Pyromania (album)

Pyromania
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Album by Def Leppard
Released 1983
Recorded 1982 at Park Gates Studios in Battle, Sussex, England & Battery Studios in London
Genre Hard Rock
Length 44 min 57 sec
Record label Mercury
Producers John Kongos,
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Professional reviews
AMG 5/5 link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5B0ECCC8EE56F8906F37398EE4A368284F36&uid=SUB040411110943&sql=10:rq6htr69kl2x~T1)
Def Leppard Chronology
High 'N' Dry
(1981)
Pyromania
(1983)
Hysteria
(1987)

Pyromania (literally meaning "a mania for fire") is the third album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). Thomas Dolby recorded some of the synthesizer parts on this album under the alias Booker T. Boffin.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rock Rock ('Til You Drop)" (Clark, Elliott, Lange, Savage) - 3:52
  2. "Photograph" (Clark, Elliott, Lange, Savage, Willis) - 4:12
  3. "Stagefright" (Elliott, Lange, Savage) - 3:46
  4. "Too Late for Love" (Clark, Elliott, Lange, Savage, Willis) - 4:30
  5. "Die Hard the Hunter" (Clark, Elliott, Lange, Savage) - 6:17
  6. "Foolin'" (Clark, Elliott, Lange) - 4:32
  7. "Rock of Ages" (Clark, Elliott, Lange) - 4:09
  8. "Comin' Under Fire" (Clark, Elliott, Lange, Willis) - 4:20
  9. "Action! Not Words" (Clark, Elliott, Lange) - 3:52
  10. "Billy's Got a Gun" (Clark, Elliott, Lange, Savage, Willis) - 5:27

Personnel

Def Leppard

  • Rick Allen - drums
  • Steve Clark - guitar
  • Phil Collen - guitar
  • Joe Elliott - vocals
  • Rick Savage - bass, drums
  • Pete Willis - guitar

Additional personnel

  • Booker T. Boffin - keyboard
  • John Kongos - keyboard
  • Leppardettes - background vocals

Production

  • Producer: John Kongos, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
  • Engineer: Mike Shipley

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1983 Pop Albums 2

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Action! Not Words" Mainstream Rock 42
1983 "Billy's Got A Gun" Mainstream Rock 33
1983 "Comin' Under Fire" Mainstream Rock 24
1983 "Foolin'" Mainstream Rock 9
1983 "Foolin'" Pop Singles 28
1983 "Photograph" Mainstream Rock 1
1983 "Photograph" Pop Singles 12
1983 "Rock Of Ages" Mainstream Rock 1
1983 "Rock Of Ages" Pop Singles 16
1983 "Too Late For Love" Mainstream Rock 9

See also

Pyromania -- the psychological condition

External links

Pyromania info at the official Def Leppard site (http://www.defleppard.com/discography/index.html)

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