Saturday, 1st August 2015
Def Leppard's second studio album High 'n' Dry reached Number 26 in the UK album chart on this day in 1981.
The album had been released in the UK on 6th July to coincide with their UK tour which started on the 13th.
It entered at Number 35 on 25th July, the final night of the tour in London, and went up to this peak position of 26 a week later.
In all it spent seven weeks on the chart. Three inside the Top 40.
Rick Allen spoke about the album in 1996.
The recording of 'High 'n' Dry' was the last time he'd play acoustic drums on an album until the 'Slang' album which was released in the same year as his quotes.
1996 Work It Out Album Postcards - Rick Allen Quotes
"This was when we started taking it seriously, and found out what hard work really was."
"Mutt Lange at the helm at Battery studios in Willesden, London."
"Our first venture into video promo saw us featured on a new channel in America called MTV. The song from the album was "Bringin' On The Heartbreak."
"This album was slow to take off but a year after it's release it started to make waves in the U.S. Thanks to "Bringin' " on the MTV."
"This record is a favourite of mine."
- Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry Album Section
- Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry Tour 1981
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