Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Def Leppard (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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1Rock Rock (Till You Drop)
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), Parkgate Studios in Battle and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London) (keyboard)
recording of:
Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.23:55
2Let It Go
assistant engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Savage (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06) and Pete Willis (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
background vocals:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06), Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06), Rick Savage (from 1981-03 until 1981-06) and Pete Willis (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
recording of:
Let It Go (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Pete Willis
publisher:
Marksmen Music (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
2.954:44
3High ’n’ Dry (Saturday Night)
assistant engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Savage (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06) and Pete Willis (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
background vocals:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06), Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06), Rick Savage (from 1981-03 until 1981-06) and Pete Willis (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
recording of:
High ’n’ Dry (Saturday Night) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Marksmen Music (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PMRC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 10)
3.13:28
4Too Late for Love
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London) (keyboard), Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London) (in 1982) and Park Gates Studios in Battle (in 1982)
recording of:
Too Late for Love
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.554:29
5No Matter What
programming, engineer and mixer:
Ronan McHugh
co-producer:
Ronan McHugh
producer:
Def Leppard
bass guitar:
Sav
drums (drum set):
Rick (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
guitar:
Phil (of Def Leppard) and Viv
solo slide guitar:
Viv
background vocals:
Phil (of Def Leppard), Sav and Viv
lead vocals:
Joe (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Campbell Manor in Los Angeles, United States, Joe’s Garage (Dublin) in Dublin and Phil’s Sweat Shop in Orange County, United States
mixed at:
Joe’s Garage (Dublin) in Dublin
cover recording of:
No Matter What
lyricist and composer:
Pete Ham
publisher:
Apple Publishing Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and The Estate for Peter William Ham
2.652:54
6Promises
engineer:
Ger McDonnell, Ronan McHugh and Pete Woodroffe
producer:
Def Leppard and Pete Woodroffe
assistant mixer:
Tom Stanley
mixer:
Pete Woodroffe
bass guitar:
Rick “Sav” Savage
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
guitar:
Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
additional vocals:
Mutt Lange (Robert John Lange)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
vocals:
Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen (of Def Leppard) and Rick “Sav” Savage
performer:
Def Leppard (in 1998)
recorded at:
Joe’s Garage (Dublin) in Dublin
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush
recording of:
Promises (in 1998)
writer:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (ended), Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (ended) and Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd.
34:00
7Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
assistant engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Savage (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06) and Pete Willis (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
background vocals:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06), Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06), Rick Savage (from 1981-03 until 1981-06) and Pete Willis (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
compilation of:
Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) (8-track split) by Def Leppard and Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) (cont.) (8-track split) by Def Leppard
recording of:
Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Pete Willis
publisher:
Marksmen Music (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
34:08
8Women
recording engineer:
Mark Flannery
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
Phil Nicholas (producer & musician)
additional engineer:
Erwin Musper, Ronald Prent (Dutch sound engineer and producer) and Peter Woolliscroft
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
assistant producer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Rick Savage
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
guitar:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
background vocals:
The Bankrupt Brothers
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Women
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Savage, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Why Bother Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.65:43
9Another Hit and Run
assistant engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Savage (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06) and Pete Willis (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
background vocals:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06), Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06), Rick Savage (from 1981-03 until 1981-06) and Pete Willis (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London) (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
recording of:
Another Hit and Run (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
writer:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Marksmen Music (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
2.654:59
10Slang
additional engineer:
Ger McDonnell
engineer and mixer:
Pete Woodroffe
producer:
Def Leppard and Pete Woodroffe
assistant mixer:
Matt Pakucko
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
Def Leppard (in 1995)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (in 2013)
recorded at:
A House in Spain in Spain and Bow Lane Studios in Dublin
mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, United States
recording of:
Slang (in 1995)
writer:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard) and Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), Primary Wave Elliott and Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (from 1996 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
32:39
11Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)
programming:
Pete “Proto-Type Genius, Technical Wizard, Boffin From Hell, All-Round Grafter and Nice Chap (Give Him a Job, Trev!)” Woodroffe
additional engineer:
Pete “Proto-Type Genius, Technical Wizard, Boffin From Hell, All-Round Grafter and Nice Chap (Give Him a Job, Trev!)” Woodroffe
engineer and mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Def Leppard and Mike “Bat Ears” Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
keyboard:
Phil “Crash” Nicholas (producer & musician)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum
recording of:
Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ended), Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
2.754:34
12Rock Brigade
engineer:
Louis “Snook” Austin (engineering) and Dick Plant (engineer)
producer:
(Colonel) Tom Allom
bass guitar:
Rick Savage
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
guitar:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
Def Leppard (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Startling Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot (in 1979-12)
recording of:
Rock Brigade (in 1979-12)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Marksmen Music (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
2.753:08
13Now
recording engineer:
Richard Chycki
producer:
Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician)
mixer:
Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician) and Pete Woodroffe
additional editor:
Brian Paturalski (engineer)
bass guitar:
Rick Savage
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
guitar:
Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
keyboard and sampler [drum loops]:
Eric Carter (keyboardist?)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
Def Leppard (in 2001-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Joe’s Garage (Dublin) in Dublin and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, United States
recording of:
Now (in 2001-02)
writer:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard), Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (ended), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (ended), Vivian Campbell Songs (ended), White Pearl Songs (ended), Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
3.23:59
14Paper Sun
engineer:
Ger McDonnell, Ronan McHugh and Pete Woodroffe
producer:
Def Leppard and Pete Woodroffe
assistant mixer:
Tom Stanley
mixer:
Pete Woodroffe
bass guitar:
Rick “Sav” Savage
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
guitar:
Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
vocals:
Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen (of Def Leppard) and Rick “Sav” Savage
performer:
Def Leppard (in 1998)
recorded at:
Joe’s Garage (Dublin) in Dublin
mixed at:
The Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush
recording of:
Paper Sun (in 1998)
writer:
Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Rick Savage and Pete Woodruff
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Pete Woodroffe Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Savage, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
35:27
15Work It Out
additional engineer:
Ger McDonnell
engineer and mixer:
Pete Woodroffe
producer:
Def Leppard and Pete Woodroffe
assistant mixer:
Matt Pakucko
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
Def Leppard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (in 2013)
recorded at:
A House in Spain in Spain and Bow Lane Studios in Dublin
mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, United States
recording of:
Work It Out
lyricist and composer:
Vivian Campbell
publisher:
Vivian Campbell Songs (from 1996 to ????) and Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (from 1996 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
3.64:49
16Die Hard the Hunter
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), Parkgate Studios in Battle and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London) (keyboard)
recording of:
Die Hard the Hunter
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
2.956:18
17Wasted
engineer:
Louis “Snook” Austin (engineering) and Dick Plant (engineer)
producer:
(Colonel) Tom Allom
bass guitar:
Rick Savage
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
guitar:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
Def Leppard (in 1979-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Startling Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot (in 1979-12)
recording of:
Wasted (in 1979-12)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
publisher:
Marksmen Music (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
2.53:44
18Billy’s Got a Gun
performer:
Def Leppard
recording of:
Billy’s Got a Gun
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (ended), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
35:01