Nobody's Fault but Mine

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. Nobody's Fault but Mine Appears on Presence Published by Flames of Albion Music Registration ASCAP 440088148 Release date 31 March 1976 Recorded November-December 1975 Genre Blues rock, Hard rock, Language English Length 6 minutes 27 second Composer Jimmy Page, Robert Plant Label Swan Song Records Producer Jimmy Page Engineer Keith Harwood 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' is a song recorded by English rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin, and released in 1976 on their album Presence. The title was inspired in-part by a traditional blues song entitled 'It's Nobody's Fault but Mine'. Led Zeppelin had previously included a photograph of Blind Willie Johnson on the 1969 album Led Zeppelin II, who recorded a 1920s arrangement of 'It's Nobody's Fault but Mine' and served as an inspiration. The Led Zeppelin song is registered with copyright association American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP, with the unique title code 440088148. Overview The Led Zeppelin version contains different lyrics in the song such as 'brother he showed me the gong', 'I got a monkey on my back' and 'Devil he told me to roll', which do not appear in 'It's Nobody's Fault but Mine'. The Led Zeppelin song structure also includes differences in the arrangements within the verse-chorus. Musically there are changes to the tempo and the track features a phase-treated, delta blues-based riff in E minor (and later E major) from Jimmy Page which is complemented by vocalist Robert Plant. The solo in E Minor Pentatonic, switches to E Major Pentatonic, back to E Minor Pentatonic, and concludes in E Major Pentatonic. Page triple-tracked his guitar intro; playing one guitar an octave higher than the others. Drummer John Bonham and bass guitar|bassist John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones maintain the rhythm of the song, adding some Syncopation|syncopated accents during repetitions of the introductory phrase. The first half of the song also features a harmonica accompaniment by Plant. Live history From Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1977|1977 onwards, 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' became a vital component of Led Zeppelin concerts, and was played at virtually every show until the group's final Tour Over Europe 1980|tour of Europe in 1980. One live version, from Led Zeppelin's performance at Knebworth Festival 1979|Knebworth in 1979, is featured on disc 2 of the Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD. During live performances, Plant often exclaimed, 'Oh Jimmy!' right before Page went into his guitar solo. 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' was performed at Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert|Led Zeppelin's reunion show at the The O2 arena (London)|O2 Arena, London on 10 December 2007. Credits Personnel Musicians: Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica John Paul Jones – bass guitar John Bonham - drums, percussion Production: Peter Grant – executive producer Keith Harwood - engineer, mixing Jeremy Gee – tape engineer Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990) References