X (Def Leppard album)

Infobox Album |
Name = X
Type = studio
Artist = Def Leppard


Caption = US cover
Released = Start date|2002|7|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 (US)
Mercury
Producer = Pete Woodroffe and Def Leppard
Per Aldeheim and Andreas Carlsson
Marti Frederiksen
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ex6m964okep8~T1 link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/defleppard/albums/album/261097/review/5941976/x 2002] |
Last album = "Euphoria"
(1999)
This album = "X"
(2002)
Next album = "Yeah!" (2006)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = album


Lower caption = International cover

"X" is the eighth 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' recognising it as their tenth album release.

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.Fact|date=December 2007 While 1999's "Euphoria" had been a moderate success,POV-statement|date=December 2007 diehard fans commented that the album sounded overproduced and forced in an effort to sound like the Def Leppard of the 1980s.Fact|date=December 2007 "X" was given a negative reaction by many die-hard fans of the band, due to the poppy nature of the sound,Fact|date=December 2007 especially after the more rock-intensive "Euphoria" album that had come earlier. The band has not performed anything from this album live since the tour directly supporting it ended.

Track listing

tracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = Now
writer1 = Marti Frederiksen, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Vivian Campbell, Rick Savage, Rick Allen
length1 = 3:58
title2 = Unbelievable
writer2 = Per Aldeheim, Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin
length2 = 3:58
title3 = You're So Beautiful
writer3 = Frederiksen, Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen
length3 = 3:31
title4 = Everyday
writer4 = Frederiksen, Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen
length4 = 3:08
title5 = Long, Long Way to Go
writer5 = Wayne Hector, Steve Robson
length5 = 4:38
title6 = Four Letter Word
writer6 = Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen
length6 = 3:07
title7 = Torn to Shreds
writer7 = Collen, Savage, Elliott, Campbell, Allen
length7 = 2:56
title8 = Love Don't Lie
writer8 = Elliott, Collen, Campbell, Savage, Allen
length8 = 4:46
title9 = Gravity
writer9 = Collen, Elliott, Pete Woodroffe, Campbell, Savage, Allen
length9 = 2:33
title10 = Cry
writer10 = Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Allen
length10 = 3:17
title11 = Girl Like You
writer11 = Campbell, Collen, Elliott, Savage, Allen
length11 = 2:49
title12 = Let Me Be the One
writer12 = Elliott, Campbell, Collen, Savage, Allen
length12 = 3:29
title13 = Scar
writer13 = Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Savage, Woodroffe, Allen
length13 = 4:59

tracklist
headline = UK bonus tracks
writing_credits = yes
title14 = Kiss the Day
writer14 = Savage, Collen, Elliott, Campbell, Allen
length14 = 4:27
title15 = Long Long Way to Go
note15 = acoustic
writer15 = Hector, Robson
length15 = 4:43

Personnel

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

Additional personnel

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

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

Charts

Album

ingles

References

*cite album-notes
title = X
albumlink = X (Def Leppard album)
bandname = Def Leppard
year = 2002
format = CD back cover and booklet
publisher = Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury
publisherid= 063 120-2
location = London, England
mbid = 90153a92-0903-49b8-a50b-8d30a0d54457