Back in Black

~ Release by AC/DC (see all versions of this release, 55 available)

Annotation

Front cover folds out to 6 pages, and includes lyrics.

Catalogue numbers listed on this release are:
Edge-strip/Back Cover/Inside Cover/Disc: 7243 4 95153 2 1
Back Cover only: UK: 495 1532, F: PM 520, I: 070

Made in EU printed on CD.
Printed in EU on rear artwork insert.

Although not stated anywhere, this is a remastered album.

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-07 18:30 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Hell’s Bells
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9) and SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10)
recording of:
Hells Bells (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
4.45:12
2Shoot to Thrill
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
music videos:
Shoot to Thrill (Iron Man 2) by AC/DC (Australian hard rock band)
recording of:
Shoot to Thrill (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
3.955:18
3What Do You Do for Money Honey
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
recording of:
What Do You Do for Money Honey (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
3.73:36
4Giving the Dog a Bone
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Given the Dog a Bone (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
3.63:32
5Let Me Put My Love Into You
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Let Me Put My Love Into You (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PRMC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 6)
3.54:15
6Back in Black
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 1), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 2), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 17), BILLIONS CLUB, The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 102) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 187)
recording of:
Back in Black (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
4.54:16
7You Shook Me All Night Long
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 10), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 120), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 287) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
You Shook Me All Night Long (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
4.453:30
8Have a Drink on Me
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Have a Drink on Me (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
3.753:59
9Shake a Leg
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Shake a Leg (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
3.554:06
10Rock ’n’ Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 112)
recording of:
Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
3.954:14

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by:J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1995)
Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1995)
Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/863133 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Back in Black
Hells Bells
Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
You Shook Me All Night Long
covers:Back in Black (Redux) by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Back in Black Redux: A Tribute to AC/DC by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Graveyard Classics 2 by Six Feet Under (US death metal band)
included in:AC/DC
Bonfire
Boom Box
Box Set
Sight & Sound Collection
The Collection
The Complete Collection
Vol. 2
part of:1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (order: 2)
SPIN: The 40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (SPIN magazine, 2002-09) (number: 5) (order: 5)
Fifteen Albums to Play the First Time You Have Sex With a Woman, Assuming You Know Nothing Except Her First Name (SPIN magazine, 2003-04) (number: 9-Missy) (order: 9)
Q Magazine: 20 Loudest Albums of All Time (number: 19) (order: 20)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 26) (order: 26)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 45) (order: 45)
Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (1980s) (number: 60) (order: 61)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 68) (order: 68)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 73) (order: 73)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 77) (order: 77)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 84) (order: 84)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 84) (order: 84)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 90) (order: 90)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 125)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 454) (order: 455)
supporting tours:Back in Black Tour
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/8471 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Ac-dc/Back-in-black [info]
reviews:https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/acdc-back-in-black/ [info] (from 2019-06-16 to present)
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ac_dc/back-in-black/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/2243/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-4555 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000188862 [info]
Wikidata:Q155715 [info]