Retro Active

This article is about the Def Leppard album. For other uses, see Retroactive (disambiguation).

Retro Active
Compilation album of B-side singles by
Def Leppard
Released5 October 1993 (1993-10-05)
RecordedFebruary 1984 – June 1993
VenueOlympiahalle (Munich, Germany)
Studio
GenrePop metal[1]
Length56:04
LabelMercury
Producer
  • Def Leppard
  • Pete Woodroofe
Def Leppard chronology
Adrenalize
(1992) 		Retro Active
(1993) 		Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)
(1995)
Singles from Retro Active
  1. "Two Steps Behind"
    Released: August 1993 (US)
  2. "Miss You in a Heartbeat"
    Released: December 1993 (US)
  3. "Action"
    Released: January 1994 (UK)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[1]
Sputnikmusic[3]

Retro Active is a compilation album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released in 1993. The album features touched-up versions of B-sides and previously unreleased recordings from the band's recording sessions from 1984 to 1993. The album charted at number 9 on the Billboard 200[4] and No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart.[5]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Paul (25 November 1993). "Retro Active". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ "Def Leppard - Retro Active (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Allmusic (Def Leppard charts and awards) Billboard albums".
  5. ^ "Def Leppard The Official Charts Company". Official Charts.