High 'n' Dry

1981 studio album by Def Leppard

High 'n' Dry is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Def Leppard. It was released 6 July, 1981 through Vertigo Records. It went to number 26 in the United Kingdom and number 38 in the United States.

High 'n' Dry
Studio album by
Released6 July 1981[1]
RecordedMarch – June 1981[2]
Studio
Genre
Length42:15
Label
ProducerRobert John "Mutt" Lange
Def Leppard chronology
On Through the Night
(1980)
High 'n' Dry
(1981)
Pyromania
(1983)
Singles from High 'n' Dry
  1. "Let It Go"
    Released: 14 August 1981 (UK) [3]
  2. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
    Released: 13 November 1981 (US)
  3. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak (Remix)"
    Released: May 1984 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[5]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5 stars[6]

Track listing

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Side one
No. TitleSolos Length
1. "Let It Go"  
  • 1st, 2nd & 3rd - Clark
  • ride out licks - Willis
4:43
2. "Another Hit and Run"  
  • 1st - Clark
  • 2nd - Willis
4:59
3. "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"  Willis 3:27
4. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"  Clark 4:34
5. "Switch 625" (Instrumental)Clark 3:03
Side two
No. TitleSolos Length
6. "You Got Me Runnin'"  Willis 4:23
7. "Lady Strange"  Clark 4:39
8. "On Through the Night"  Clark 5:06
9. "Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)"  Clark 4:08
10. "No No No"  Willis 3:13
  • On vinyl and cassette releases, "Me & My Wine" (Remix) is added to the end of side one, while "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (Remix) leads off side two. On CD releases, "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (Remix) and "Me & My Wine" (Remix) follow "No No No".
  • The last lyric, 'no', in "No No No" repeats infinitely on the original vinyl album release. The original cassette features "no" being screamed 46 times and then ending abruptly when the cassette finished. On later releases the "no"s simply fade out.

References

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  1. "DEF LEPPARD, HIGH 'N' DRY UK ALBUM RELEASE". DEF LEPPARD TOUR HISTORY. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. "Def Leppard Biography". Def Leppard Official Website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. "Def Leppard singles".
  4. Huey, Steve. High 'n' Dry at AllMusic
  5. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  6. Davey Boy (3 January 2009). "Def Leppard – High 'n' Dry (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  7. "Def Leppard Tour History – Bringin' on the Heartbreak". www.deflepparduk.com.