Greatest Hits

~ Release by Led Zeppelin (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1The Song Remains the Same
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Keith Harwood
bass:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
recording of:
The Song Remains the Same
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
3.95:30
2Whole Lotta Love
engineer:
George Chkiantz
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
bongos and drums (drum set):
John Bonham (in 1969-04)
electric bass guitar:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (in 1969-04)
electric guitar and theremin:
Jimmy Page (in 1969-04)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) (in 1969-04)
additionally recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-04), Mystic Sound Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-04) and Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-06)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-04)
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio, room A-1 (second location, 799 7th Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1969-08-29 until 1969-08-30)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 3), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 75), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 128) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Whole Lotta Love (from 1969-04 until 1969-08)
additional lyricist:
Willie Dixon
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Succubus Music Ltd., Superhype Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
is based on:
You Need Love
4.455:30
3Communication Breakdown
engineer:
Glyn Johns
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
drums (drum set):
John Bonham (in 1968-10)
electric bass guitar:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (in 1968-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Page (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) (in 1968-10)
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-10)
recording of:
Communication Breakdown (from 1968-09 until 1968-10)
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Bonham IP Holdings, Cap Three Ltd, Sons of Einion Ltd., Succubus Music Ltd., Superhype Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4.22:27
4Friends
engineer:
Andrew Johns and Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Andy Johns
recorded at:
Headley Grange (Grade II listed building, best known for its use as a recording and rehearsal venue in the 1960s–70s) in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Friends
lyricist:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
composer:
Jimmy Page
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Love Kustannus, Succubus Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3.83:46
5Celebration Day
engineer:
Andrew Johns and Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Andy Johns
recorded at:
Headley Grange (Grade II listed building, best known for its use as a recording and rehearsal venue in the 1960s–70s) in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Celebration Day
lyricist:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
composer:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) and Jimmy Page
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3.93:30
6Dazed and Confused
engineer:
Glyn Johns
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
drums (drum set):
John Bonham (in 1968-10)
electric bass guitar:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (in 1968-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Page (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) (in 1968-10)
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-10)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin version) (from 1968-09 until 1968-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Page
additional writer:
Jake Holmes
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Dazed and Confused (original)
3.86:26
7The Battle of Evermore
recording of:
The Battle of Evermore
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc. and Superhype Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
5:37
8Nobody’s Fault but Mine
additional engineer:
Drew Griffiths (engineer)
engineer:
Jeremy Gee (task: tape engineer) and Keith Harwood
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Keith Harwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Led Zeppelin arrangement)
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song)
3.46:16
9The Wanton Song
engineer:
Keith Harwood and Ron Nevison
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Keith Harwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Headley Grange (Grade II listed building, best known for its use as a recording and rehearsal venue in the 1960s–70s) in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom and Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Wanton Song
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
44:04
10Royal Orleans
additional engineer:
Drew Griffiths (engineer)
engineer:
Jeremy Gee (task: tape engineer) and Keith Harwood
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Royal Orleans
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
3.52:58
11The Rain Song
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Keith Harwood
bass and mellotron:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
recording of:
The Rain Song
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc. and Superhype Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
3.857:38
12Going to California
engineer and mixer:
Andy Johns
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Headley Grange (Grade II listed building, best known for its use as a recording and rehearsal venue in the 1960s–70s) in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Going to California
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
3.63:32
13Tangerine
engineer:
Andrew Johns and Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
recorded at:
Headley Grange (Grade II listed building, best known for its use as a recording and rehearsal venue in the 1960s–70s) in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Tangerine (Led Zeppelin song)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Page
revision of:
Knowing That I’m Losing You
4.052:57
14Ten Years Gone
recording of:
Ten Years Gone
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
6:28
15All My Love
engineer:
Leif Mases
producer:
Jimmy Page
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Bonham
electric bass guitar:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
guitar:
Jimmy Page
lead vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979, in 2015) and Swan Song, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
All My Love
writer:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.15:56
16No Quarter
engineer and mixer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Jimmy Page
bass synthesizer, grand piano and synthesizer [synthesizer piano]:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
drums (drum set):
John Bonham
guitar:
Jimmy Page
vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
recording of:
No Quarter
writer:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
FLAMES OF ALBION MUSIC INC (A) 302 /373, Superhype Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
3.97:00