Last of a Dyin' Breed

Not to be confused with the Scarface album The Last of a Dying Breed.

Last of a Dyin' Breed
Studio album by
Lynyrd Skynyrd
ReleasedAugust 21, 2012 (2012-08-21)
GenreSouthern rock, hard rock
Length45:01[1]
LabelRoadrunner Records/Loud and Proud Records
ProducerBob Marlette
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
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(2010) 		Last of a Dyin' Breed
(2012) 		One More for the Fans
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic44/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Boston Phoenix[4]
Ultimate Classic Rock7/10[5]
Sputnik Music[6]

Last of a Dyin' Breed is the fourteenth studio album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.[7] The album was announced on May 2, 2012, for release on August 21, 2012,[7] and September 17 in the UK. It is the first Lynyrd Skynyrd album to feature Peter Keys on keyboards and Johnny Colt on bass (even though credited, the latter is not on the tracks) and features guest guitarist John 5.[7] It was also the final album to feature guitarist Gary Rossington before his death in 2023. The first single, "Last of a Dyin' Breed", was made available to purchase via iTunes on July 9, 2012.

Last of a Dyin' Breed peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard pop charts, topping the 2009 album God & Guns to become the band's highest-charting studio album since 1977's Street Survivors.[8]

  1. ^ "Last of a Dyin' Breed – Lynyrd Skynyrd". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Last of a Dyin' Breed review". Metacritic. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Last of a Dyin' Breed- review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Reed, Ryan (August 12, 2012). "Lynyrd Skynyrd album review". Boston Phoenix. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Wilkening, Matthew (August 23, 2012). "Lynyrd Skynyrd, 'Last of a Dyin' Breed' – Album Review". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  6. ^ Beebe, Alex (September 2, 2012). "Album review". Sputnik Music. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c "LYNYRD SKYNYRD To Release 'Last of a Dyin' Breed' In August". Blabbermouth.net. May 2, 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  8. ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.