On Through The Night

On Through the Night is the debut album by British Hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1980. It features rerecorded versions of "Rocks Off" and "Overture", tracks from the band's original independently released EP, The Def Leppard E.P. Other tracks are rerecorded versions of early demos, some of which appeared on the First Strike and Warchild bootlegs. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on May 9, 1989. The band have stated on many occasions that they don't like this album (which is rawer in sound and more in line with NWOBHM bands like Saxon) and consider High 'n' Dry their first proper album. The band does not play material from the album in their live concerts since the early 1980's, although they did perform "Wasted" a few times during the Euphoria tour and "Rock Brigade" once in 2005.

"Wasted," "Rock Brigade" (b/w "When The Walls Came Tumbling Down") and "Hello America" were released as singles. However, the version of "Wasted" that appears on the single is a different recording from that of the LP, as is its b-side, "Hello America".

This album was produced by Tom Allom, perhaps best known for his work with Judas Priest, and is one of the only Def Leppard albums that receive little or no radio airplay, as compared to the likes of their later albums like Pyromania or Hysteria.

Track listing

Personnel

Steve Clark – guitar
Rick Savage – bass
Pete Willis – guitar
Rick Allen – drums
Joe Elliott – throat

Additional personnel

Chris M

. Hughes – synthesizer on "Hello America"
Dave Cousins – voice on "When the Walls Came Tumblin' Down"

Production

(Colonel) Tom Allom – producer
Louis "Snook" Austin – engineer
Dick Plant – engineer

Charts

Album

Singles

Album Cover

The Truck on the album's cover was modeled after a 1970's era Kenworth W900 tractor-trailer with the "K.W." initials in the trucks grille logo replaced with "D.L." standing for Def Leppard. The band has also stated that they did not like how the cover turned out which prompted them to hire professional album cover designer Hipgnosis to design the cover for their next album: "High 'n' Dry".

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