Def Leppard – Retro Active

More images

Label:	Mercury – 314 518 305 4
Format:	Cassette , Album
Country:	US
Released:	1993
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Hard Rock

Tracklist

A1	Desert Song Engineer [Additional Overdubs] – Pete Woodroffe Engineer [Original Backing Track, Keyboards] – Ronald Prent Guitar, Guitar [1st Solo], Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Guitar, Guitar [2nd Solo] – Steve Clark (5) Written-By – Steve Clark (5) Engineer [Additional Overdubs] – Pete Woodroffe Engineer [Original Backing Track, Keyboards] – Ronald Prent Guitar, Guitar [1st Solo], Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Guitar, Guitar [2nd Solo] – Steve Clark (5) Written-By – Steve Clark (5)	5:19
A2	Fractured Love Engineer [Additional] – Pete Woodroffe Engineer [Original Backing Track, Backing Vocals, Keyboards] – Nigel Green Guitar, Guitar [Ride Out Solo], Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Guitar, Guitar [Solo] – Steve Clark (5) Written-By – Steve Clark (5) Engineer [Additional] – Pete Woodroffe Engineer [Original Backing Track, Backing Vocals, Keyboards] – Nigel Green Guitar, Guitar [Ride Out Solo], Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Guitar, Guitar [Solo] – Steve Clark (5) Written-By – Steve Clark (5)	5:08
A3	Action Backing Vocals – Vivian Campbell Guitar, Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Written-By – S. Priest*	3:41
A4	Two Steps Behind (Acoustic Version) Arranged By [Strings] – Michael Kamen Guitar [Acoustic], Backing Vocals – Vivian Campbell Remix – Mike Shipley Written-By – Joe Elliott	4:16
A5	She's Too Tough Engineer [Original Backing Track] – Freek Feenstra Guitar [Rhythm], Backing Vocals – Joe Elliott Guitar, Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Written-By – Joe Elliott	3:41
A6	Miss You In A Heartbeat Guitar, Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Piano [Some] – Pete Woodroffe Written-By – Phil Collen	4:04
A7	Only After Dark Engineer [Additional On The Road Engineering] – Robert Scovill Guitar [Electric], Guitar [Acoustic], Guitar [Lead Vibes] – Vivian Campbell Guitar [Electric], Guitar [Acoustic], Guitar [Wah Wah Lead], Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Written-By – Mick Ronson Engineer [Additional On The Road Engineering] – Robert Scovill Guitar [Electric], Guitar [Acoustic], Guitar [Lead Vibes] – Vivian Campbell Guitar [Electric], Guitar [Acoustic], Guitar [Wah Wah Lead], Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Written-By – Mick Ronson	3:52
B1	Ride Into The Sun Engineer [Original] – Ronald Prent Guitar – Steve Clark (5) Guitar, Guitar [1st Solo], Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Written-By – Steve Clark (5)	3:12
B2	From The Inside Guitar [Acoustic - Left & 2nd Solo] – Vivian Campbell Guitar [Acoustic - Right & 1st Solo] – Phil Collen Mandolin – Peter O'Toole Piano [Grand Piano] – Liam Ó Maonlaí Whistle [Tin Whistle] – Fiachna O'Braonain Written-By – Joe Elliott Guitar [Acoustic - Left & 2nd Solo] – Vivian Campbell Guitar [Acoustic - Right & 1st Solo] – Phil Collen Mandolin – Peter O'Toole Piano [Grand Piano] – Liam Ó Maonlaí Whistle [Tin Whistle] – Fiachna O'Braonain Written-By – Joe Elliott	4:13
B3	Ring Of Fire Engineer [Original, Extra Overdubs] – Ronald Prent Engineer [Original, Original Backing Track] – Nigel Green Guitar, Guitar [Ride Out Licks] – Steve Clark (5) Guitar, Guitar [Solo], Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Written-By – Steve Clark (5) Engineer [Original, Extra Overdubs] – Ronald Prent Engineer [Original, Original Backing Track] – Nigel Green Guitar, Guitar [Ride Out Licks] – Steve Clark (5) Guitar, Guitar [Solo], Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Written-By – Steve Clark (5)	4:42
B4	I Wanna Be Your Hero Engineer [Original] – Ronald Prent Guitar, Backing Vocals – Phil Collen Guitar, Guitar [Solo] – Steve Clark (5) Written-By – Steve Clark (5)	4:29
B5	Miss You In A Heartbeat (Electric Version) Guitar, Backing Vocals, Written-By – Phil Collen	4:58
B6	Two Steps Behind (Electric Version) Backing Vocals, Written-By – Joe Elliott Guitar [Solo] – Vivian Campbell Guitar, Backing Vocals – Phil Collen	4:29

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd.
Copyright © – Bludgeon Riffola Ltd.
Manufactured By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Marketed By – PolyGram Records, Inc.

Credits

Bass Guitar [Acoustic] – Rick Savage (tracks: B2)
Bass Guitar [Acoustic], Backing Vocals – Rick Savage (tracks: A4)
Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Rick Savage (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to A7, B1, B3 to B6)
Co-producer – Pete Woodroffe (tracks: A2 to A4, A6)
Drums – Rick Allen (2) (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to A7, B1, B3 to B6)
Engineer – Pete Woodroffe (tracks: A3 to A4, A6 to A7, B2, B5 to B6)
Keyboards – Rick Savage (tracks: A1 to A2)
Lead Vocals – Joe Elliott
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Pete Woodroffe (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to A7, B1 to B7)
Producer – Def Leppard

Notes

Produced for Bludgeon Riffola Ltd.
Mastered at Gateway Mastering.
(P)1992, 1993 Phonogram Ltd. (London). ©1993 Bludgeon Riffola Ltd.

<i>Retro Active is a collection of songs which have appeared in various hard to find places or in certain cases never made it out of the studio.</i>

Track A6 also known as the 'Band Acoustic Version' on the US promo CD single.

Track B6.1 contains hidden track B6.2 after 20 seconds of silence. Track B6 total duration is 8:59. Track B6.2 title originally comes from the US promo CD single for "<i>Miss You In A Heartbeat</i>".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 314-518305-4 9
Barcode (Scan): 731451830549

Other Versions (5 of 88)

View All

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Retro Active (CD, Album)	Bludgeon Riffola	518 305-2	UK	1993
Recently Edited	Retro Active (CD, Album)	Bludgeon Riffola	PHCR-1221	Japan	1993
New Submission	Retro Active (CD, Album)	Bludgeon Riffola	210300, 518 305-2	Venezuela	1993
Recently Edited	Retro Active (Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release)	Elbo	1522	Poland	1993
Recently Edited	Retro Active (CD, Album)	Mercury	314 518 305-2	US	1993