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| Studio album by Def Leppard | |||||
| Released | July 30, 2002 | ||||
| Recorded | 2001 at Joe's Garage in Dublin, Ireland Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden Rumbo Studios in Los Angeles, California |
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| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal, pop rock | ||||
| Length | 47:09 | ||||
| Label | Island | ||||
| Producer | Pete Woodroffe and Def Leppard Per Aldeheim and Andreas Carlsson Marti Frederiksen |
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X is the tenth studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released in 2002. Much like 1996's Slang, it featured another departure from their signature sound by moving into the pop genre. Most of the album was produced by Pete Woodroffe and the band, with remaining tracks produced by either Marti Frederiksen or Per Aldeheim and Andreas Carlsson.
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Overview
The turn of the century saw a gradual revival of popularity of the band; in July 2001, VH1 aired a biopic, Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story, to record ratings. While 1999's Euphoria had been a moderate success,[neutrality disputed] diehard fans commented that the album sounded overproduced and forced in an effort to sound like the Def Leppard of the 1980s. X was given a negative reaction by many die-hard fans of the band, due to the poppy nature of the sound, especially after the more rock-intensive Euphoria album that had come earlier.
Track listing
- "Now" (Marti Frederiksen, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Vivian Campbell, Rick Savage, Rick Allen) – 3:58
- "Unbelievable" (Per Aldeheim, Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin) – 3:58
- "You're So Beautiful" (Frederiksen, Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 3:31
- "Everyday" (Frederiksen, Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 3:08
- "Long, Long Way to Go" (Wayne Hector, Steve Robson) – 4:38
- "Four Letter Word" (Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 3:07
- "Torn to Shreds" (Collen, Savage, Elliott, Campbell, Allen) – 2:56
- "Love Don't Lie" (Elliott, Collen, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 4:46
- "Gravity" (Collen, Elliott, Pete Woodroffe, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 2:33
- "Cry" (Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 3:17
- "Girl Like You" (Campbell, Collen, Elliott, Savage, Allen) – 2:49
- "Let Me Be the One" (Elliott, Campbell, Collen, Savage, Allen) – 3:29
- "Scar" (Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Woodroffe, Allen) – 4:59
UK bonus tracks
- "Kiss the Day" (Savage, Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Allen) – 4:27
- "Long Long Way to Go" (Acoustic) (Hector, Robson) – 4:43
Personnel
- Joe Elliott – lead vocals
- Rick "Sav" Savage – bass guitar, vocals
- Rick Allen – drums
- Vivian Campbell – guitar, vocals
- Phil Collen – guitar, vocals
Additional personnel
- Stan Schiller – shredding tele licks on "Gravity"
- Eric Carter – keyboards and drum loops on "Now", "You're So Beautiful" and "Everyday"
Production
- Producers: Def Leppard, Per Aldeheim, Andreas Carlsson, Pete Woodroffe
- Engineers: Stefan Boman, Richard Chycki, Ronan McHugh, Liz Sroka, Pete Woodroffe
- Mixing: Marti Frederiksen, Ronan McHugh, Pete Woodroffe
- Mastering: Tom Coyne
- A&R: Simon Collins, Jeff Fenster
- Production coordination: Leslie Langlo, Sue Tropio
- Editing: Brian Paturalski
- Vocal producer: Ronan McHugh
- Drum technician: Jerry Johnson
- String arrangements: David Campbell
- Programming: Ronan McHugh, Pete Woodroffe
- Photography: Clive Arrowsmith
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2002 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 11 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2002 | "Now" | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 26 |
| 2002 | "Now" | U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 40 |
| 2002 | "Now" | Nielsen SoundScan Canadian Singles Chart | 29 |
| 2002 | "Four Letter Word" | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 30 |
References
- (2002) Album notes for X by Def Leppard [CD back cover and booklet]. London, England: Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury (063 120-2). X at MusicBrainz.
