Vicious Cycle (album)

Vicious Cycle is the twelfth studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 2003. It was the first album recorded by the band following the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson, who appears on two songs, "The Way" and "Lucky Man", and the song "Mad Hatter" is a tribute to him. The album is the first to feature bassist Ean Evans, the first mainstream album with Michael Cartellone on drums (who had previously appeared on Christmas Time Again), 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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This article is about the Lynyrd Skynyrd album. For the Reef the Lost Cauze album, see A Vicious Cycle.
Vicious Cycle
Studio album by
Lynyrd Skynyrd
ReleasedMay 20, 2003
RecordedNovember 2002 – January 2003 at Cartee Day Studios, except 15
Genre
Length70:40
LabelSanctuary
ProducerBen Fowler and Lynyrd Skynyrd, except 15
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
Then and Now
(2000)		 Vicious Cycle
(2003)		 Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour
(2003)

Track listing
  1. "That's How I Like It" (Blair Daly, 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, Cartellone, Evans, Powell, Chase, Krantz) – 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

Personnel
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Additional personnel

Chart performance

Album
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 30
French Albums (SNEP)[4] 150
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 44
US Billboard 200[6] 30
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Main US US AC
2003 "Red White & Blue (Love it or Leave)" 27 - -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References
  1. Theakston, Rob (2011). "Vicious Cycle - Lynyrd Skynyrd". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2011. Rob Theakston
  2. Abowitz, Richard (2011). "Lynyrd Skynyrd: Vicious Cycle : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. "Lynyrd Skynyrd: Vicious Cycle" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 22April 2018.
  4. "Lescharts.com – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Vicious Cycle". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22April 2018.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Vicious Cycle" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22April 2018.
  6. "Lynyrd Skynyrd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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