List of songs recorded by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who recorded 108 songs during their career. Between 1969 and 1980, they released eight studio albums, one live album, and sixteen singles. After their breakup, a final studio album, three live albums, nine compilation albums, as well as deluxe editions of the original nine studio albums have been released. The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles,[1] instead viewing their albums as indivisible, complete listening experiences, and disliked labels re-editing their songs for single releases.[2]
In late 1968, they began to record their first album[3] and signed with Atlantic Records that afforded them considerable artistic freedom.[4] Their first album, Led Zeppelin was released in early 1969.[5] The album contained four cover versions and singer Robert Plant originally received no writing credits due to unexpired contractual obligations resulting from his association with CBS Records.[6] Plant received writing credits on later editions of the album.[7] Their second album, Led Zeppelin II, was released later that year in October.[8] Against the band's wishes,[2] the opening track, "Whole Lotta Love", was released as a single in the US. However, the single was a commercial success, selling over one million copies and helped cement the group's popularity.[9] Their third album, Led Zeppelin III, was released a year later in October 1970.[10] The opening track, "Immigrant Song", backed by the band's only non-album single, "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do", was released as a single in the US.[11] Their fourth album was released on in November 1971[12] and was untitled partly due to the rather indifferent response drawn from Led Zeppelin III; the album is commonly referred to as Led Zeppelin IV.[13] A huge critical and commercial success, the album contains some of the band's best-known songs, including "Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", "Going to California" and "Stairway to Heaven", referred to as one of the greatest rock songs of all time, and helping secure the group's popularity.[14]
The band's following albums, Houses of the Holy (1973) and Physical Graffiti (1975), continued their run of critical and commercial success.[15][16] Houses of the Holy contained a wider range of musical styles, from the ballad "The Rain Song" to the funk-inspired "The Crunge",[17] while Physical Graffiti was a double album that contained new songs as well as unreleased outtakes from previous albums.[18] Their sixth album, Presence, was released in March 1976,[19] and was the slowest-selling studio album by the band until that point, along with receiving mixed reviews from critics.[1] The album's single, "Candy Store Rock", did not chart.[20] Their following album, In Through the Out Door, was released in August 1979.[21] The album's single, "Fool in the Rain", reached number 21 in the US.[22] The album was a commercial success[23] but divided critics and fans, due to its keyboard-heavy sound.[24] The album would prove to be their last as a band, as after drummer John Bonham's death on 25 September 1980, the remaining members of Led Zeppelin decided to disband the group. Their final album, Coda, was released in November 1982.[25] The album is a collection of outtakes from various sessions during the band's career.[26]
Since 1980, the surviving members have sporadically collaborated and participated in one-off reunions, the most successful being the 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, with Jason Bonham taking his late father's place behind the drums.[27] After the release of the concert film Celebration Day, Page announced the remastering of the band's discography in the form of deluxe editions.[28] The first wave of albums, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, and Led Zeppelin III, were released on 2 June 2014.[29] The next two albums, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy, were released on 27 October 2014.[30] The double album, Physical Graffiti, was released on 23 February 2015, almost exactly forty years to the day after the original release.[31] The final three albums, Presence, In Through the Out Door, and Coda, were released on 31 July 2015.[32]
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Notes
- 1 2 Bonus track on the re-issue of Presence.[32]
- ↑ The song was originally credited to "Trad. arr. by Jimmy Page".[38] Bredon was made aware of Led Zeppelin's version and since 1990 the song has been credited to Anne Bredon, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant.[6]
- 1 2 3 4 5 Plant was given a songwriting credit in later editions of the album.[7] ISWC: T-070.211.844-2
- 1 2 3 Bonus track on the re-issue of Led Zeppelin III.[41]
- ↑ Features guest vocals from English singer-songwriter Sandy Denny.[12]
- 1 2 3 4 Bonus track on the re-issue of In Through the Out Door.[32]
- 1 2 3 Bonus track on the re-issue of Physical Graffiti.[46]
- ↑ The original Led Zeppelin II album notes credit Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.[48] The 2004 reissue and subsequent releases credit Dixon solely.
- ↑ The original Led Zeppelin album notes credit Jimmy Page solely.[38] Celebration Day and subsequent reissues credit "Jimmy Page (inspired by Jake Holmes)".[7]
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bonus track on the re-issue of Coda.[32]
- ↑ The original BBC Sessions credits Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, and Sleepy John Estes.[60] The 2016 remastered edition includes "Contains interpolations from "Let Me Love You Baby" by Willie Dixon [and] "Travelling Riverside" by Robert Johnson" and adds Dixon and Johnson to the credits.[61]
- ↑ Charles Obscure is a pseudonym for Jimmy Page.[62]
- ↑ An edited live version recorded on 9 January 1970 was released on Coda in 1982.[25]
- ↑ Bonus track on the re-issue of Led Zeppelin II.[41]
- ↑ Originally uncredited,[68] after a lawsuit, the song co-credits Howlin' Wolf under his real name, Chester Burnett.[34][69]
- ↑ The song contains similarities to the Willie Dixon-penned "You Need Love", first performed by Muddy Waters.[72] Originally uncredited,[68] after a lawsuit in 1985,[6] Dixon is now credited as a co-writer.
