman, Frank (2002). Lynyrd Skynyrd: Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock. New York: Broadway Books. p. 81. ISBN 0-7679-1026-5.
- ^ a b Banister, C. Eric (2016). Counting Down Southern Rock: The 100 Best Songs. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 128–129. ISBN 978-1-4422-4539-6. Retrieved April 10, 2025.