Album
Songs From the Sparkle Lounge
Songs From the Sparkle Lounge is Def Leppard's tenth studio album, released on 25 April 2008 through their own Bludgeon Riffola label. It sits between Yeah! from 2006 and the self-titled record of 2015, and it finds the Sheffield-born band working squarely in hard rock territory. It's a useful stop for anyone tracing how they carried on after their 1980s peak.
Songs From the Sparkle Lounge: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 39:22Tracklist
- 1GoPhil Collen and Joe Elliott3:21
- 2Nine LivesCollen, Elliott, McGraw, Savage3:32
- 3C’mon C’monRick Savage4:09
- 4LoveRick Savage4:18
- 5TomorrowPhil Collen3:35
- 6Cruise ControlVivian Campbell3:04
- 7HallucinatePhil Collen3:17
- 8Only the Good Die YoungVivian Campbell3:34
- 9Bad ActressJoe Elliott3:04
- 10Come UndoneJoe Elliott3:33
- 11Gotta Let It GoVivian Campbell3:55
- Produced by
- Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh
- Recorded at
- Baam House, Campbell Manor, Joe’s Garage, Phil’s Sweat Shop
- Recorded
- 2006–2008
- Mixed by
- Ronan McHugh
- Engineered by
- Ger McDonnell, Ronan McHugh, Preston Pope
- Label
- Bludgeon Riffola
- Length
- 39:22
Line-up
- Rick Allen · drums (drum set)
- Vivian Campbell · guitar
- Phil Collen · guitar
- Rick Savage · bass guitar
- Joe Elliott · lead vocals
- Tim McGraw · lead vocals · guest
Singles
- “Nine Lives” · 27 April 2008
- “C'mon C'mon” · 14 July 2008
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2008 | 5 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2008 | 10 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2008 | 1 |
| US Hard Rock · 2008 | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2008 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2008 | 7 |
| Scottish Albums · 2008 | 10 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2008 | 15 |
| US Tastemaker · 2008 | 15 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2008 | 25 |
All 20 charts
| New Zealand Albums · 2008 | 26 |
| Swedish Albums · 2008 | 26 |
| Finnish Albums · 2008 | 27 |
| Swiss Albums · 2008 | 29 |
| Ireland 2 · 2008 | 32 |
| German Albums · 2008 | 43 |
| Italian Albums · 2008 | 58 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2008 | 82 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2008 | 88 |
| French Albums · 2008 | 118 |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
33.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
726
ListenBrainz listeners
25k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
2.0k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 April 2008 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 April 2008 | |
| Wikidata | 25 April 2008 | |
| US release | 25 April 2008 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 25 April 2008 | earliest UK or European date |
12 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | GB | Bludgeon Riffola | 00602517626751 | other |
| 2008 | CA | Mercury Records | 602517660373 | other |
| 25 April 2008 | US | Bludgeon Riffola | original | |
| 25 April 2008 | XE | Mercury Records | 00602517656499 | original |
| 25 April 2008 | DE | Bludgeon Riffola | 0602517660380 | original |
| 29 April 2008 | XE | Bludgeon Riffola | 602517660380 | other |
| 29 April 2008 | US | Island | 602517660373 | other |
| 21 May 2008 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005512901 | other |
| 19 January 2018 | DZ | Bludgeon Riffola | 602567157823 | other |
| 19 January 2018 | DZ | Bludgeon Riffola | 602567157816 | other |
| 2021 | XE | UMC | 602508180064 | other |
| 25 October 2023 | JP | UMC | 4988031597620 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| itunes | 3000×3000 | native |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |