Album dossier / 1981
High 'n' Dry
Def Leppard · Heavy Metal/NWOBHM
Def Leppard's second album was the first to be produced by Robert John 'Mutt' Lange, whose meticulous layered-guitar approach turned 'Bringin' On the Heartbreak' into an early MTV power-ballad staple and set the sonic template the band would perfect two years later on Pyromania; it was also guitarist Pete Willis's last full-length record with the band.
Record facts
- Label
- Vertigo Records
- Producer
- N/A
- Chart peak
- N/A
- Notable tracks
- ★ Bringin' On the Heartbreak
- ★ High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)
- ★ Let It Go
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
4 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Def Leppard. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 10 tracks
- Let It Go
- Another Hit And Run
- High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)
- Bringin' On The Heartbreak
- Switch 625
- You Got Me Runnin'
- Lady Strange
- On Through The Night
- Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
- No No No
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_%27n%27_Dry, https://www.discogs.com/master/31060-Def-Leppard-High-N-Dry · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/393271 · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-08-30