Back in Black

Back in Black

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|- !align="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|LP by AC/DC |- !align="left" valign="top"|Released |colspan="2" valign="top"|August, 1980 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Recorded |colspan="2" valign="top"|??? |- !align="left" valign="top"|Genre |colspan="2" valign="top"|Hard rock |- !align="left" valign="top"|Length |colspan="2" valign="top"|41 min 31 sec |- !align="left" valign="top"|Record label |colspan="2" valign="top"|Sony |- !align="left" valign="top"|Producer |colspan="2" valign="top"|Mutt Lange |- !bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Professional reviews |- !align="left" valign="top"|Q review |valign="top"|4 stars out of 5 |valign="top"|December 1994 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Q list |valign="top"|Appears on Best Metal Albums |valign="top"|August, 2000 p.126 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Rolling Stone review |valign="top"|4 stars out of 5 |valign="top"|October 3, 2002 p. 108 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Mojo review |valign="top"|Favorable |valign="top"|December 2000 p. 84 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Uncut review |valign="top"|5 stars out of 5 |valign="top"|September 2003 p. 123 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Popmatters.com review |valign="top"|Favorable |valign="top"|April 14, 2003 |- !bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|AC/DC Chronology |-align="center" |valign="top"|Highway to Hell
(1979) |valign="top"|Back in Black
(1980) |valign="top"|Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
(1981) |}

Back in Black is a 1980 (see 1980 in music) hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC. After the success of Highway to Hell, their previous album, AC/DC singer Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning. For this, their intended and actual breakthrough album, Scott was replaced by Brian Johnson. The album became a huge success in the US and elsewhere. PopMatters' Adam Williams claims that Back in Black 's importance in the development of 1980s music cannot be "overstated" [1]; the album revitalized popular music and helped make radio-friendly heavy metal and hard rock music possible.

Table of contents

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Chart positions

Track listing

Hells Bells (Johnson/Young/Young) - 5:09
Shoot to Thrill (Johnson/Young/Young) - 5:14
What Do You Do for Money Honey (Johnson/Young/Young) - 3:33
Given the Dog a Bone (Johnson/Young/Young) - 3:30
Let Me Put My Love Into You (Johnson/Young/Young) - 4:12
Back in Black (Johnson/Young/Young) - 4:13
You Shook Me All Night Long (Johnson/Young/Young) - 3:28
Have a Drink on Me (Johnson/Young/Young) - 3:57
Shake a Leg (Johnson/Young/Young) - 4:03
Rock & Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (Johnson/Young/Young) - 4:12

Personnel

Brian Johnson
Benji Armbrister - Assistant Engineer
Robert Ellis - Photography
Ted Jensen - Remastering
Robert John "Mutt" Lange - Producer
Tony Platt - Engineer
Phil Rudd
Cliff Williams
Angus Young
Malcolm Young
Bob Defrin - Art Direction
Brad Samuelsohn - Mixing
Jack Newber - Assistant Engineer

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

1980	Pop Albums	                No. 4
1990	The Billboard 200	        No. 126

Billboard (North America) - singles

1980	You Shook Me All Night Long	Pop Singles	                No. 35
1981	Back In Black	                Mainstream Rock	                No. 51
1981	Hells Bells	                Mainstream Rock	                No. 50
1981	Shoot To Thrill	                Mainstream Rock	                No. 60
1981	Back In Black	                Pop Singles	                No. 37