Best Of

~ Release by Def Leppard (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Pour Some Sugar on Me (Historia video edit)
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
guitar:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist)
performer:
Def Leppard
recording of:
Pour Some Sugar on Me
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Rick Savage
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Why Bother Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
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, フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.64:53
2Photograph
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
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)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 54)
recording of:
Photograph
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) 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, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4.354:08
3Love Bites
recording engineer:
Mark Flannery
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
Phil Nicholas (producer & musician)
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
assistant producer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Mike Shipley
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)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
Def Leppard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1987) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Love Bites
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Rick Savage
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Why Bother Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.955:47
4Let's Get Rocked34:56
5Two Steps Behind (acoustic version)
engineer:
Stephen McLaughlin (British producer, engineer, musician and film producer) and Pete Woodroffe
co-producer:
Pete Woodroffe
producer:
Def Leppard
assistant mixer:
Giles Cowley and Niall O’Sullivan (UK engineer)
mixer:
Pete Woodroffe
acoustic bass guitar:
Rick Savage
acoustic guitar:
Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
background vocals:
Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen (of Def Leppard) and Rick Savage
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
remixer:
Mike Shipley
performer:
Def Leppard (in 1992-04)
instruments arranger:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!)
recording of:
Two Steps Behind (in 1992-04)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Music Publishing
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
44:20
6Animal
recording engineer:
Mark Flannery
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
Phil Nicholas (producer & musician)
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
assistant producer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Mike Shipley
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)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
Def Leppard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1987) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Animal
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Rick Savage
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Why Bother Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
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, フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4.34:05
7Heaven Is2.53:34
8Rocket (Visualize video edit)44:07
9When Love and Hate Collide
engineer and mixer:
Pete Woodroffe
producer:
Def Leppard and Pete Woodroffe
additional background vocals:
Stevie Vann (backing vocalist/studio singer, aka Stevie Lange)
performer:
Def Leppard
piano arranger:
Randy Kerber
strings arranger:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
recording of:
When Love and Hate Collide
writer:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (ended), Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (ended), Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
3.754:18
10Action
engineer and mixer:
Pete Woodroffe
co-producer:
Pete Woodroffe
producer:
Def Leppard
assistant mixer:
Giles Cowley and Niall O’Sullivan (UK engineer)
bass guitar:
Rick Savage
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
background vocals:
Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Rick Savage and PJ Smith
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Joe’s Garage (Dublin) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (in 1992-04)
cover recording of:
Action
writer:
Brian Connolly (Scottish, member of Sweet), Steve Priest, Andy Scott (Member of Sweet) and Mick Tucker (drummer for The Sweet)
publisher:
Maxwood Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
23:42
11Long, Long Way to Go
programming, engineer and mixer:
Ronan McHugh and Pete Woodroffe
additional engineer:
Liz Sroka
additional producer:
Ronan McHugh
producer:
Def Leppard and Pete Woodroffe
assistant mixer:
Keith “The Fade” Uddin
bass guitar:
Rick 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)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Joe’s Garage (Dublin) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Long Long Way to Go
writer:
Wayne Hector and Steve Robson (English songwriter, record producer & multi-instrumentalist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Imagem Songs Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.354:39
12Make Love Like a Man2.54:15
13Armageddon It
recording engineer:
Mark Flannery
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
Phil Nicholas (producer & musician)
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
assistant producer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Mike Shipley
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)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
Def Leppard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Armageddon It
writer:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard), Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Rick Savage
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) (ended), Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Why Bother Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
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, フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.755:22
14Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad3.55:19
15Rock of Ages
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
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)
recording of:
Rock of Ages
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) 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 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.654:08
16Hysteria
recording engineer:
Mark Flannery
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
Phil Nicholas (producer & musician)
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
assistant producer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Mike Shipley
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)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
performer:
Def Leppard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) and Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hysteria
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Rick Savage
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ended), Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Why Bother Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
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, フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.85:55
17Bringin' on the Heartbreak
assistant engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Mike Shipley
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” 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)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) (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)
performer:
Def Leppard (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-03 until 1981-06)
recording of:
Bringin’ On the Heartbreak (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, Primary Wave Music Publishing and Primary Wave Savage
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
44:34
CD 2