. . "285.0"^^ . "\"Sweet Home Alabama\" is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping.It reached #8 on the US charts in 1974 and was the band's second hit single. The song was written in reply to \"Southern Man\" and \"Alabama\" by Neil Young; Young is noted by name in the song's lyrics."@en . "Sweet Home Alabama"@en . . . . . "Platinum (RIAA)" . . . . . . "1974-06-24Z"^^ . . "\"Take Your Time\"" .