Pictures at Eleven

Pictures at Eleven
Studio album by
Released25 June 1982 (1982-06-25)
RecordedSeptember 1981–1982
StudioRockfield Studios (Monmouth, Wales)
Genre
Length42:12
LabelSwan Song
ProducerRobert Plant
Robert Plant chronology
Pictures at Eleven
(1982)
The Principle of Moments
(1983)
Singles from Pictures at Eleven
  1. "Burning Down One Side"
    Released: September 1982[2]
  2. "Pledge Pin"
    Released: November 1982 (US)[3]

Pictures at Eleven is the debut solo studio album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released on 25 June 1982 in the US[4] and on 2 July in the UK.[5] Genesis drummer Phil Collins played drums for five of the album's eight songs. Ex-Rainbow drummer Cozy Powell handled drums on "Slow Dancer" and "Like I've Never Been Gone." On the song "Fat Lip", guitarist Robbie Blunt played a Roland TR-808 drum machine. The title was an often-heard phrase in US television news that would follow a brief announcement of a story of interest to be shown later during a station's 11 PM news program.[6] Pictures at Eleven is the only one of Plant's solo albums to appear on Led Zeppelin's record label Swan Song. By the time of Plant's next release, 1983's The Principle of Moments, Swan Song had ceased to function, and Plant had started his own label named Es Paranza, which would also be distributed by Atlantic Records. Rhino Entertainment released a remastered edition of the album, with bonus tracks, on 20 March 2007.

  1. ^ "Pictures at Eleven (Remastered)". iTunes.
  2. ^ "Robert Plant singles".
  3. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (19 November 1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 477. ISBN 9780862415419.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Robert Plant – Pictures at Eleven". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ "British album certifications – Robert Plant – Pictures at Eleven". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Film At Eleven".