High 'n' Dry

High ‘n’ Dry is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Def Leppard, released on July 11, 1981 (see 1981 in music) and the last studio album by the band to feature original co-lead guitarist Pete Willis, who was fired in 1982 for excessive alcohol consumption. Its title song “High ‘n’ Dry” made #33 on VH1’s 40 Greatest Metal Songs .



1984 reissue
Due to the success of Pyromania, High ‘n’ Dry was reissued on 31 May 1984 with two bonus tracks:

“Bringin’ 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
Side one
# Title Writer(s) Length
1. “Let It Go” Joe Elliott, Pete Willis, Steve Clark 4:43
2. “Another Hit and Run” Elliott, Rick Savage 4:59
3. “High ‘n’ Dry (Saturday Night)” Elliott, Clark, Savage 3:27
4. “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak” Elliott, Willis, Clark 4:34
5. “Switch 625” Clark 3:03

Side two
# Title Writer(s) Length
1. “You Got Me Runnin’” Elliott, Willis, Clark 4:23
2. “Lady Strange” Elliott, Willis, Clark, Rick Allen 4:39
3. “On Through the Night” Elliott, Clark, Savage 5:06
4. “Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)” Elliott, Clark, Savage 4:08
5. “No No No” Elliott, Willis, Savage 3:13

Bonus tracks on post-1984 reissues