- Darlene (song)
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"Darlene" Song by Led Zeppelin from the album Coda Released 19 November 1982 Recorded November 16, 1978 Genre Hard rock Length 5:06 Label Swan Song Writer Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant Producer Jimmy Page Coda track listing "Ozone Baby"
(5)"Darlene"
(6)"Bonzo's Montreux"
(7)"Darlene" is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin. It was recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden during the In Through the Out Door sessions in November 1978.
Due to space constraints, the song was not included on In Through the Out Door. It was left unreleased until 1982, when it was included on the album Coda. It was one of three songs recorded at Polar Studios which were omitted from In Through the Out Door and later released on Coda, the other two being "Ozone Baby" and "Wearing and Tearing".[1]
John Paul Jones plays piano on this track.
The end of the track includes a lyrical nod to "American Pie" by Don McLean. "With a pink carnation and a pickup truck."
This is the only song from the In Through the Out Door sessions which was credited to all four members of the band. It was never played live at Led Zeppelin concerts.[1]
Contents
Chart positions
Chart (1982) Peak position US Billboard Top Tracks[2] 4 - Note: the song was not issued as a single. Chart data represents radio airplay of album tracks.
Personnel
Cover versions
- 2002: The Section (The String Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2)
Sources
- Lewis, Dave (2004) The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
- Welch, Chris (1998) Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
References
- ^ a b Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart - 1982". Billboard. http://www.musicvf.com/Led+Zeppelin.art. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
External links
Coda track listing "We're Gonna Groove" · "Poor Tom" · "I Can't Quit You Baby" · "Walter's Walk" · "Ozone Baby" · "Darlene" · "Bonzo's Montreux" · "Wearing and Tearing"
"Baby Come On Home · "Travelling Riverside Blues" · "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" · "Hey Hey What Can I Do"Categories:- 1982 songs
- Led Zeppelin songs
- Songs written by Jimmy Page
- Songs written by Robert Plant
- Songs written by John Paul Jones
- Songs written by John Bonham
- English-language songs
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