Mirror Ball – Live & More

Mirror Ball – Live & More
Live album by Def Leppard
Released	7 June 2011[1]
Recorded	2008–2011
Venue	various venues worldwide during the "Sparkle Lounge" Tour 2008/2009
Studio	Joe's Garage, Dublin, Ireland, Phil's Sweat Shop and Rick's Place, California, USA
Genre	Heavy metal hard rock glam metal
Length	119:16
Label	Bludgeon Riffola/Mailboat[2] Frontiers (Europe)[3]
Producer	Ronan McHugh Def Leppard
Def Leppard chronology
Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008) Mirror Ball – Live & More (2011) Viva! Hysteria (2013)
Singles from Mirror Ball – Live & More
"Undefeated" Released: April 2011 "It's All About Believin" Released: May 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Mirror Ball – Live & More is a double live album by English rock band Def Leppard released on 7 June 2011.^[5] The first stand-alone live album released by the band, it contains live recordings, three new studio tracks and a DVD containing both concert and backstage footage.^[5]

Background

The album was announced on 22 February 2011,^[5] but almost a month earlier, on 26 January 2011, Phil Collen said in an interview with WNCX that the band had already written and started recording the new songs, and said the album was planned to be released in May 2011.^[6] Release dates and the album's artwork were announced on 13 April 2011, with the album to be released on 3 June 2011 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, 6 June for the rest of Europe, and 7 June for North America. The album is being sold exclusively thru Wal-Mart and Sam's Club in the US.^[1]

The album includes three new studio songs along with the live recordings, taken during 2008 and 2009.^[7] The new tracks include the singles "Undefeated", composed by Joe Elliott, who described it as "a big, epic, rock anthem...kind of 'We Will Rock You' with guitars,"^[7] as well as "It's All About Believin'," by Phil Collen and "Kings of the World," by Rick Savage and described by Elliott as having "a very Queen-type vocal thing," The complete track listing was announced on 7 April 2011.^[8] "Undefeated" charted at number 26 on the Billboard Heritage Rock charts.^[9]

During its first week on sale, the album sold approximately 20,000 copies in the United States, charting at number sixteen on the Billboard 200.^[10]

AllMusic gave Mirror Ball – Live & More a rating of three and a half out of five stars, noting the change in Joe Elliott's voice, "from a metallic screech into a coarse croon," and saying that the album was "far better than most fans will expect it to be."^[4]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"	Steve Clark Joe Elliott Robert John "Mutt" Lange Rick Savage	Pyromania, 1983	3:55
2.	"Rocket"	Clark Phil Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria, 1987	4:29
3.	"Animal"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	4:02
4.	"C'mon C'mon"	Savage	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, 2008	4:00
5.	"Make Love Like a Man"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange	Adrenalize, 1992	5:56
6.	"Too Late for Love"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Pete Willis	Pyromania	5:17
7.	"Foolin'"	Clark Elliott Lange	Pyromania	5:06
8.	"Nine Lives"	Collen Elliott Tim McGraw Savage	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge	3:35
9.	"Love Bites"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	7:28
10.	"Rock On"	David Essex	Yeah!, 2006	5:10

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Two Steps Behind"	Elliott	Retro Active and Last Action Hero, 1993	4:29
2.	"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"	Clark Elliott Willis	High 'n' Dry, 1981	5:08
3.	"Switch 625"	Clark	High 'n' Dry	4:14
4.	"Hysteria"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	6:20
5.	"Armageddon It"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:19
6.	"Photograph"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Willis	Pyromania	4:35
7.	"Pour Some Sugar on Me"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:05
8.	"Rock of Ages"	Clark Elliott Lange	Pyromania	6:11
9.	"Let's Get Rocked"	Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Adrenalize	6:11
10.	"Action"	Brian Connolly Steve Priest Andy Scott Mick Tucker	Retro Active	4:01
11.	"Bad Actress"	Elliott	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge	3:31
12.	"Undefeated"	Elliott	new studio track	4:40
13.	"Kings of the World"	Savage	new studio track	6:12
14.	"It's All About Believin'"	Collen C. J. Vanston	new studio track	4:22

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Kings of the World" (acoustic version)	Savage	4:22

DVD

Behind the scenes on the Sparkle Lounge Tour 2008–2009, including live performances of

• "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"
• "Armageddon It"
• "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
• "Hysteria"

Music videos

• "C'mon C'mon"

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	80
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12]	14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	51
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	44
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[16]	3
US Billboard 200[17]	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "DEF LEPPARD: 'Mirrorball' Artwork Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
2. "Latest News". Def Leppard official website. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
3. "DEF LEPPARD's 'Mirrorball' To Receive European Release Via FRONTIERS". Blabbermouth.net. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
4. Leahey, Andrew. Mirror Ball – Live & More at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
5. "DEF LEPPARD: Live Album Title Revealed; DOWNLOAD Festival Appearance Announced". Blabbermouth.net. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
6. ""Mirror Ball" Almost Polished". WNCX. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
7. "Def Leppard Record New Songs for 'Mirrorball' Live Album in June". Billboard. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
8. "Def Leppard Reveals Details For Upcoming Live Album "Mirrorball"". Metal Underground. 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
9. "Def Leppard Billboard Heritage Rock charts". Retrieved 6 September 2021.
10. "DEF LEPPARD's 'Mirror Ball' Cracks U.S. Top 20". Blabbermouth.net. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
11. "Australiancharts.com – Def Leppard – Mirror Ball – Live & More". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
12. "Def Leppard Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Def Leppard – Mirror Ball – Live & More" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Def Leppard – Mirror Ball – Live & More". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
15. "Def Leppard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
16. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
17. "Def Leppard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
18. "American album certifications – Def Leppard – Mirror Ball – Live & More". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Official website
• Mirror Ball – Live & More at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Mirror Ball – Live & More at Discogs (list of releases)