Yeah! (Def Leppard album)

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Yeah! is an album of cover versions of 1970s rock hits, recorded by Def Leppard. It was originally to be released on September 20, 2005, but it was announced on March 31, 2006 that the album would be released on May 23, 2006

Track listing

1. "20th Century Boy" - originally recorded by T. Rex
2. "Rock On" - originally recorded by David Essex
3. "Hanging on the Telephone" - originally recorded by The Nerves
4. "Waterloo Sunset" - originally recorded by The Kinks
5. "Hell Raiser" - originally recorded by Sweet (Backing vocals by Justin Hawkins)
6. "10538 Overture" - originally recorded by Electric Light Orchestra
7. "Street Life" - originally recorded by Roxy Music
8. "Drive-In Saturday" - originally recorded by David Bowie
9. "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll - originally recorded by Mott the Hoople
10. "Little Bit of Love" - originally recorded by Free
11. "No Matter What" - originally recorded by Badfinger
12. "He's Gonna Step On You Again" - originally recorded by John Kongos
13. "Don't Believe A Word" - originally recorded by Thin Lizzy
14. "Stay With Me" - originally recorded by Faces - lead vocal by Phil Collen

There were several versions released with additional songs:

• At Target, the CD contained 2 extra songs, "Action (live 2005)" originally recorded by Sweet, and "When I'm Dead And Gone" originally recorded by McGuinness Flint.
• At Best Buy, the CD contained 2 extra songs, "No Matter What (live)", and "Winter Song" originally recorded by Lindisfarne.
• At Wal Mart, there is a bonus EP with 5 extra songs, "American Girl" originally recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Search and Destroy" originally recorded by Iggy and the Stooges(Phil Collen on lead vocals and all instruments), "Space Oddity" originally recorded by David Bowie(Joe Elliott on lead vocals and all instruments), "Dear Friends" originally recorded by Queen(Rick Savage on lead vocals and all instruments), and "Heartbeat"originally recorded by Jobriath.
• At iTunes, you can obtain the bonus track "How Does It Feel" when you purchase the full album.

• In addition, it has been announced that the Japanese release will include 2 of the bonus songs listed above, "Seek and Destroy" (Phil Collen on lead vocals and all instruments), and "American Girl".

The accompanying booklet contains photographs of the band members recreating classic images from 70s album art.

• Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals) - Freddie Mercury from the album Queen II
• Vivian Campbell (rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals) - Marc Bolan from T. Rex's Electric Warrior
• Joe Elliott (lead vocals, piano) - David Bowie from the rear cover of Ziggy Stardust
• Rick Allen (drums) - Lou Reed, Transformer
• Phil Collen (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) - Iggy Pop, Raw Power

There are also four group photographs in the CD booklet - on the cover, the center, inside back cover and the back cover.

• The Inside back cover (back of the CD holder) has a picture with the original triangle Def Leppard logo (from the On Through The Night album). The picture has a similarity with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album cover.