AC/DC - Back in Black (1980)

 AC-DC - Back in Black - Released Year 1980


Tracklist front / back album covers

All tracks are written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson

Side one
1. "Hells Bells" 5:10
2. "Shoot to Thrill" 5:17
3. "What Do You Do for Money Honey" 3:33
4. "Given the Dog a Bone" 3:30
5. "Let Me Put My Love into You" 4:16

Side two
1. "Back in Black" 4:14
2. "You Shook Me All Night Long" 3:30
3. "Have a Drink on Me" 3:57
4. "Shake a Leg" 4:06
5. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" 4:15

Total length: 42:11

According to the official AC/DC website and most worldwide releases, track four is "Given the Dog a Bone". On some albums, particular Australian releases, and also in the iTunes Store, it is sometimes shown as either "Givin' the Dog a Bone" or "Giving the Dog a Bone".

Back in Black is the 7th studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. It was released on 25 July 1980 by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records. It is the band's first album to feature vocalist Brian Johnson, following the death of previous vocalist Bon Scott.

After the commercial breakthrough of their 1979 album Highway to Hell, AC/DC was planning to record a follow-up, but in February 1980, Scott died from alcohol poisoning after a drinking binge. Instead of disbanding, they decided to continue on and recruited Johnson, who was previously vocalist for Geordie.

The album was composed by Johnson, Angus and Malcolm Young, and recorded over seven weeks in the Bahamas from April to May 1980 with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who had worked on their previous album. Following its completion, the group mixed Back in Black at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. The album's all-black cover was designed as a "sign of mourning" for Scott.