X (Def Leppard album)

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X
Studio album by Def Leppard
Released	July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)
Recorded	2001 at Joe's Garage in Dublin, Ireland Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden Rumbo Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Hard rock, glam metal, pop rock
Length	47:09
Label	Island
Producer	Pete Woodroffe and Def Leppard Per Aldeheim and Andreas Carlsson Marti Frederiksen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone 2002
Def Leppard chronology
Euphoria (1999) X (2002) Yeah! (2006)
Alternate cover
UK (and elsewhere) cover

X is the ninth studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released in 2002. Much like 1996's Slang, it featured another departure from their signature sound by moving into the pop genre. Most of the album was produced by Pete Woodroffe and the band, with remaining tracks produced by either Marti Frederiksen or Per Aldeheim and Andreas Carlsson.

The album features the Roman numeral 'X' recognizing it as their tenth album of original material, beginning with their debut EP (even though it was not a full length studio album).

[edit] Overview

The turn of the century saw a gradual revival of popularity of the band; in July 2001, VH1 aired a biopic, Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story, to record ratings.^{[citation needed]} While 1999's Euphoria had been a moderate success,^{[neutrality disputed]} diehard fans commented that the album sounded overproduced and forced in an effort to sound like the Def Leppard of the 1980s.^{[citation needed]} X was given a negative reaction by many die-hard fans of the band, due to the poppy nature of the sound,^{[citation needed]} especially after the more rock-intensive Euphoria album that had come earlier.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Now" (Marti Frederiksen, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Vivian Campbell, Rick Savage, Rick Allen) – 3:58
2. "Unbelievable" (Per Aldeheim, Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin) – 3:58
3. "You're So Beautiful" (Frederiksen, Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 3:31
4. "Everyday" (Frederiksen, Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 3:08
5. "Long, Long Way to Go" (Wayne Hector, Steve Robson) – 4:38
6. "Four Letter Word" (Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 3:07
7. "Torn to Shreds" (Collen, Savage, Elliott, Campbell, Allen) – 2:56
8. "Love Don't Lie" (Elliott, Collen, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 4:46
9. "Gravity" (Collen, Elliott, Pete Woodroffe, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 2:33
10. "Cry" (Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen) – 3:17
11. "Girl Like You" (Campbell, Collen, Elliott, Savage, Allen) – 2:49
12. "Let Me Be the One" (Elliott, Campbell, Collen, Savage, Allen) – 3:29
13. "Scar" (Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Woodroffe, Allen) – 4:59

[edit] UK bonus tracks

14. "Kiss the Day" (Savage, Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Allen) – 4:27
15. "Long Long Way to Go" (Acoustic) (Hector, Robson) – 4:43

[edit] Personnel

• Joe Elliott – lead vocals
• Rick "Sav" Savage – bass guitar, vocals
• Rick Allen – drums
• Vivian Campbell – guitar, vocals
• Phil Collen – guitar, vocals

[edit] Additional personnel

• Stan Schiller – shredding tele licks on "Gravity"
• Eric Carter – keyboards and drum loops on "Now", "You're So Beautiful" and "Everyday"

[edit] Production

• Producers: Def Leppard, Per Aldeheim, Andreas Carlsson, Pete Woodroffe
• Engineers: Stefan Boman, Richard Chycki, Ronan McHugh, Liz Sroka, Pete Woodroffe
• Mixing: Marti Frederiksen, Ronan McHugh, Pete Woodroffe
• Mastering: Tom Coyne
• A&R: Simon Collins, Jeff Fenster
• Production coordination: Leslie Langlo, Sue Tropio
• Editing: Brian Paturalski
• Vocal producer: Ronan McHugh
• Drum technician: Jerry Johnson
• String arrangements: David Campbell
• Programming: Ronan McHugh, Pete Woodroffe
• Photography: Clive Arrowsmith

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

[edit] Singles

[edit] References

• (2002) Album notes for X by Def Leppard [CD back cover and booklet]. London, England: Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury (063 120-2). X at MusicBrainz.