Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Elliott - Lead Vocals Steve 'Dreamin' Clark - Guitars Phil Collen - Guitars Rick Savage - Bass Rick Allen - Drums Pete Willis - Guitar Backing Tracks on All Songs. Keyboards - CMI Fairlight Computer Programmed by John Kongos at Tapestry Studios, London. Other Keyboards - Booker T. Boffin, Charlie - Thanks for the Clap on "Rock Of Ages". The Leppardettes - Background Vocals. Produced by Robert John 'Mutt' Lange. Engineered by Mike Shipley. Asisstant Engineer: Bryan 'Chuck' New (Battery Studios) and Craig 'Too Loun For Boys' Thomson (Park Gates Studios). Recorded between bouts of World Cup Soccer at Park Gates Studios, Battle, Sussex (basic tracks) and Battery Studios, London (overdubs and mixdown). Front Cover Illustration: Bernard Gudynas. Back Cover Photograph: David Landslide. Album Sleeve Concept and Design: Satori. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) (Clark, Savage, Lange, Elliott) 3:54 2) Photograph (Clark, Willis, Savage, Elliott, Lange) 4:07 3) Stagefright (Savage, Elliott, Lange) 3:44 4) Too Late For Love (Clark, Lange, Willis, Savage, Elliott) 4:26 5) Die Hard The Hunter (Lange, Clark, Savage, Elliott) 6:15 6) Foolin' (Clark, Lange, Elliott) 4:33 7) Rock Of Ages (Clark, Lange, Elliott) 4:07 8) Comin' Under Fire (Lange, Clark, Willis, Elliott) 4:14 9) Action! Not Words (Lange, Clark, Elliott) 3:48 10) Billy's Got A Gun (Clark, Savage, Willis, Elliott, Lange) 5:56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) (Clark, Savage, Lange, Elliott) 3:54 Hold onto your hat, hold onto your heart Ready, get set to tear this place apart Don't need a ticket, only place in town That'll take you up to heaven and never bring you down Anything goes - oh (2) Women to the left, women to the right There to entertain ... and take you through the night So grab a little heat and come along with me Cause your mama don't mind what your mama don't see Anything goes That's right C'mon - anything goes I said - Rock! rock! till you drop Rock! rock! never stop Rock! rock! till you drop I said - rock! rock! - to the top Ridin' into danger, laughin' all the way Fast, free and easy, livin' for today Gotta lip service, get it while you can Hot, sweat'n'nervous, love on demand Anything goes - oh Anything goes - all night long I said - Rock! rock! till you drop Come on - Rock! rock! never stop You gotta - Rock! rock! till you drop Oh - rock! rock! - to the top Oh yeah The sounds Rock! rock! - Give it to me It's what I got ... goin' through me Don't ever stop, oh do it to me Yeah, rock! rock! you really move me Oh yeah Here we go Rock! rock! till you drop Oh - Rock! rock! never stop Come on and - rock! rock! till you drop We gonna rock until you drop, gonna take you to the top Rock! rock! till you drop - baby Rock! rock! never stop Come on, come on, come on Ow Hold on (2) Hold tight We're gonna rock tonight (Spoken): Too right Too loud man Too loud ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Photograph (Clark, Willis, Savage, Elliott, Lange) 4:07 Huh! I'm outta luck, outta love Gotta photograph, picture of, yeah Passion killer, you're too much You're the only one ... I wanna touch I see your face every time I dream... On every page, every magazine So wild and free so far from me You're all ... I want, my fantasy Oh - Look what you've done to this rock'n'roll clown Ooh - Look what you've done Photograph - I don't want your... Photograph - I don't need your... Photograph - All I've got is a - photograph It's not enough I'd be your lover, if you were there Put your hurt on me, if you dare Such a woman, you got style You make every man ... feel like a child Ow You got some kinda hold on me You're all wrapped up in mystery So wild and free so far from me You're all ... I want, my fantasy Chorus: Oh - Look what you've done to this rock'n'roll clown Ooh - Look what you've done I gotta have you Photograph - I don't want your... Photograph - I don't need your... Photograph - All I've got is a - photograph You've gone straight to my head Chorus Photograph - I don't want your... Photograph - I don't need your... Photograph - All I've got is a - photograph I wanna touch you Ooh... Photograph - Ooh Photograph - Your photograph Photograph Photograph - I need more baby Photograph - I'm outta love Photograph - I'm outta luck Photograph - You're the only one Photograph - I wanna touch Photograph - Ooh Photograph ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Stagefright (Savage, Elliott, Lange) 3:44 (Spoken): I said welcome to my show It's just a-you and me babe We got the whole damn night to go You're holding out on me ... while I'm on fire If you can't stand the heat ... then you should try it Victim of my vices, you know you are You skate on ice to paradise, stairway to the stars Stagefright, all night - Won't you let go All night, stagefright - On with the show You come on like a lady, dressed to kill Never thought you could be caught ... but you will A little understanding, a little love A headline act around the back ... is what I'm thinkin' of Stagefright, all night - Won't you let go All night, stagefright - On with the show Stagefright, all night - You're dream starts today All night, stagefright - is only a heartbeat away Hey! Uh You're going for my head, you're going down Gettin' good at being bad, you're hangin' 'round A fun inspired asylum, toys for the boys Love on the rocks, forget-me-nots, you got no choice Stagefright, all night - Oh won't you let go All night, stagefright - Get on with the show Stagefright, all night - You're dream starts today All night, stagefright - is only a heartbeat away Stagefright - oh - all night - Oh won't you let go All night, stagefright - Get on with the show ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Too Late For Love (Clark, Lange, Willis, Savage, Elliott) 4:26 Somewhere in the distance ... I hear the bells ring Darkness settles on the town as the children start to sing And the lady across the street ... she shuts out the night A cast of thousands waiting ... as she turns out the light But it's - too late, too late, too late Too late for love Too late, too late, too late, too late London boys are gazing, girls go hand in hand A pocket full of innocence, their entrance is grand And the queen of the dream ... stands before them all She stretches out her hand ... as the curtains starts to fall But it's - too late, too late, too late Too late for love Too late, too late, it's too late Too late Oh yeah! Standing by the trapdoor ... aware of me and you The actor and the clown, they're waiting for their cue And there's a lady over there, she's acting pretty cool But when it comes to playing life ... she always plays the fool But it's - too late, too late, it's too late Too late to love Too late, it's too late, too late Too late Is it all too late Much too late Can't you see it's all too late Yeah yeah It's too late Too late, too late, too late Too late for love Too late - oh yeah - too late - yeah - too late Too late Too late, too late, too late Too late for love Too late - too late - too late - too late - too late Too late ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Die Hard The Hunter (Lange, Clark, Savage, Elliott) 6:15 Shotgun! Let's welcome home the soldier boy Far away, far away No angel of mercy ... just a need to destroy Fire away, fire away Let's toast the hero with blood in his eyes The scars on his mind took so many lives Die hard the hunter Welcome home, soldier boy Put down your pistol, yeah, put down your toy Yeah, they can take a gun away from you But never take away your attitude They can't do that - Oh no no no They can't do that You got no enemy, no front line The only battle's in the back of your mind You don't know how to change from bad to good You brought the war to your neighborhood You can't do that - Oh no no no You can't do that Chorus: Die hard - You're caught in a trap Hunter - There's no looking back Die hard - He's lost in the crowd Hunter - Die hard and proud Die hard the hunter (2) You better watch out Die hard the hunter (2) Back in the city, he's a man on the loose He is the shadow that's following you He takes no prisoners when he's hunting for game He's got a bullet and it carries your name You can't do that - You can't do that You can't do that - Oh no no no Chorus Chorus Die hard the hunter (2) You better watch out Die hard the hunter Die hard the hunter - You got blood in his eyes Die hard the hunter - He's huntin' for game Die hard the hunter - His bullet carries your name Die hard the hunter You can't do that (2) No no no Ow! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Foolin' (Clark, Lange, Elliott) 4:33 Lady Luck never smiles So loaned your love ... to me a while Do with me ... what you will Break the spell ... and take your fill On and on we rode the storm The flame has died ... and the fire has gone Oh, this empty bed is a night alone I realized that long ago Chorus 1: Is anybody out there Anybody there Does anybody wonder Anybody care Chorus 2: Oh I just gotta know If you're really there... And you really care 'Cause baby I'm not... F-f-f-foolin' Oh f-f-foolin' F-f-f-foolin' Oh f-f-foolin' Won't you stay with me a while Whoah Close your eyes, don't run and hide Easy love ... is an easy ride Just wakin' up ... from what we had Could stop good love ... from going bad Chorus 1 & 2 F-f-f-foolin' Oh f-f-foolin' F-f-f-foolin' Oh f-f-foolin' Yeah Oh oh oh oh Chorus 2 F-f-f-foolin' Oh f-f-foolin' Not - f-f-f-foolin' Oh no I'm not foolin' myself (2) No no I'm not foolin' myself Oh no no I'm not foolin' myself I'm not foolin' I'm not foolin' myself No ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Rock Of Ages (Clark, Lange, Elliott) 4:07 (Spoken): Gunter glieben glauchen globen Heh heh heh All right I got something to say... Yeah It's better to burn out Yeah... Than fade away All right Ow Gonna start a fire C'mon Rise up, gather round Rock this place to the ground Burn it up, let's go for broke Watch the night go up in smoke Rock on - Rock on Drive me crazier No serenade No fire brigade Just the pyromania C'mon What do you want? - What do you want? I want rock'n'roll Yes I do Long live rock'n'roll Oh let's go, let's strike a light We're gonna blow like dynamite