Studio Album · No. 11
Diamond Star Halos Songwriting Credits by Def Leppard
Produced by Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh · Engineered by Ronan McHugh, Ross Hogarth
Holds writing credit on 15 of 15 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 15 / 15 documented
Scored across the 15 tracks with documented writers, by whether Def Leppard carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 15 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Diamond Star Halos centers on Joe Elliott and Phil Collen, who write most of the album alone or as a duo, a tighter authorship core than the broad group credits of the classic era. A few outside collaborators, Dave Bassett, Sam Hollander and C. J. Vanston, co-write single tracks, but the songwriting stays mostly within the band's two main writers, with Rick Savage contributing the closer.
Diamond Star Halos is the twelfth studio album by Def Leppard, released in May 2022 and named for a lyric from T. Rex's 'Get It On.' Recorded remotely during the pandemic, it embraces the 1970s glam rock that first inspired the band, with piano flourishes from David Bowie collaborator Mike Garson and two guest vocals from bluegrass star Alison Krauss. The writing is mostly Joe Elliott and Phil Collen, alone or together, with a handful of outside co-writers such as Dave Bassett, Sam Hollander and C. J. Vanston. Self-produced with Ronan McHugh, the album was a critical success and reached the top five in several countries, proving the band's late-career creative streak was still going strong.