Mothership (album)

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Mothership
Mothership cover
Greatest hits by Led Zeppelin
Released November 12, 2007
Recorded 1968 – 1978
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock, folk rock
Length 135:23
Label Atlantic, Rhino
Producer Jimmy Page
Professional reviews
Led Zeppelin chronology
How the West Was Won
(2003)		 Mothership
(2007)

Mothership is a compilation album by English rock group Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment on November 12, 2007 in the United Kingdom, and November 13, 2007 in the United States. It was released on the same day that Led Zeppelin's entire catalog became available in digital stores, including the iTunes Store.[1] The cover was created by artist Shepard Fairey.

The songs included were chosen by the surviving members of Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, representing all eight of the band's studio albums. In addition to a two-disc set, the album is also available in both "deluxe" and "collector's" editions with a DVD featuring varied live content from the previously released Led Zeppelin DVD. A 4-LP vinyl package will also be sold.

On November 8, 2007, a temporary XM radio station, XM LED was made in order to support the album. It is scheduled only to last six months, and ceased its operations on May 5, 2008.

Contents

[edit] Track Listing

[edit] Disc One

  1. "Good Times Bad Times" (from Led Zeppelin) (Page/Jones/Bonham) - 2:46
  2. "Communication Breakdown" (from Led Zeppelin) (Page/Jones/Bonham) - 2:30
  3. "Dazed and Confused" (from Led Zeppelin) (Page) - 6:26
  4. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (from Led Zeppelin) (Anne Bredon/Page/Plant) - 6:41
  5. "Whole Lotta Love" (from Led Zeppelin II) (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Willie Dixon) - 5:34
  6. "Ramble On" (from Led Zeppelin II) (Page/Plant) - 4:24
  7. "Heartbreaker" (from Led Zeppelin II) (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham) - 4:14
  8. "Immigrant Song" (from Led Zeppelin III) (Page/Plant) - 2:25
  9. "Since I've Been Loving You" (from Led Zeppelin III) (Page/Plant/Jones) - 7:23
  10. "Rock and Roll" (from Led Zeppelin IV) (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham) - 3:41
  11. "Black Dog" (from Led Zeppelin IV) (Page/Plant/Jones) - 4:58
  12. "When the Levee Breaks" (from Led Zeppelin IV) (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Memphis Minnie) - 7:08
  13. "Stairway to Heaven" (from Led Zeppelin IV) (Page/Plant) - 8:02

[edit] Disc Two

  1. "The Song Remains the Same" (from Houses of the Holy) (Page/Plant) - 5:29
  2. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (from Houses of the Holy) (Page/Plant) - 4:50
  3. "D'yer Mak'er" (from Houses of the Holy) (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham) - 4:22
  4. "No Quarter" (from Houses of the Holy) (Page/Plant/Jones) - 7:00
  5. "Trampled Under Foot" (from Physical Graffiti) (Page/Plant/Jones) - 5:36
  6. "Houses of the Holy" (from Physical Graffiti) (Page/Plant) - 4:02
  7. "Kashmir" (from Physical Graffiti) (Page/Plant/Bonham) - 8:28
  8. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" (from Presence) (Page/Plant) - 6:15
  9. "Achilles Last Stand" (from Presence) (Page/Plant) - 10:23
  10. "In the Evening" (from In Through the Out Door) (Page/Plant/Jones) - 6:51
  11. "All My Love" (from In Through the Out Door) (Plant/Jones) - 5:51

[edit] Disc Three

(Deluxe Edition DVD) – excerpts from Led Zeppelin DVD

  1. "We're Gonna Groove" (King/Bethea) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
  2. "I Can't Quit You Baby" (Dixon) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
  3. "Dazed and Confused" (Page) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
  4. "White Summer" (traditional arr. page) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
  5. "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page/Plant) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
  6. "Moby Dick" (Bonham/Jones/Page) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
  7. "Whole Lotta Love" (Page/Bonham/Plant/Jones) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
  8. "Communication Breakdown" (Page/Jones/Bonham) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
  9. "Bring It on Home" (Page/Plant) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
  10. "Immigrant Song" (Page/Plant) (Sydney Showground - February 27, 1972)
  11. "Black Dog" (Page/Plant/Jones) (Madison Square Garden - July 28, 1973)
  12. "Misty Mountain Hop" (Page/Plant/Jones) (Madison Square Garden - July 27, 28, 1973)
  13. "The Ocean" (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant) (Madison Square Garden - July 27, 29, 1973)
  14. "Going to California" (Page/Plant) (Earls Court - May 25, 1975)
  15. "In My Time of Dying" (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant) (Earls Court - May 24, 1975)
  16. "Stairway to Heaven" (Page/Plant) (Earls Court - May 25, 1975)
  17. "Rock and Roll" (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham) (Knebworth - August 4, 1979)
  18. "Nobody's Fault But Mine" (Page/Plant) (Knebworth - August 4, 1979)
  19. "Kashmir" (Bonham/Page/Plant) (Knebworth - August 4, 1979)
  20. "Whole Lotta Love" (Page/Bonham/Plant/Jones) (Knebworth - August 4, 1979)


[edit] Chart and sales performance

The album debuted at #4 in the UK Albums Chart,[2] with 58,000 units sold, and debuted at #1 on the Official New Zealand Albums Chart and stayed there for several weeks.[3] The album also debuted at #7 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 136,000 copies in its first week.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cohen, Johnathan (2007-10-23). iTunes Welcomes Zeppelin With Catalog Box. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
  2. ^ References for chart positions:
  3. ^ RIANZ, [1], Chart #1591-1595
  4. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'", Billboard.com, November 21, 2007.

[edit] External links

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