Mothership is a compilation album by the 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. The cover was designed by artist Shepard Fairey.
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. On 6 November 2015, the album was reissued using the audio from the band's 2014–15 remaster campaign.
On 8 November 2007, a temporary XM Satellite Radio station, XM LED was made to promote the album.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at #4 in the UK Albums Chart,References for chart positions: with 58,000 units sold, and debuted at #1 on the Official New Zealand Albums Chart and stayed there for several weeks.RIANZ, , Chart #1591-1595 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.Jonathan Cohen, "Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'" , Billboard.com, 21 November 2007.
Track listing CD
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").
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Personnel Led Zeppelin John Bonham – drums, percussion John Paul Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin, recorders Jimmy Page – acoustic and electric guitars, production Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica
Additional personnel Dick Barnatt – photography John C. F. Davis – remastering Ian Dickson – photography Carl Dunn – photography Shepard Fairey – art direction, design David Fricke – Liner notes Peter Grant – executive production Bob Gruen – photography Ross Halfin – photo research Neal Preston – photography Christian Rose – inlay photography Peter Simon – photography Ian Stewart – piano on "Rock and Roll" Laurens Van Houten – photography Chris Walter – photography Baron Wolman – photography Neil Zlozower – photography
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2007–2008) Peak position Argentinian Albums (CAPIF) 11 Irish Albums (IRMA) 3 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 7 Polish Albums (OLiS) 24
Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 50 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 82 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 81 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 32 UK Albums (OCC) 17 Chart (2008) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 52 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 68 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 66 Canadian Albums (Billboard) 20 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 44 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 72 UK Albums (OCC) 158 US Billboard 200 31 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 9 Chart (2010) Position UK Albums (OCC) 155 Chart (2017) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 42 Chart (2018) Position US Billboard 200 156 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 23 Chart (2019) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 42 Chart (2020) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 76 Chart (2021) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 91
Certifications
Accolades +Accolades for MothershipPublicationCountryAccoladeYearRankClassic RockUKTop 20 Reissues of 200720072
References
External links Mothership promo The Mother Ship Is Coming Billboard.com announcement