Last of a Dyin' Breed
{{distinguish|text=the Scarface album The Last of a Dying Breed}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Last of a Dyin' Breed
| type = Studio
| artist = Lynyrd Skynyrd
| cover = Last Of A Dyin' Breed Lynyrd Skynyrd.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2012|08|21}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Southern rock, hard rock
| length = 45:01{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-of-a-dyin-breed-mw0002373661|title=Last of a Dyin' Breed – Lynyrd Skynyrd|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=21 August 2012}}
| label = Roadrunner Records/Loud and Proud Records
| producer = Bob Marlette
| prev_title = Icon
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = One More for the Fans
| next_year = 2015
}}
{{Music ratings
|MC=44/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/last-of-a-dyin-breed/lynyrd-skynyrd/critic-reviews|title=Last of a Dyin' Breed review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=2012-11-19}}
|rev1=AllMusic
|rev1Score={{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-of-a-dyin-breed-mw0002373661|title=Last of a Dyin' Breed- review|publisher=Allmusic|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|access-date=2012-11-19}}
|rev2=Boston Phoenix
|rev2Score={{Rating|0|4}}{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/143345-lynyrd-skynyrd-last-of-a-dyin-breed/|title=Lynyrd Skynyrd album review|publisher=Boston Phoenix|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=12 August 2012|access-date=2012-11-19}}
|rev3=Ultimate Classic Rock
|rev4=Sputnik Music
|rev4Score={{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/51600/Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Last-Of-A-Dyin-Breed/|title=Album review|publisher=Sputnik Music|last=Beebe|first=Alex|date=2 September 2012|access-date=2012-11-19}}
}}
Last of a Dyin' Breed is the fourteenth studio album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=173427 |title=LYNYRD SKYNYRD To Release 'Last of a Dyin' Breed' In August |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=2 May 2012 |access-date=9 May 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525233917/https://www.webcitation.org/67WItqrey?url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx%3Fmode=Article |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |url-status=dead }} The album was announced on May 2, 2012, for release on August 21, 2012, 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. 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynyrd-skynyrd/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Lynyrd Skynyrd - Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 27, 2020}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 45:01
| title1 = Last of a Dyin' Breed
| writer1 = Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Mark Matejka, Dan Serafini, Bob Marlette
| length1 = 3:51
| title2 = One Day at a Time
| writer2 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Marlon Young
| length2 = 3:46
| title3 = Homegrown
| writer3 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Blair Daly
| length3 = 3:41
| title4 = Ready to Fly
| writer4 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Audley Freed
| length4 = 5:26
| title5 = Mississippi Blood
| writer5 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Jaren Johnston
| length5 = 2:57
| title6 = Good Teacher
| writer6 = J. Van Zant, Donnie Van Zant, Tom Hambridge, Daly
| length6 = 3:07
| title7 = Something to Live For
| writer7 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, John Lowery, Marlette
| length7 = 4:29
| title8 = Life's Twisted
| writer8 = Daly, Jon Lawhon, Chris Robertson
| length8 = 4:33
| title9 = Nothing Comes Easy
| writer9 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Hambridge
| length9 = 4:13
| title10 = Honey Hole
| writer10 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Hambridge
| length10 = 4:35
| title11 = Start Livin' Life Again
| writer11 = J. Van Zant, D. Van Zant, Marlette, Lowery
| length11 = 4:23
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Special Edition Bonus Tracks
| title12 = Poor Man's Dream
| writer12 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Lowery, Marlette
| length12 = 4:07
| title13 = Do It Up Right
| writer13 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Hambridge
| length13 = 3:56
| title14 = Sad Song
| writer14 = Rossington, J. Van Zant
| length14 = 4:01
| title15 = Low Down Dirty
| writer15 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke
| length15 = 3:14
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Classic Rock fanpack bonus tracks
| title12 = Poor Man's Dream
| writer12 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Lowery, Marlette
| length12 = 4.07
| title13 = Do It Up Right
| writer13 = Rossington, J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Hambridge
| length13 = 3.56
| title14 = Skynyrd Nation
| note14 = live, fanpack Exclusive bonus track
| writer14 = J. Van Zant, Medlocke, Lowery, Marlette
| length14 = 3:20
| title15 = Gimme Three Steps
| note15 = live, fanpack Exclusive bonus track
| writer15 = Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
| length15 = 4:58
}}
Personnel
;Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals
- Gary Rossington – lead guitar
- Rickey Medlocke – lead guitar
- Mark Matejka – lead guitar
- Peter Keys – keyboards
- Michael Cartellone – drums (credited, but does not appear on the album{{Citation needed|reason=This sounds contradictory and thus needs a reference.|date=April 2023}})
- Johnny Colt – bass (credited, but does not appear on the album{{Citation needed|reason=This sounds contradictory and thus needs a reference.|date=April 2023}})
- Dale Krantz-Rossington – backing vocals (credited, but does not appear on the album)
- Carol Chase – backing vocals (credited, but does not appear on the album)
Additional personnel
- Greg Morrow – drums
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- John 5 – lead guitar
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Stacey Michelle Plunk – backing vocals
- Chip Davis – backing vocals
- Lisa Parade – strings arrangement and horns
Charts
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| Chart (2012)
! Peak |
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| {{Album chart|Austria|33|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album= Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Flanders|100|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album= Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Wallonia|49|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album= Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Netherlands|72|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album= Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Finland|10|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album= Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|France|55|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album=Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Germany4|14|id=202079|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album=Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Italy|45|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album= Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Norway|12|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album= Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Scotland|61|date=20120923|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Sweden|18|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album= Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Switzerland|13|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd |album= Last of a Dyin' Breed|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|UK2|83|date=20120923|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|14|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardRock|3|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardTastemaker|12|artist=Lynyrd Skynyrd|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |