High 'n' Dry

High 'n' Dry
Cover art by Hipgnosis
Studio album by
Released6 July 1981 (1981-07-06)
RecordedMarch–June 1981[1]
StudioBattery Studios (London)
Genre
Length42:15
LabelVertigo
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)[2]
  2. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
    Released: 13 November 1981 (US)
Audio
"Album" playlist on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[4]
Sputnikmusic[5]

High 'n' Dry is the second studio album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released on 6 July 1981.[6] High 'n' Dry was Pete Willis' last full-time album with Def Leppard. It charted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200[7] and No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart.[8] "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)", ranked No. 33 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.[9] Following the success of Pyromania, the album re-entered in the US chart and reached No. 72 in 1983.[7]

  1. ^ "Def Leppard Biography". Def Leppard Official Website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Def Leppard - Let It Go". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. High 'n' Dry at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Davey Boy (3 January 2009). "Def Leppard – High 'n' Dry (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  6. ^ "DEF LEPPARD, HIGH 'N' DRY UK ALBUM RELEASE". DEF LEPPARD TOUR HISTORY. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Hig 'N' Dry Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Def Leppard Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  9. ^ High 'n' Dry DefLeppard.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011