Mothership (album)

Mothership
Greatest hits by Led Zeppelin
Released 12 November 2007
Recorded October 1968 – December 1978
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock, folk rock
Length 135:23
Language English
Label Atlantic, Rhino
Producer Jimmy Page
Professional reviews
Led Zeppelin compilations chronology
Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two
(2000)		 Mothership
(2007)		 Definitive Collection Mini LP Replica CD Boxset
(2008)

Mothership is a compilation album by English rock group Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment on 12 November 2007 in the United Kingdom, and 13 November 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, and represent 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 was also released on 26 August 2008.[2]

On 8 November 2007, a temporary XM radio station, XM LED was made in order to support the album. It was scheduled only to last six months, and ceased its operations on 5 May 2008. The channel was actually dropped from the XM lineup on 7 March 2008. It is now up and running again and features Led Zeppelin music 24/7.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bonham, Jones, Page, unless otherwise noted. 

Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Good Times Bad Times" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969)   2:48
2. "Communication Breakdown" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969)   2:30
3. "Dazed and Confused" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969) Page 6:27
4. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (from Led Zeppelin, 1969) Bredon, Page, Plant 6:42
5. "Whole Lotta Love" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969) with Dixon, Plant 5:34
6. "Ramble On" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969) Page, Plant 4:24
7. "Heartbreaker" (from Led Zeppelin II, 1969) with Plant 4:14
8. "Immigrant Song" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970) Page, Plant 2:27
9. "Since I've Been Loving You" (from Led Zeppelin III, 1970) Jones, Page, Plant 7:24
10. "Rock and Roll" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971) with Plant 3:41
11. "Black Dog" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971) Jones, Page, Plant 4:58
12. "When the Levee Breaks" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971) with Plant, Minnie 7:10
13. "Stairway to Heaven" (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971) Page, Plant 8:02
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Song Remains the Same" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973) Page, Plant 5:31
2. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973) Page, Plant 4:50
3. "D'yer Mak'er" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973) with Plant 4:23
4. "No Quarter" (from Houses of the Holy, 1973) Jones, Page, Plant 7:00
5. "Trampled Under Foot" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975) Jones, Page, Plant 5:36
6. "Houses of the Holy" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975) Page, Plant 4:03
7. "Kashmir" (from Physical Graffiti, 1975) Bonham, Page, Plant 8:31
8. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" (from Presence, 1976) Page, Plant 6:27
9. "Achilles Last Stand" (from Presence, 1976) Page, Plant 10:25
10. "In the Evening" (from In Through the Out Door, 1979) Jones, Page, Plant 6:51
11. "All My Love" (from In Through the Out Door, 1979) Jones, Plant 5:53
Disc Three excerpts from Led Zeppelin DVD (20 out of 39)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "We're Gonna Groove" (from Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970) King, Bethea  
2. "I Can't Quit You Baby" (from Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970) Dixon  
3. "Dazed and Confused" (from Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970) Page  
4. "White Summer" (from Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970) Page  
5. "What Is and What Should Never Be" (from Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970) Page, Plant  
6. "Moby Dick" (from Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970)    
7. "Whole Lotta Love" (from Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970) with Plant  
8. "Communication Breakdown" (from Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970)    
9. "Bring It On Home" (from Royal Albert Hall - 9 January 1970) Page, Plant  
10. "Immigrant Song" (from Sydney Showground - 27 February 1972) Page, Plant  
11. "Black Dog" (from Madison Square Garden - 28 July 1973) Jones, Page, Plant  
12. "Misty Mountain Hop" (from Madison Square Garden - 27 July & 28, 1973) Jones, Page, Plant  
13. "The Ocean" (from Madison Square Garden - 27 July & 29, 1973) with Plant  
14. "Going to California" (from Earls Court - 25 May 1975) Page, Plant  
15. "In My Time of Dying" (from Earls Court - 24 May 1975) with Plant  
16. "Stairway to Heaven" (from Earls Court - 25 May 1975) Page, Plant  
17. "Rock and Roll" (from Knebworth - 4 August 1979) with Plant  
18. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" (from Knebworth - 4 August 1979) Page, Plant  
19. "Kashmir" (from Knebworth - 4 August 1979) Bonham, Page, Plant  
20. "Whole Lotta Love" (from Knebworth - 4 August 1979) with Plant  

Chart and sales performance

Packaging for the four-disc LP set.

The album debuted at #4 in the UK Albums Chart,[3] with 58,000 units sold, and debuted at #1 on the Official New Zealand Albums Chart and stayed there for several weeks.[4] The album also debuted at #7 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 136,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold over 1,350,000 copies in the U.S and 4,000,000 copies worldwide, it has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA.[5]

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Classic Rock UK Top 20 Reissues of 2007[6] 2007 2

Sales chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak position
French Albums Chart[7] 6
Japanese Albums Chart[8] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[9] 17
Spanish Albums Chart[10] 15
Hungarian MAHASZ Top 40 Albums Chart[11] 40
New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Albums Chart[12] 1
Italian Albums Chart[13] 9
UK Albums Chart[14] 4
Irish Albums Chart[15] 3
Australian ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart[16] 8
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[17] 7
US Billboard Comprehensive Albums Chart[18] 7
US Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums Chart[19] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Walloon)[20] 12
Belgian Albums Chart (Flemish)[21] 15
Norwegian Albums Chart[22] 1
Portuguese Albums Chart[23] 12
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[25] 15
Canadian Albums Chart[26] 7
Polish Albums Chart[27] 24
Austrian Albums Chart[28] 4
German Albums Chart[29] 4
EU Billboard Top 100 Albums Chart[30] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[31] 10
Chart (2008) Peak position
Danish Albums Chart[32] 9
World Albums Chart[33] 3
Argentinian Albums Chart[34] 11
Mexican Albums Chart[35] 38

Sales certifications

Country Sales Certification
New Zealand (RIANZ) 45,000+ 3× Platinum[36]
Denmark (IFPI) 15,000+ Gold[37]
United Kingdom (BPI) 650,000+ Platinum[38]
France (SNEP) 75,000+ Gold[39]
Switzerland (IFPI) 15,000+ Gold[40]
Finland (IFPI) 20,000+ Platinum[41]
Austria (IFPI) 10,000+ Gold[42]
Poland (ZPAV) 10,000+ Gold[43]
United States (RIAA) 2,000,000+ 2× Multi-Platinum[44]
Germany (IFPI) 200,000+ Platinum[45]
Australia (ARIA) 70,000+ Platinum[46]

Personnel

Led Zeppelin
Additional personnel

References

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  2. ↑ Led Zeppelin's homepage
  3. ↑ References for chart positions:
  4. ↑ RIANZ, [1], Chart #1591-1595
  5. ↑ Jonathan Cohen, "Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'", Billboard.com, 21 November 2007.
  6. ↑ "Top 20 Reissues of 2007". rocklistmusic.co.uk. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/classicrock2.htm#2007. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
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  23. ↑ "Top 100 Albums - 2 December 2007". portuguesecharts.com. http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Led+Zeppelin&titel=Mothership&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
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  38. ↑ "BPI Mothership certification - 21 December 2007". BPI. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=33109. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
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