Simple Man (track)
by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Year: 1973
From the album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) (track #4)
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Simple Man appears on the following album(s) by Lynyrd Skynyrd:
- (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) (track #4) (this album) (1973)
- All Time Greatest Hits (track #3) (compilation) (2000)
- The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd (track #6) (compilation) (1998)
- The Collection (track #3) (compilation) (2003)
- Gold & Platinum (track #13) (compilation) (1979)
- Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour (track #5) (2004)
- Lyve From Steel Town (track #9) (1998)
- Live From Freedom Hall (track #5) (2010)
- What's Your Name (track #6) (compilation) (1987)
- Last Of The Street Survivors Farewell Tour Lyve (track #13) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 20 hours ago | Exist-en-ciel | 24,673 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/11/2025 16:51 | gmessian | 1,400 | 55/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2025 03:22 | C0NB9NN | 1,464 | 87/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2025 22:48 |  talinhosgameplay | 1,471 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2025 02:24 | SD100852 | 10,856 | 77/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.7/100, a mean average of 87.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.2.
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llibnanoon 06/02/2020 17:02 | #252760
Masterpiece!
VictorVale 01/05/2019 20:48 | #229057
Grandiosa!
Fischman 12/28/2018 17:05 | #228255
Along with Tuesday's Gone, this is another of the most beautiful songs ever written. The vocals can get a bit overwrought at times but overall,t here's no denying the power and simple beauty presented here.
nitomano 07/21/2016 21:45 | #171626
Muy parecido el arpegio a lo que despues sería Fade to black de Metallica
Stunning
Best southern rock song I've ever heard. I don't care what they say about Free Bird, this song beats Free Bird by a long shot.
Jasonconfused 01/24/2013 21:44 | #62706
Words can't describe how great this song is. So damn emotional.
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