High 'n' Dry

High 'n' Dry is the second album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). Its title song "High 'n' Dry" made #33 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs ^[1].

1984 Reissue

Due to the success of Pyromania, High 'n' Dry was reissued on 14 May, 1984 with two bonus tracks:

"Bringing on the Heartbreak (remix)", essentially the same recording with a few synthesizer overdubs. The remix was released in 1984 as a single, peaking at #61 in the UK charts.
"Me & My Wine (remix)", a remixed version of a 1981 B-side. Its video parodied The Young Ones with band members playing the roles.

Videos for both were made, featuring Phil Collen (who was not in the band at the time of the music's recording). Both bonuses were deleted from the mid-1990s re-releases of the album.

Track listing

"Let It Go" (Elliott, Willis, Clark) – 4:43
"Another Hit and Run" (Elliott, Savage) – 4:59
"High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" (Elliott, Clark, Savage) – 3:27
"Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (Elliott, Willis, Clark) – 4:34
"Switch 625" (Clark) – 3:03
"You Got Me Runnin'" (Elliott, Willis, Clark) – 4:23
"Lady Strange" (Elliott, Willis, Clark, Allen) – 4:39
"On Through the Night" (Elliott, Clark, Savage) – 5:06
"Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)" (Elliott, Clark, Savage) – 4:08
"No No No" (Elliott, Willis, Savage) – 3:13

Bonus tracks on re-issues post 1984

"Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (remix) (Elliott, Willis, Clark) – 4:34
"Me & My Wine" – 3:40

Miscellaneous

On the original vinyl LP, the final track "No No No" ended with the word "No" screamed continually into the record's run-out groove.

Credits

Def Leppard

Joe Elliott - lead vocals
Pete Willis - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Steve Clark - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Rick Savage - bass, backing vocals
Rick Allen - drums, backing vocals

Production

Robert John "Mutt" Lange - producer
Mike Shipley - engineer
Hipgnosis - cover design

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Pop Albums	38
1983	The Billboard 200	72

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	"Let It Go"	Mainstream Rock	34
1984	"Bringin' on the Heartbreak"	The Billboard Hot 100	61

Notes

^ "VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1-4 May 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by VH1.com; last accessed September 10, 2006.

Def Leppard
Current members
Joe Elliott \| Phil Collen \| Vivian Campbell \| Rick Savage \| Rick Allen
Former members
Steve Clark \| Pete Willis \| Tony Kenning \| Frank Noon
Discography
Studio albums: On Through the Night \| High 'n' Dry \| Pyromania \| Hysteria \| Adrenalize \| Retro Active \| Slang \| Euphoria \| X \| Yeah! \| Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
Compilations: Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) \| Best of Def Leppard \| Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
EPs: Warchild \| Def Leppard EP (Getcha Rocks Off EP) \| First Strike
Videography
Videos and DVDs: Historia \| Live: In The Round, In Your Face \| Visualize \| Video Archive \| Historia / Live: In The Round, In Your Face \| Visualize / Video Archive \| Classic Albums: Hysteria \| Def Leppard: Pyro-Graphic \| Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story \| Best Of The Videos \| Rock of Ages – The DVD Collection
Singles
"Wasted" \| "Hello America" \| "Let It Go" \| "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" \| "Photograph" \| "Rock of Ages" \| "Foolin'" \| "Too Late for Love" \| "Comin' Under Fire" \| "Billy's Got a Gun" \| "Action! Not Words" \| "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (remix) \| "Women" \| "Animal" \| "Pour Some Sugar on Me" \| "Hysteria" \| "Armageddon It" \| "Love Bites" \| "Rocket" \| "Let's Get Rocked" \| "Make Love Like a Man" \| "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" \| "Heaven Is" \| "Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)" \| "Tonight" \| "Two Steps Behind" \| "Action" \| "Desert Song" \| "Miss You in a Heartbeat" \| "When Love & Hate Collide" \| "Slang" \| "Work It Out" \| "All I Want Is Everything" \| "Breathe a Sigh" \| "Promises" \| "Paper Sun" \| "Goodbye" \| "Day After Day" \| "Now" \| "Long, Long Way to Go" \| "Four Letter Word" \| "No Matter What" \| "Rock On" \| "20th Century Boy"
Concert tours
Def Leppard Early Tours 1978-1979 \| On Through the Night World Tour \| High 'n' Dry World Tour \| Pyromania World Tour \| Hysteria World Tour \| Seven Day Weekend Tour \| Def Leppard Slang Tour \| Euphoria World Tour 1999-2001 \| X World Tour 2002-2003 \| Rock Of Ages Tour 2005 \| Yeah! Tour 2006 \| Downstage Thrust Tour
Related articles
Robert John "Mutt" Lange \| Jeff Rich \| Terror Twins \| Def Leppard band members \| Def Leppard discography

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