| High 'n' Dry | ||||
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 Cover art by Hipgnosis | ||||
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| Released | 6 July 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March–June 1981[1] | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios (London) | |||
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| Length | 42:15 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[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]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Davey Boy (3 January 2009). "Def Leppard – High 'n' Dry (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
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- ^ a b "Hig 'N' Dry Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Def Leppard Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ High 'n' Dry DefLeppard.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011