Mothership | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 12 November 2007 | |||
Recorded | October 1968 – December 1978 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 135:53 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Jimmy Page | |||
Compiler | John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant | |||
Led Zeppelin chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Blender | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
IGN | 9.6/10 [4] |
Mojo | (December 2007, p. 129) |
NME | [5] |
Planet Sound | |
Q | (November 2007, p. 129) |
The Times | [6] |
Uncut | [7] |
Mothership is a compilation album [8] by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment on 12 November 2007 in the United Kingdom, and 13 November 2007 in the United States. It was released on the same day that Led Zeppelin's entire catalogue became available in digital stores, including the iTunes Store. [9] The cover was designed by artist Shepard Fairey.[ citation needed ]
The songs included were chosen by the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, and represent the band's eight studio albums. In addition to a two-disc set, the album is also available in both "deluxe" and "collector's" editions with a DVD featuring varied live content from the previously released Led Zeppelin DVD (2003). A 4-LP vinyl package was also released on 26 August 2008. [10] On 6 November 2015, the album was reissued using the audio from the band's 2014–15 remaster campaign. [11]
On 8 November 2007, a temporary XM Satellite Radio station, XM LED was made to promote the album.
The album debuted at #4 in the UK Albums Chart, [12] with 58,000 units sold, and debuted at #1 on the Official New Zealand Albums Chart and stayed there for several weeks. [13] The album also debuted at #7 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 136,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold over 2.1 million copies in the U.S and over 4.5 million copies worldwide, leading to it being certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. [14]
The two-CD edition shares most tracks with the original two-CD compilation Led Zeppelin Remasters , but with "When the Levee Breaks" and "Over the Hills and Far Away" instead of "Celebration Day" and "The Battle of Evermore." It also shares most tracks with The Best of Led Zeppelin (with "Ramble On", "Heartbreaker", "Over the Hills and Far Away", and "D'yer Mak'er" instead of "What Is and What Should Never Be", "The Battle of Evermore", and "Ten Years Gone").
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Good Times Bad Times" (from Led Zeppelin , 1969) | John Bonham, John Paul Jones, and Jimmy Page | 2:48 |
2. | "Communication Breakdown" (from Led Zeppelin) | Bonham, Jones, and Page | 2:30 |
3. | "Dazed and Confused" (from Led Zeppelin) | Page (inspired by Jake Holmes) | 6:28 |
4. | "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (from Led Zeppelin) | Anne Bredon, Page, and Robert Plant | 6:42 |
5. | "Whole Lotta Love" (from Led Zeppelin II , 1969) | Bonham, Willie Dixon, Jones, Page, and Plant | 5:34 |
6. | "Ramble On" (from Led Zeppelin II) | Page and Plant | 4:28 |
7. | "Heartbreaker" (from Led Zeppelin II) | Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant | 4:16 |
8. | "Immigrant Song" (from Led Zeppelin III , 1970) | Page and Plant | 2:27 |
9. | "Since I've Been Loving You" (from Led Zeppelin III) | Jones, Page, and Plant | 7:24 |
10. | "Rock and Roll" (from Led Zeppelin IV , 1971) | Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant | 3:41 |
11. | "Black Dog" (from Led Zeppelin IV) | Jones, Page, and Plant | 4:58 |
12. | "When the Levee Breaks" (from Led Zeppelin IV) | Bonham, Jones, Memphis Minnie, Page, and Plant | 7:10 |
13. | "Stairway to Heaven" (from Led Zeppelin IV) | Page and Plant | 8:02 |
Total length: | 66:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Song Remains the Same" (from Houses of the Holy , 1973) | Page and Plant | 5:32 |
2. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" (from Houses of the Holy) | Page and Plant | 4:49 |
3. | "D'yer Mak'er" (from Houses of the Holy) | Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant | 4:24 |
4. | "No Quarter" (from Houses of the Holy) | Jones, Page, and Plant | 7:00 |
5. | "Trampled Under Foot" (from Physical Graffiti , 1975) | Jones, Page, and Plant | 5:36 |
6. | "Houses of the Holy" (from Physical Graffiti) | Page and Plant | 4:04 |
7. | "Kashmir" (from Physical Graffiti) | Bonham, Page, and Plant | 8:33 |
8. | "Nobody's Fault but Mine" (from Presence , 1976) | Page and Plant | 6:30 |
9. | "Achilles Last Stand" (from Presence) | Page and Plant | 10:25 |
10. | "In the Evening" (from In Through the Out Door , 1979) | Jones, Page, and Plant | 6:51 |
11. | "All My Love" (from In Through the Out Door) | Jones and Plant | 5:54 |
Total length: | 69:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "We're Gonna Groove" (from Royal Albert Hall – 9 January 1970) | James A. Bethea and Ben E. King | 3:14 |
