"BRINGIN' ON THE HEARTBREAK" ● Def Leppard

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"BRINGIN' ON THE HEARTBREAK" ● Def Leppard

The Song● Bringin' On The Heartbreak

Writers● Steve Clark, Joe Elliott, and Pete Willis

Producer● Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Recorded● Spring 1981 in England

Released● Summer 1981

Players●
:: Joe Elliott -- vocals
:: Steve Clark -- guitar, vocals
:: Pete Willis -- guitar, vocals
:: Rick Savage -- bass, vocals
:: Rick Allen -- drums

Album● High 'N' Dry (Mercury, 1981)

Also On●
:: Vault--Greatest Hits 1980-1995 (Mercury, 1996)
:: Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection (Island, 2005)

High 'n' Dry ● Def Leppard

High 'n' Dry is the second studio album by Def Leppard, released on July 6, 1981. High 'n' Dry charted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 and No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart.

Taken from Def Leppard's second album, "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" only reached Number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart but received substantial airplay at rock radio, giving the group their first hit.

Bassist Rick Savage, however, notes that the song "nearly didn't make High 'N' Dry because it was a ballad." A remixed version of "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" appeared on a reissued High 'N' Dry that was released in 1984, in the wake of the multi-platinum success of Def Leppard's third album, Pyromania.

High 'N' Dry and "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" marked the beginning of Def Leppard's association with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who was brought in specifically to create a smoother, more polished, and radio-friendly sound for the band.

High 'N' Dry reached Number 38 on the Billboard 200 and Number 26 on the U.K. chart.

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