Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - Released Year 1969
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
1. "Whole Lotta Love" 5:34
2. "What Is and What Should Never Be" 4:46
3. "The Lemon Song" 6:19
4. "Thank You" 4:49
Side two
1. "Heartbreaker" 4:14
2. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" 2:39
3. "Ramble On" 4:34
4. "Moby Dick" (instrumental) 4:20
5. "Bring It On Home" 4:19
Cassette tape releases of the album had "Heartbreaker" ending the first side and "Thank You" starting the second side. On some cassette issues "The Lemon Song" was credited as "Killing Floor".
Original LP pressings of the album incorrectly listed the running time of "Thank You" at 3:50, as the song's coda features a false fade at that point.
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
1. "Whole Lotta Love" 5:34
2. "What Is and What Should Never Be" 4:46
3. "The Lemon Song" 6:19
4. "Thank You" 4:49
Side two
1. "Heartbreaker" 4:14
2. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" 2:39
3. "Ramble On" 4:34
4. "Moby Dick" (instrumental) 4:20
5. "Bring It On Home" 4:19
Cassette tape releases of the album had "Heartbreaker" ending the first side and "Thank You" starting the second side. On some cassette issues "The Lemon Song" was credited as "Killing Floor".
Original LP pressings of the album incorrectly listed the running time of "Thank You" at 3:50, as the song's coda features a false fade at that point.
Led Zeppelin II is the second album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. The album's production was credited to the band's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, and it was also Led Zeppelin's first album on which Eddie Kramer served as engineer.
The album exhibited the band's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album. Six of the nine songs were written by the band, while the other three were reinterpretations of Chicago blues songs by Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf. One single, "Whole Lotta Love", was released outside of the UK (the band would release no UK singles during their career), and peaked as a top-ten single in over a dozen markets around the world.
