| High 'n' Dry | ||||
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| Studio album by Def Leppard | ||||
| Released | 11 July 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–81 at Battery Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 42:15 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| Def Leppard chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Sputnik Music | 3.5/5 [2] |
High 'n' Dry is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Def Leppard, released on 11 July 1981. Its title song, "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)", ranked number 33 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.[3] High 'n' Dry was Pete Willis' last full time album with Def Leppard. The album charted at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and number 26 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]
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Following the success of Pyromania, High 'n' Dry was reissued on 31 May 1984 with two bonus tracks:
Videos for both were made, featuring Phil Collen (who was not in the band at the time of the album's recording). Both bonus tracks were deleted from the mid-1990s re-releases of the album.
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Pop Albums | 38[5] |
| 1983 | The Billboard 200 | 72[6] |
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Let It Go" | Mainstream Rock | 34[7] |
| 1984 | "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 61[7] |
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