Retro Active

Retro Active is an album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). The album contains outtakes and unused recording from the band's earlier albums.

Track listing

1. "Desert Song" (Clark, Elliot, Savage) – 5:19
2. "Fractured Love" (Clark, Elliot, Savage) – 5:08
3. "Action" (Connolly, Priest, Scott, Tucker) – 3:41
4. "Two Steps Behind" [Acoustic Version] (Elliot) – 4:16
5. "She's Too Tough" (Elliot) – 3:41
6. "Miss You in a Heartbeat" (Collen) – 4:04
7. "Only After Dark" (Ronson) – 3:52
8. "Ride into the Sun" (Clark, Collen, Elliot, Savage) – 3:12
9. "From the Inside" (Elliott) – 4:13
10. "Ring of Fire" (Clark, Collen, Elliot, Lange, Savage) – 4:42
11. "I Wanna Be Your Hero" (Clark, Collen, Elliot, Lange, Savage) – 4:29
12. "Miss You in a Heartbeat" [Electric Version] (Collen) – 4:58
13. "Two Steps Behind" [Electric Version] (Elliot) – 4:29

Personnel

Def Leppard

• Rick Allen – drums
• Vivian Campbell – guitar, electric guitar, background vocals, vibraphone
• Steve Clark – guitar
• Phil Collen – guitar, electric guitar, sound effects, background vocals
• Joe Elliott – piano, rhythm guitar, vocals, background vocals, orchestra
• Rick Savage – bass, keyboard, background vocals

Additional personnel

• Ian Hunter – synthesizer
• Michael Kamen – strings
• Robert John "Mutt" Lange – background vocals
• Steve McGaughlin – strings
• Erwin Musper – vocals
• Fiachna O'Braondin – whistle
• Liam Ó Maonlaí – piano
• Peter O'Toole – mandolin
• P.J. Smith – background vocals
• Pete Woodroffe – bass, guitar, piano, drums, background vocals

Production

• Producers: Def Leppard, Pete Woodroffe
• Engineers: Janfred Arendsen, Albert Boekholt, Giles Cowley, Freek Feenstra, Nigel Green, Niall O'Sullivan, Ronald Prent, Robert Scovill, Mike Shipley, Pete Woodroffe
• Arranger: Michael Kamen
• Overdubs: Steve McGaughlin, Pete Woodroffe

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)