Bring It On Home

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Name = Bring It On Home


Artist = Sonny Boy Williamson II
Album = The Real Folk Blues
Released = 1965
track_no = 7
Recorded = january 11, 1963
Chicago
Genre = Blues
Length = 2:33
Writer = Willie Dixon
Label = Chess
Producer = Marshall Chess
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Name = Bring It On Home


Artist = Led Zeppelin
Album = Led Zeppelin II
Released = 22 October 1969
track_no = 9
Recorded = 1969
Atlantic Studios, New York
Genre = Hard rock, blues-rock
Length = 4:21
Writer = Willie Dixon, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Jimmy Page
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Led Zeppelin cover

In 1969, English rock band Led Zeppelin recorded a cover of the song for their album "Led Zeppelin II". The intro and outro were deliberate homages to the Sonny Boy Williamson cover, while the rest of the track was an original Jimmy Page/Robert Plant composition.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] However, Dixon was not given a song writing credit for the track, leading to Arc Music, the publishing arm of Chess Records, bringing a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for copyright infringement and winning an out-of-court settlement in the 1970s. Dixon himself did not benefit until he sued Arc Music to recover his royalties and copyrights.

In an interview he gave in 1977, Page commented:

Plant's harmonica part was recorded in Vancouver. The band went on tour with the master tapes from "Led Zeppelin II" and now and then stopped into a studio to record parts.

Led Zeppelin frequently performed this song live at Led Zeppelin concerts, first appearing as an encore on the band's 1970 U.K. tour. When played live, the song exhibited sharp interplay between Jimmy Page's guitar, John Bonham's drums and John Paul Jones' bass. This can be seen on the "Led Zeppelin DVD", which features a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970 (unfortunately Royal Albert Hall is the only live video caught of Led Zeppelin playing it). Another version dating from 1972 is included on the live release "How the West Was Won" which listed the song as a medley on the cover. "Bring It On Home" was credited to Dixon, while the middle section, newly named "Bring It On Back," was credited to Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant.

From 1973, the song was dropped from the band's live set list. However, the middle section riff was retained and served as the introduction to "Black Dog" on the band's 1973 tour of the United States, as documented on the concert film "The Song Remains the Same".

"Bring It On Home" was played at the reunion of surviving Led Zeppelin members staged at Jason Bonham's wedding reception in May 1990.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.]

Other versions

A version of the song by Dave Brock was included on the remastered edition of Hawkwind's eponymous first album, and another was recorded by the Edgar Broughton Band. Led Zeppelin reggae cover band Dread Zeppelin recorded a version of this song on their album "Un-Led-Ed".

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