Album:
The song is on Led Zeppelin IV which entered the Australian albums chart* on 20 December 1971 and peaked at #2.
Songwriters:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Memphis Minnie, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Producer:
Jimmy Page
Record label of Australian release:
Atlantic
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
BONUS SONG BELOW from 1929 – When The Levee Breaks by Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
Wikipedia:
When the Levee Breaks is a country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
The song was re-worked by Led Zeppelin with singer Robert Plant using many of the original lyrics. Jimmy Page developed a new guitar riff that set their version apart and John Bonham’s drumming is usually noted as the defining feature of the song. The songwriting is credited to Memphis Minnie and the individual members of Led Zeppelin.
Music critic Robert Christgau said Led Zeppelin’s version of When the Levee Breaks was the greatest achievement of their fourth album
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Levee_Breaks
Lyrics:
If it keeps on raining, levee’s going to break
If it keeps on raining, the levee’s going to break
When the levee breaks, we’ll have no place to stay
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Also on Bang a Gong from the Led Zeppelin IV album:
Black Dog
Misty Mountain Hop
Rock and Roll
Stairway to Heaven
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BONUS SONG
From 1929, When The Levee Breaks by Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
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