1992 studio album by Def Leppard
Adrenalize is the fifth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard , released on 31 March 1992 through Mercury Records . The first album by the band following the death of guitarist Steve Clark in 1991, it spawned seven singles. Three of those – "Let's Get Rocked ", "Make Love Like a Man " and "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad " – were major hits.
"White Lightning" is dedicated to the memory of Clark,[6] who has writing credits on six of the album's 10 tracks.
Recording [ ]
Instead of replacing Steve Clark with a new member, the band recorded the album as a four-piece. "We had recorded demos on multitrack," recalled fellow guitarist Phil Collen . "I was sitting there with him when he played the original parts. I could relay that. But it was like playing along to a ghost."[7]
This was also the band's first album since 1981 recorded without longtime producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange . Instead, the band took matters in their own hands and produced the album themselves along with longtime engineer Mike Shipley ;[6] with Lange credited as executive producer.[8]
"We coped without Mutt quite well…" recalled Joe Elliott . "Mutt was in his studio in Guildford with Bryan Adams and we'd be in Dublin , talking every day… But it wasn't as adventurous as Hysteria . It was more of a rock album, less experimental. It's like with Pink Floyd : to me, Adrenalize was our Wish You Were Here and Hysteria was our Dark Side of the Moon ."[9]
Commercial performance and reception [ ]
Adrenalize debuted at No. 1 on both the UK Albums Chart [10] and, in the following week, on the U.S. Billboard 200 .[11] It stayed at No. 1 of the Billboard chart for five weeks keeping Bruce Springsteen 's Human Touch off the top spot, and spent 65 weeks on the charts in total.
The album received mixed reviews: some critics praised its production values and instantly catchy and radio-friendly material, while others called it tired and formulaic.[12] In a four-star review for Rolling Stone , J.D. Considine wrote: "Adrenalize is so relentlessly catchy that it almost seems as if the band is about to abandon its heavy-metal roots for the greener fields of hard pop."[13] Other reviewers also noted the album's less metal sound and pointed out its lack of cohesion. A staff writer for Sputnikmusic said that, despite the slick production, the album doesn't match the standard set by the band’s previous two records, which they referred to as masterpieces."[14] Writing in 2009, after Pyromania and Adrenalize have been reissued, Toby Cook of The Quietus said that, despite Adrenalize 's many flaws, "the record buying public of '92 cared not."[15] Indeed, the album would go on to sell more than seven million copies worldwide, remaining Def Leppard's last studio album to achieve major mainstream success.[6]
Track listing [ ]
Deluxe edition (Bonus CD) [ ]
Personnel [ ]
Additional personnel [ ]
Production [ ]
Mike "Bat Ears" Shipley – producer, engineer, mixing
Def Leppard – producer
Pete Woodroffe – engineer, programming, sequencing
Robert John "Mutt" Lange – executive producer
Robert Scovill – assistant engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Andie Airfix – art direction
Pamela Springsteen – photography
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Certifications [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ "D E F L E P P A R D . C O M" . 21 December 2001. Archived from the original on 21 December 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2018 .
^ Elliott, Paul (6 March 2018). "Def Leppard look back on how they made 90s rock classic Adrenalize" . Classic Rock . Future plc . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ Basner, Dave (31 March 2017). [1] . iHeartRadio . iHeartMedia . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ Christgau, Robert. "Def Leppard" . Robert Christgau .
^ J.D. Considine (16 April 1992). "Adrenalize | Album Reviews" . Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 November 2011 .
^ a b c Kielty, Martin (31 March 2017). "When Def Leppard Beat the Grunge Clock With 'Adrenalize' " . Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved 15 May 2021 . {{cite web }}
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^ Barton, Geoff : "Steve was an artist…"; Classic Rock #219, February 2016, p184
^ "Def Leppard News - The Story of Def Leppard's ADRENALIZE Album (Released 25 Years Ago)" . Def Leppard Tour History . Retrieved 15 May 2021 .
^ Wall , Mick (May 2018). "A wild ride over stony ground". Classic Rock . No. 248. p. 38.
^ "adrenalize | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company" . www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 15 May 2021 .
^ "Top Current Album Sales Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved 15 May 2021 .
^ "Def Leppard Adrenalize - AllMusic Review by Steve Huey" . AllMusic . Retrieved 11 March 2022 .{{cite web }}
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^ Considine, J.D. (16 April 1992). "Adrenalize" . Rolling Stone .
^ "Def Leppard - Adrenalize (album review ) | Sputnikmusic" . www.sputnikmusic.com . Retrieved 15 May 2021 .
^ Cook, Toby (11 June 2009). "Reviews | Def Leppard - Pyromania & Adrenalize Reissues" . The Quietus . Retrieved 15 May 2021 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Australiancharts.com – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2102" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Def Leppard: Adrenalize" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1992. 28. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ . Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1992" . Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" . GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1992" . Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 9 February 2022 .
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992" . hitparade.ch . Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" . Music Canada . Retrieved 24 April 2019 .
^ a b "Def Leppard" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 24 April 2019 .
^ "French album certifications – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 12 November 2021 . Select DEF LEPPARD and click OK.
^ "Japanese album certifications – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 24 April 2019 . Select 1992年5月 on the drop-down menu
^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved 24 April 2019 . Type Def Leppard in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Adrenalize in the box under the TÍTULO column heading .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 7 January 2020 .
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden . Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019 .
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Def Leppard; ' Adrenalize' )" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2019 .
^ "British album certifications – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 24 April 2019 .
^ "American album certifications – Def Leppard – Adrenalize" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 24 April 2019 .
References [ ]
Adrenalize (CD booklet). Def Leppard. London, England : Mercury . 1992. 314 512 185-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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