2. | "I Can't Quit You Baby" (from Royal Albert Hall – 9 January 1970, packaging and DVD named it "I Can't Quit You Babe") | Dixon | 6:55 |
3. | "Dazed and Confused (Beginning Part)" (from Royal Albert Hall – 9 January 1970) | Page (inspired by Jake Holmes) | 5:22 |
4. | "White Summer (Beginning Part)" (from Royal Albert Hall – 9 January 1970) | Page | 3:46 |
5. | "What Is and What Should Never Be" (from Royal Albert Hall – 9 January 1970) | Page and Plant | 4:26 |
6. | "Moby Dick (Ending Part)" (from Royal Albert Hall – 9 January 1970) | Bonham, Jones, and Page | 3:29 |
7. | "Whole Lotta Love" (from Royal Albert Hall – 9 January 1970) | Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant | 6:19 |
8. | "Communication Breakdown" (from Royal Albert Hall – 9 January 1970) | Bonham, Jones, and Page | 5:44 |
9. | "Bring It On Home/Bring It On Back" (from Royal Albert Hall – 9 January 1970) | Page and Plant | 7:46 |
10. | "Immigrant Song" (from Sydney Showground – 27 February 1972) | Page and Plant | 4:06 |
11. | "Black Dog" (from Madison Square Garden – 28 July 1973) | Jones, Page, and Plant | 5:31 |
12. | "Misty Mountain Hop" (from Madison Square Garden – 27 July & 28, 1973) | Jones, Page, and Plant | 4:52 |
13. | "The Ocean" (from Madison Square Garden – 27 July & 29, 1973) | Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant | 4:37 |
14. | "Going to California" (from Earls Court – 25 May 1975) | Page and Plant | 5:02 |
15. | "In My Time of Dying" (from Earls Court – 24 May 1975) | Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant | 11:19 |
16. | "Stairway to Heaven" (from Earls Court – 25 May 1975) | Page and Plant | 10:46 |
17. | "Rock and Roll" (from Knebworth – 4 August 1979) | Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant | 3:55 |
18. | "Nobody's Fault but Mine" (from Knebworth – 4 August 1979) | Page and Plant | 5:47 |
19. | "Kashmir" (from Knebworth – 4 August 1979) | Bonham, Page, and Plant | 8:58 |
20. | "Whole Lotta Love" (from Knebworth – 4 August 1979) | Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant | 8:40 |
Total length: | 2:00:34 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Good Times Bad Times" | Led Zeppelin | 2:48 |
2. | "Communication Breakdown" | Led Zeppelin | 2:30 |
3. | "Dazed and Confused" | Led Zeppelin | 6:28 |
4. | "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" | Led Zeppelin | 6:42 |
Total length: | 18:27 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Whole Lotta Love" | Led Zeppelin II | 5:34 |
2. | "Ramble On" | Led Zeppelin II | 4:24 |
3. | "Heartbreaker" | Led Zeppelin II | 4:14 |
4. | "Immigrant Song" | Led Zeppelin III | 2:27 |
Total length: | 16:39 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Since I've Been Loving You" | Led Zeppelin III | 7:24 |
2. | "Rock and Roll" | Led Zeppelin IV | 3:41 |
3. | "Black Dog" | Led Zeppelin IV | 4:58 |
Total length: | 16:03 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "When the Levee Breaks" | Led Zeppelin IV | 7:10 |
2. | "Stairway to Heaven" | Led Zeppelin IV | 8:02 |
3. | "The Song Remains the Same" | Houses of the Holy | 5:31 |
Total length: | 20:53 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" | Houses of the Holy | 4:50 |
2. | "D'yer Mak'er" | Houses of the Holy | 4:23 |
3. | "No Quarter" | Houses of the Holy | 7:00 |
Total length: | 16:13 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Trampled Under Foot" | Physical Graffiti | 5:36 |
2. | "Houses of the Holy" | Physical Graffiti | 4:03 |
3. | "Kashmir" | Physical Graffiti | 8:33 |
Total length: | 18:12 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Nobody's Fault but Mine" | Presence | 6:27 |
2. | "Achilles Last Stand" | Presence | 10:25 |
Total length: | 16:52 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "In The Evening" | In Through the Out Door | 6:51 |
2. | "All My Love" | In Through the Out Door | 5:53 |
Total length: | 12:44 |
Additional personnel
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [65] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [66] | Gold | 10,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [67] | Gold | 15,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [68] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [69] | Gold | 15,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [70] | Gold | 18,716 [70] |
France (SNEP) [71] | Platinum | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [72] | 3× Gold | 300,000^ |
Ireland (IRMA) [73] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
Italy (FIMI) [74] | Platinum | 60,000* |
Japan (RIAJ) [75] | Gold | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [76] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV) [77] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [78] | Gold | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [79] | 4× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [80] | 2× Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [81] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Classic Rock | UK | Top 20 Reissues of 2007 [82] | 2007 | 2 |
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