The Story So Far: The Best of Def Leppard

Tracklist

1. Disc 1
2. 1AnimalClark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage4:06
3. 2PhotographClark, Elliott, Lange, Savage, Willis4:09
4. 3Pour Some Sugar on MeClark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage4:28
5. 4Love BitesClark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage5:47
6. 5Let’s Get RockedCollen, Elliott, Lange, Savage4:56
7. 6Armageddon ItAllen, Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage5:23
8. 7Foolin’Allen, Clark, Elliott, Lange, Savage, Willis4:36
9. 8Two Steps Behind (string / acoustic version)Joe Elliott4:18
10. 9Heaven IsClark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage3:35
11. 10RocketClark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage6:37
12. 11HysteriaClark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage5:55
13. 12Have You Ever Needed Someone So BadCollen, Elliott, Lange5:24
14. 13Make Love Like a ManClark, Collen, Elliott, Lange4:17
15. 14Action (revised version)Connolly, Priest, Scott, Tucker3:42
16. 15When Love and Hate CollideJoe Elliott and Rick Savage4:18
17. 16Rock of AgesClark, Elliott, Lange4:10
18. 17Personal Jesus (remix)Martin L. Gore3:55
19. Disc 2
20. 1Let’s GoJoe Elliott and Rick Savage5:04
21. 2PromisesPhil Collen and Robert John “Mutt” Lange4:00
22. 3SlangPhil Collen and Joe Elliott2:38
23. 4Bringin’ On the HeartbreakClark, Elliott, Willis4:32
24. 5Rock On (radio edit / remixed)David Essex2:37
25. 6Nine LivesCollen, Elliott, McGraw, Savage3:33
26. 7Work It OutVivian Campbell4:50
27. 8Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange4:34
28. 9DangerousPhil Collen and Joe Elliott3:29
29. 10NowAllen, Campbell, Collen, Elliott, Frederiksen, Savage4:00
30. 11UndefeatedJoe Elliott4:40
31. 12TonightClark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage4:03
32. 13C’mon C’monRick Savage4:10
33. 14Man EnoughPhil Collen and Joe Elliott3:56
34. 15No Matter WhatPete Ham2:51
35. 16All I Want Is EverythingJoe Elliott5:21
36. 17It’s All About Believin’Phil Collen and C.J. Vanston4:19
37. 18Kings of the WorldRick Savage6:12

Produced by

Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Def Leppard, Mike Shipley, Pete Woodroffe, Pete Woodroffe, Ronan McHugh, Marti Frederiksen, Ronan McHugh

Executive producer

Robert John “Mutt” Lange

Recorded at

Wisseloord Studios, Battery Studios, Parkgate Studios, Tapestry Studios, Joe’s Garage, Phil’s Sweat Shop, A House in Spain, Bow Lane Studios, Baam House, Campbell Manor, Rumbo Recorders, Rick’s Place, The Treehouse

Recorded

1981–2018

Mixed by

Nigel Green, Mike Shipley, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Pete Woodroffe, Ronan McHugh, Marti Frederiksen

Mixed at

Battery Studios, The Town House, The Enterprise, Joe’s Garage

Engineered by

Nigel Green, Erwin Musper, Ronald Prent, Peter Woolliscroft, Mark Flannery, Mike Shipley, Pete Woodroffe, Stephen McLaughlin, Jeff Diffner, Ronan McHugh, Malvin Mortimer, David Wolff, Ger McDonnell, Preston Pope, Richard Chycki, C.J. Vanston

Label

Bludgeon Riffola

Length

2:34:25

Line-up

• Rick Allen · drums (drum set), percussion, background vocals
• Steve Clark · guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Phil Collen · guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals, other vocals, electric guitar, vocals
• Rick Savage · bass guitar, electric bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar, vocals
• The Bankrupt Brothers · background vocals · guest
• Joe Elliott · lead vocals, background vocals
• Booker T. Boffin · keyboard · guest
• Pete Willis · guitar, electric guitar, background vocals · guest
• The Leppardettes · background vocals · guest
• Vivian Campbell · acoustic guitar, background vocals, electric guitar, guitar, vocals, slide guitar
• Def Leppard · guest
• Stevie Vann · background vocals · guest
• Robert John “Mutt” Lange · vocals · guest
• Tim McGraw · lead vocals · guest
• Phil Nicholas · keyboard · guest
• Eric Carter · sampler, keyboard · guest
• Dick Decent · piano, background vocals · guest

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