- hard rock, rock, british metal, heavy metal
- 42 min
- 10 tracks
- Vertigo
High 'n' Dry is the second studio album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released on 6 July 1981. High 'n' Dry was Pete Willis' last full-time album with Def Leppard. It charted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 and No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart. "High 'n' Dry ", ranked No. 33 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs. Following the success of Pyromania, the album re-entered in the US chart and reached No. 72 in 1983.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
- Sputnikmusic3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Let It Go4:43
- A2Another Hit and Run4:59
- A3High ’n’ Dry (Saturday Night)3:25
- A4Bringin’ On the Heartbreak4:33
- A5Switch 6253:03
- B1You Got Me Runnin’4:22
- B2Lady Strange4:40
- B3On Through the Night5:06
- B4Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)4:07
- B5No No No3:05
10 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Def Leppard
- Label
- Vertigo
- Released
- 1981
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- PT
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