References
- 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Led Zeppelin – Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- 1 2 Wall 2008, pp. 166–167.
- ↑ Wall 2008, pp. 51–52.
- ↑ Wall 2008, p. 84.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- 1 2 3 Lewis 1994.
- 1 2 3 Led Zeppelin (Super Deluxe Edition Box page 3 liner notes). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 2014. R2-536179.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Led Zeppelin II – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ Wall 2008, p. 165.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Led Zeppelin III – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ Yorke 1993, p. 129.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ Davis 2005, p. 25.
- ↑ September 2002 Issue. SPIN. SPIN Media LLC.
- ↑ Wall 2008, p. 294.
- ↑ "Record Collector: Physical Graffiti – an album under review". Record Collector. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ Wilkening, Matthew (28 March 2016). "The Story of Led Zeppelin's Most Diverse Album, 'Houses of the Holy'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Loudwire Network. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ Dave Schulps, Interview with Jimmy Page, Trouser Press, October 1977.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Presence – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ Shadwick 2005, p. 248.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "In Through the Out Door – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ Shadwick 2005, p. 287.
- ↑ Welch 1994, pp. 89–90.
- ↑ Akkerman 2014, p. 113.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Coda (Gatefold sleeve). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 1982. 90051-1 – via Discogs.
- ↑ Yorke 1993, p. 267.
- ↑ "Led Zeppelin confirm reunion gig". BBC. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Jimmy Page remastering Led Zeppelin albums for 2013 boxset release". NME. UK. October 30, 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "First Three Albums Newly Remastered With Previously Unreleased Companion Audio". LedZeppelin.com. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ "Led Zeppelin Reissues Continue with Deluxe Editions of Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy". LedZeppelin.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Physical Graffiti Deluxe Edition Arrives Exactly 40 Years After Debut, Produced and Newly Remastered by Jimmy Page, with Previously Unreleased Companion Audio". LedZeppelin.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Grow, Kory (3 June 2015). "Led Zeppelin Announce Final Three Deluxe Reissues". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "Boogie with Stu: Remembering Ian Stewart". Rhino. Rhino Entertainment. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- 1 2 Segrest and Hoffman 2004, pp. 235, 299.
- ↑ "Led Zeppelin sued by folk singer for alleged plagiarism". New York Post. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- 1 2 Presence (The Companion Disc record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 2015. 4607147918456 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 Presence (Side one record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 1976. SS 8416 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 Led Zeppelin (Side one record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1969. SS 588171 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 Led Zeppelin (Side one record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 2014. R1-535224 – via Discogs.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Led Zeppelin [Box Set 2] – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- 1 2 Pelly, Jenn. "Led Zeppelin to Reissue First Three Albums With Unreleased Material". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 Led Zeppelin III (The Companion Disc gatefold sleeve credits). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 2014. 8122-79644-9 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Physical Graffiti (Side four record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 1975. SSK 89400 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Led Zeppelin (Side two record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1969. SS 588171 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 In Through the Out Door (The Companion Disc record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 2015. 8122795579 – via Discogs.
- ↑ Grow, Kory (8 January 2015). "Led Zeppelin Announce Super-Deluxe 'Physical Graffiti' Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ Physical Graffiti (The Companion Disc side one record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 2015. 8122-79579-3 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Led Zeppelin II (Side two record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1969. SD 8236 – via Discogs.
- ↑ Led Zeppelin II (Side two record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 2014. R1-536180 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Led Zeppelin III (Side two record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1970. 2401-002 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 Physical Graffiti (Side three record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 1975. SSK 89400 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 Presence (Side two record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 1976. SS 8416 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Led Zeppelin III (Side one record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1970. 2401-002 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 Houses of the Holy (Side one record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1973. K 50014 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 Physical Graffiti (Side one record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 1975. SSK 89400 – via Discogs.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Led Zeppelin [DVD Box Set] – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Houses of the Holy (Side two record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1973. K 50014 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 Coda (Companion Audio (Sides three and four) gatefold sleeve). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 2015. R1-547430 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 Physical Graffiti (The Companion Disc side two record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 2015. 8122-79579-3 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 BBC Sessions (Credits page 1). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1997. 7567-83061-2 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 The Complete BBC Sessions (Credits page 2). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 2016. 8122-79439-0 – via Discogs.
- ↑ Lewis 2012, p. 45.
- ↑ "Immigrant Song" / "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" (B-side 45 R.P.M.). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1970. 45-2777 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 Physical Graffiti (Side two record label). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 1975. SSK 89400 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 Coda (Companion Audio (Sides one and two) gatefold sleeve). Led Zeppelin. Swan Song Records. 2015. R1-547430 – via Discogs.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "How the West Was Won – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ Led Zeppelin II (The Companion Disc (2) record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 2014. R1-536180 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 Led Zeppelin II (Side one record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 1969. SD 8236 – via Discogs.
- ↑ Wall 2010, p. 150.
- 1 2 Led Zeppelin II (Side one record label). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 2014. R1-536180 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Led Zeppelin [Boxed Set] – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ Inaba 2011, p. 191–193.
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