X (Def Leppard album)

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, although the album is in fact only their eighth collection of all-new studio material. The other two albums released by the band prior to the release of X, Retro Active and Vault, were a B-sides/rarities collection and a greatest hits set respectively.

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

Translation of "X (Def Leppard album)"

Polish: X (album Def Leppard), Portuguese: X (álbum de Def Leppard), Swedish: X (album av Def Leppard).