Yeah! (album)

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Yeah!
Yeah! cover
Studio album by Def Leppard
Released May 23, 2006
Recorded  ?
Genre Hard rock
Length (depends on version)
Label Mercury
Producer(s) Def Leppard
Professional reviews
Def Leppard chronology
Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
(2005)		 Yeah!
(2006)		 ...


Yeah! is an album of cover versions of 1970s rock hits, recorded by Def Leppard. It was originally to be released on September 20, 2005, but it was announced on March 31, 2006 that the album would be released on May 23, 2006

[edit] Track listing

  1. "20th Century Boy" - originally recorded by T. Rex
  2. "Rock On" - originally recorded by David Essex
  3. "Hanging on the Telephone" - originally recorded by The Nerves
  4. "Waterloo Sunset" - originally recorded by The Kinks
  5. "Hell Raiser" - originally recorded by Sweet (Backing vocals by Justin Hawkins)
  6. "10538 Overture" - originally recorded by Electric Light Orchestra
  7. "Street Life" - originally recorded by Roxy Music
  8. "Drive-In Saturday" - originally recorded by David Bowie
  9. "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll - originally recorded by Mott the Hoople
  10. "Little Bit of Love" - originally recorded by Free
  11. "No Matter What" - originally recorded by Badfinger
  12. "He's Gonna Step On You Again" - originally recorded by John Kongos
  13. "Don't Believe A Word" - originally recorded by Thin Lizzy
  14. "Stay With Me" - originally recorded by Faces - lead vocal by Phil Collen

There were several versions released with additional songs:

  • At Target, the CD contained 2 extra songs, "Action (live 2005)", and "When I'm Dead And Gone".
  • At Best Buy, the CD contained 2 extra songs, "No Matter What (live)", and "Winter Song".
  • At Wal Mart, there is a bonus EP with 5 extra songs, "American Girl", "Search and Destroy" (Phil Collen on lead vocals and all instruments), "Space Oddity" (Joe Elliott on lead vocals and all instruments), "Dear Friends" (Rick Savage on lead vocals and all instruments), and "Heartbeat".
  • At iTunes, you can obtain the bonus track "How Does It Feel" when you purchase the full album.
  • In addition, it has been announced that the Japanese release will include 2 of the bonus songs listed above, "Seek and Destroy" (Phil Collen on lead vocals and all instruments), and "American Girl".

The accompanying booklet contains photographs of the band members recreating classic images from 70s album art.

There are also four group photographs in the CD booklet - on the cover, the center, inside back cover and the back cover.

  • The Inside back cover (back of the CD holder) has a picture with the original triangle Def Leppard logo (from the On Through The Night album). The picture has a similarity with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album cover.
Def Leppard
Joe Elliott | Vivian Campbell | Phil Collen | Rick Savage | Rick Allen
Steve Clark | Pete Willis | Tony Kenning | Frank Noon
Discography
Studio Albums: On Through The Night | High 'n' Dry | Pyromania | Hysteria | Adrenalize | Retro Active | Slang | Euphoria | X | Yeah!
Compilations and extended plays: Def Leppard EP | First Strike | Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) | Best of Def Leppard | Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
Singles: Bringin' on the Heartbreak | Rock of Ages | Animal | Pour Some Sugar on Me | Love Bites | Armageddon It | Rocket | Let's Get Rocked
Concert Tours
Early Tours 1978/79 | On Through The Night World Tour | High 'n' Dry World Tour | Pyromania World Tour | Hysteria World Tour | Seven Day Weekend Tour | Slang Tour | Euphoria World Tour 1999-2001 | X World Tour 2002/2003 | Rock Of Ages Tour 2005 | YEAH! Tour 2006
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