Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection

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Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
Compilation album by Def Leppard
Released	May 17, 2005.
Recorded	1977-2005
Genre	Hard rock, Heavy metal, NWOBHM
Length	2:34:52
Label	Mercury Records
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Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection is the American version of the second compilation by British rock band Def Leppard. The 2-Disc anthology featuring 35 hit songs by the band and was released in America on May 17, 2005. Its Worldwide release Best of, has a slightly different track listing, different artwork, different "previously unreleased" song and was released on October 25, 2004.

This is the only Def Leppard hits compilation (to date) that features the full-length version of Bringin' On The Heartbreak that fades into the Switch 625 instrumental.

Originally released for the U.S. only, Rock of Ages is due for release in Europe on January 28th 2008.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. Pour Some Sugar on Me (Historia Video Edit)
2. Photograph
3. Love Bites
4. Let's Get Rocked
5. Two Steps Behind (Acoustic Version)
6. Animal
7. Heaven Is
8. Foolin'
9. Rocket (Visualize Video Edit)
10. When Love & Hate Collide
11. Armageddon It
12. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
13. Rock of Ages
14. Hysteria
15. Miss You in a Heartbeat
16. Bringin' on the Heartbreak
17. Switch 625

[edit] Disc two

1. Rock Rock ('Til You Drop)
2. Let It Go
3. High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)
4. Too Late for Love
5. No Matter What (Badfinger cover)
6. Promises
7. Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)
8. Women
9. Another Hit and Run
10. Slang
11. Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)
12. Rock Brigade
13. Now
14. Paper Sun
15. Work It Out
16. Die Hard the Hunter
17. Wasted
18. Billy's Got a Gun