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Gimme Back My Bullets
Studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Released	February 2, 1976
Recorded	September 7–9 (tracks 2, 4, 8) and November 28–30, 1975
Studio	Record Plant, Los Angeles (tracks 2, 4, 8) and Capricorn Studios, Macon, Georgia
Genre	Southern rock hard rock
Length	35:16
Label	MCA
Producer	Tom Dowd
Lynyrd Skynyrd chronology
Nuthin' Fancy (1975) Gimme Back My Bullets (1976) One More from the Road (1976)
Singles from Gimme Back My Bullets
"Double Trouble" Released: February 2, 1976 "Gimme Back My Bullets" Released: 1976

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	B+
Rolling Stone	(mixed)

Gimme Back My Bullets is the fourth studio album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on February 2, 1976. Produced by Tom Dowd, it reached number 20 on the U.S. albums chart and was certified gold on January 20, 1981, by the RIAA.

Critical reception

Record World said the title track had "a sinewy, guitar-heavy number sound the group is most comfortable with," and said that "the beat is reminiscent of Bad Company and rocks with a stormy aggression."

Robert Christgau, who gave the album a positive review, stated: "Ronnie Van Zant may intend those bullets for 'pencil pushers' (which means not only me but you, I'll bet) but that's no reason to shoot him down. In fact, it's just the opposite—his attraction has always been the way he gets his unreconstructed say. Unfortunately, the music could use some Yankee calculation—from Al Kooper of Forest Hills, who I figure was good for two hooks per album, and Ed King of New Jersey, the guitarist turned born-againer whose guitar fills carried a lot more zing than three doodooing Honnicutts."

Track listing

• Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–9 on CD reissues.

• Tracks 10 and 11 are previously unreleased

• Tracks 10 and 14 originally released on the Lynyrd Skynyrd (Box Set) (1991)
• Track 15 originally released on Skynyrd's Innyrds (1989)
• Track 11 is previously unreleased

• All tracks recorded live for The Old Grey Whistle Test on BBC television on November 11, 1975.

Personnel

Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals, lyrics
• Gary Rossington – guitars
• Allen Collins – guitars
• Leon Wilkeson – bass, background vocals
• Artimus Pyle – drums, percussion
• Billy Powell – keyboards

Additional personnel

• The Honeycuts – background vocals ("Double Trouble", "Cry for the Bad Man")
• The Honkettes – background vocals (on bonus live tracks)
• Lee Freeman – harp ("I Got the Same Old Blues")
• Barry Lee Harwood – dobro, mandolin ("All I Can Do Is Write About It")

Charts

Certifications

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Gimme Back My Bullets – Lynyrd Skynyrd | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. McGee, David (2011). "Lynyrd Skynyrd: Gimme Back My Bullets: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
4. ^ "American album certifications – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Gimmie Me Back My Bullets". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
5. "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. May 29, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
6. Robert Christgau: CG: Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4112b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Gimme Back My Bullets" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Gimme Back My Bullets". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
11. "Lynyrd Skynyrd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

• 1976 albums
• Albums produced by Tom Dowd
• Lynyrd Skynyrd albums
• MCA Records albums