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|registration = ASCAP 390347712
|registration = ASCAP 390347712
|released    = 15 August 1979
|released    = 15 August 1979
|recorded    = <small>November - December 1978 at<br>Polar Studios, Stockholm.<br>Mixed at Plumpton Studios, Sussex.</small>
|recorded    = <small>November - December 1978 at<br />Polar Studios, Stockholm.<br />Mixed at Plumpton Studios, Sussex.</small>
|genre      = Blues rock
|genre      = Blues rock
|language    = English
|language    = English
|length      = 5 min 28 sec
|length      = 5 minutes 28 seconds
|composer    = [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], [[Jimmy Page]], [[Robert Plant]]
|composer    = [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], [[Jimmy Page]], [[Robert Plant]]
|label      = Swan Song Records
|label      = [[Swan Song Records]]
|producer    = Jimmy Page
|producer    = Jimmy Page
|engineer    = Leif Mases
|engineer    = Leif Mases
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==Overview==
==Overview==
A conscious attempt to capture the slow American [[Soul music|soul]]-[[blues]] style of the 1960s, the music to 'I'm Gonna Crawl' was in large part composed by Led Zeppelin bass player [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]].<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> The song tells of a girl that 'drives me crazy... she's the apple of my eye. I love the lady. I got to be her fool.' The strings were created by Jones using a [[Yamaha GX-1]] synthesizer, purchased specifically for this album.
A conscious attempt to capture the slow American [[Soul music|soul]]-[[blues]] style of the 1960s, the music to 'I'm Gonna Crawl' was in large part composed by Led Zeppelin bass player [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=94|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> The song tells of a girl that 'drives me crazy... she's the apple of my eye. I love the lady. I got to be her fool.' The strings were created by Jones using a [[Yamaha GX-1]] synthesizer, purchased specifically for this album.


'I'm Gonna Crawl' was never performed live at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]],<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> [[Drumkit|drummer]] [[John Bonham]] noted this as one of Plant's best vocal performances.
'I'm Gonna Crawl' was never performed live at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=94|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> [[Drumkit|drummer]] [[John Bonham]] noted this as one of Plant's best vocal performances.


==Credits==
==Credits==
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==Notes==
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I'm Gonna Crawl
Appears on In Through the Out Door
Published by Flames of Albion Music
Registration ASCAP 390347712
Release date 15 August 1979
Recorded November - December 1978 at
Polar Studios, Stockholm.
Mixed at Plumpton Studios, Sussex.
Genre Blues rock
Language English
Length 5 minutes 28 seconds
Composer John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Label Swan Song Records
Producer Jimmy Page
Engineer Leif Mases

'I'm Gonna Crawl' is a song on English rock band Led Zeppelin's 1979 album, In Through the Out Door. It was composed by John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.

Overview

A conscious attempt to capture the slow American soul-blues style of the 1960s, the music to 'I'm Gonna Crawl' was in large part composed by Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones.[1] The song tells of a girl that 'drives me crazy... she's the apple of my eye. I love the lady. I got to be her fool.' The strings were created by Jones using a Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer, purchased specifically for this album.

'I'm Gonna Crawl' was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts,[2] drummer John Bonham noted this as one of Plant's best vocal performances.

Credits

Personnel
  • Musicians:
    • Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering
    • Robert Plant – vocals
    • John Paul Jones – Yamaha GX-1, bass guitar
    • John Bonham - drums, percussion
  • Production:
    • Peter Grant – executive producer
    • Leif Mases - engineer, mixing
    • Lennart Ostlund - assistant engineer
    • Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s)
    • George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990)

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream. London: Omnibus Press, 94. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1. 
  2. ↑ Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream. London: Omnibus Press, 94. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1. 
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