Pictures at Eleven
| Pictures at Eleven | ||||
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| Studio album by Robert Plant | ||||
| Released | 28 June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock, Arena rock[1] | |||
| Length | 41:49 | |||
| Label | Swan Song | |||
| Producer | Robert Plant | |||
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Pictures at Eleven is the debut solo album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1982. Genesis drummer Phil Collins played drums for six of the album's eight songs. Ex-Rainbow drummer Cozy Powell handled drums on "Slow Dancer" and "Like I've Never Been Gone." The title is an often-heard phrase in U.S. television news[citation needed] that would follow a brief announcement of a story of interest to be shown later during a station's 11 p.m. news program.[2]
Pictures at Eleven is the only one of Plant's solo albums to appear on Led Zeppelin's record label Swan Song. By the time of Plant's next release, 1983's The Principle of Moments, Swan Song had ceased to function and Plant had started his own label titled Es Paranza, which would also be distributed by Atlantic Records.
Rhino Entertainment released a remastered edition of the album, with bonus tracks, on 20 March 2007.
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| Rolling Stone | link |
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Robert Plant and Robbie Blunt, except "Burning Down One Side," "Fat Lip," and "Far Post" written by Plant, Blunt and Jezz Woodroffe.
- Side one
- "Burning Down One Side" – 3:55
- "Moonlight in Samosa" – 3:58
- "Pledge Pin" – 4:01
- "Slow Dancer" – 7:43
- Side two
- "Worse Than Detroit" – 5:55
- "Fat Lip" – 5:05
- "Like I've Never Been Gone" – 5:56
- "Mystery Title" – 5:16
2007 remaster bonus tracks
- "Far Post" – 4:42
- "Like I've Never Been Gone" (Live at Houston, 1983) – 7:31
Personnel
- Robert Plant - vocals
- Robbie Blunt - guitars
- Jezz Woodroffe - keyboards, synthesizers
- Phil Collins - drums on tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8 , all bonus tracks
- Cozy Powell - drums on tracks 4 and 7
- Paul Martinez - bass guitar
- Raphael Ravenscroft - saxophone on track 3
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK Albums Chart | 2 |
| 1982 | US Billboard 200 | 5 |
Singles and album tracks
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "Burning Down One Side" | UK Singles Chart | 73 |
| 1982 | "Burning Down One Side" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 64 |
| 1982 | "Pledge Pin" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 74 |
| 1982 | "Burning Down One Side" | US Billboard Top Tracks | 3 |
| 1982 | "Worse Than Detroit" | US Billboard Top Tracks | 10 |
| 1982 | "Pledge Pin" | US Billboard Top Tracks | 11 |
| 1982 | "Slow Dancer" | US Billboard Top Tracks | 19 |
References
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