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(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut album by American rock band , released in 1973. Several of the album's songs remain among the band's most well-known: "", "", "", and "", the latter of which launched the band to national stardom.

The album was  on December 18, 1974, and double platinum on July 21, 1987, by the . It peaked at 27 on the  in 1975.

Most of the songs on the album had been in the band's live repertoire for some time. The band found a rural rehearsal space near  which they nicknamed "Hell House" due to the long hours spent there jamming in the intense Florida heat, and it was there that they composed and ran through the songs endlessly until they were perfected. Producer  marveled at how well prepared the band were once they entered the studio; every note was immutable and absolutely no improvisation was allowed.

Bassist  left the band a few months before the album's recording sessions. Ex- guitarist  had been impressed with the band after an earlier incarnation of Lynyrd Skynyrd had opened for Strawberry Alarm Clock in Florida circa 1970. He told vocalist  to keep him in mind if he ever needed a guitarist, and he was invited to replace Wilkeson as bassist. Once the recording sessions were wrapping up, Van Zant decided that King would better serve the band as a guitarist, and he visited Wilkeson and convinced him to rejoin. Wilkeson returned to the band and King moved to lead guitar, giving the band what would become their trademark "Three Guitar Army" along with  and . Wilkeson was back in the band by the time the band shot the cover photo for the album, and appears on the cover, as well as being acknowledged in the liner notes.

 drummer and friend of the band  was requested by Van Zant and Al Kooper to play on the track "".

As the band worked up "" in rehearsal, producer Kooper expressed his feeling that the song was weak and should not be included on the album. The band felt differently on both counts and could not change Kooper's mind. Ultimately, Van Zant escorted the producer outside to his car and ordered 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  to the original singles and three previously unreleased demos from the album sessions. Sales through 2014 were an estimated two million units internationally. - Wikipedia.

This album is a reissue from 1977. MCA Records MCA - 3019.