And I don't care if it takes all night Gonna set this town alight, come on What do you want? - What do you want? I want rock'n'roll All right Long live rock'n'roll Ooh yeah yeah Rock of ages, rock of ages Still rollin', keep a-rollin' Rock of ages, rock of ages Still rollin', rock'n'rollin' We got the power, got the glory Just say you need it And if you need it say yeah Oh yeah Heh heh heh heh Now listen to me I'm burnin', burnin', I got the fever I know for sure, there ain't no cure So feel it, don't fight it, go with the flow And gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme one more for the road, yeah What do you want? - What do you want? I want rock'n'roll You betcha Long live rock'n'roll High hats Cha cha cha Rock of ages, rock of ages Still rollin', keep a-rollin' Rock of ages, rock of ages Still rollin', rock'n'rollin' We got the power, got the glory Just say you need it And if you need it say yeah Say yeah We're gonna burn that damn place down Ooh Down to the ground Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Comin' Under Fire (Lange, Clark, Willis, Elliott) 4:14 Your kind of woman gotta heart of stone But watch it break when I get you alone Take a chance, come lay down with me Oh, I wanna make it Slow and steady, never lost the race Don't stop runnin', I'm a fool for the chase Play the game, surrender to me Baby, I don't wanna fake it Chorus: Is it any wonder You got me comin' under fire Comin' like thunder You know you make me walk the wire It's so easy to put on a show Your body says yes, but you won't let it go But my passion, it won't slip away Oh am I going crazy Chorus Under fire - you got me comin' - under fire You got me comin' - under fire Oh yeah, I'm comin' - under fire Your body says yes But baby, please let it go Let it go Ooh yeah You got me, I'm cornered, my back to the wall No bed of roses, ain't no bed at all I'm walkin' ... the wire, I stumble and fall I got my message but I ain't gonna crawl Chorus (2) Under fire - you got me comin' - under fire You got me comin' - under fire Oh yeah, I'm comin' under fire (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Action! Not Words (Lange, Clark, Elliott) 3:48 I'm sick and tired of the damn TV I'm gonna make my own movie I wanna star in a late night show And all I need is my video Shock me - Make it electric Shock me - Make it last Curtain up, let the camera roll It's automatic, it's in control Got no script baby, ain't no lines Just me and you and a real good time, oh Oh shock me - Make it electric Shock me - C'mon, make it last Shock me - Gimme thunder'n'lightning Shock me - Oh babe I need it fast 'Cause all I need is some Action! action! action, not words Gimme - action! action! action not words C'mon and shock me Let the cameras roll I'll be the hero, you be the star With your wine and your caviar No audition, a starring roll I'll be your Bogart and you be Monroe, yeah Shock me - Make it electric Shock me - Oh bump and grind Shock me - Make a night to remember Shock me - Do it one more time So cut me in on the ... action Lights Camera Sound I need action Action! action! Gimme - action not words Let the camera roll Action! (2) Ooh yeah, action! Said action not words I need a little Action! - Action! (2) Action not words Ooh, shake a little piece of your Action! - Action! (2) Action not words Come on, talk to me with your body Whoah Action! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Billy's Got A Gun (Clark, Savage, Willis, Elliott, Lange) 5:56 Billy's got a gun, he's on the run Confusion in his mind, the blind leads the blind Yeah, Billy's got a gun, he's gonna shoot ya down He's got evil in his eyes, got a reason to despise There's danger in the air Chorus: Can you feel it in the air There's danger in the air - Danger Such a strange emotion Can you feel it in the air Oh yeah Oh he was locked inside a room ... without a door His innocence he suffered for In a world of black and white, they were wrong and he was right Just looking for a clue, it's a nightmare come true He's going underground ... to track that danger down Oh Billy, hey why you got that gun? Chorus Oh Billy Never give him an even break Gettin' caught is the chance you take It could be your last mistake You could be so helpless As a bird with a broken wing Like a sheep in a lion's den Gonna fall but you won't know when... He's gonna get you You hear footsteps in the night, see shadows on the wall And the ghostly sound of silence ... as the mist begins to fall Then a scream rang out like thunder but the lightning was too late As the rain came down on the crimson ground ... was the hand of fate And a crowd of people gathered round but Billy couldn't wait Chorus Yeah, Billy's on the run Oh, you better run Never gave him an even break - Better run Gettin' caught is the chance you take - You better run It could be your last mistake Yeah Billy's got a gun As a bird with a broken wing - Oh Billy Like a sheep in a lion's den - Oh Billy Gonna fall but you won't know when - Yeah, Billy's out He's gonna get you Yeah (Spoken): Bang bang ------------------------------------------------------------------------