Highway to Hell - Definition and Overview

Highway to Hell
Album by AC/DC
Released	July 27, 1979 (UK)
Recorded	1979
Genre	Hard rock
Length	41 min 10 s
Record label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Mutt Lange
Professional reviews
Q review	3 stars out of 5	December 1994, p.157 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=124963&resource=124963&fixture_artist=146580)
Rolling Stone review	3 stars out of 5	link (http://rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=49466&cf=)
Allmusic.com review	5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040402060322252049&sql=Aomazefukhgf6)
Mojo review	Favorable	December 2000, p. 84 (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040402060322252049&sql=Aomazefukhgf6)
AC/DC Chronology
If You Want Blood (1978)	Highway to Hell (1979)	Back in Black (1980)

Highway to Hell is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). By far their most popular album at the time of its release, Highway to Hell expanded AC/DC's audience considerably, and left poised for breakthrough success the following year, with Back in Black, after the untimely death of Bon Scott.

Pre-production of the album began in January 1979 with demos cut at Albert Studios in Sydney where they met the intended producer Eddie Kramer. The album was recorded during sessions in February 1979 at Criteria Studios in Miami and March-April at Roundhouse Studios in London. Kramer began as producer in February but AC/DC fired him before a single track had been completed. The album was released first in the UK and then in the US on July 30.

Track listing

1. "Highway to Hell" - 3:26
2. "Girls Got Rhythm" - 3:23
3. "Walk All over You" - 5:08
4. "Touch Too Much" - 4:24
5. "Beating Around the Bush" - 3:55
6. "Shot Down in Flames" - 3:21
7. "Get It Hot" - 2:24
8. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" - 4:32
9. "Love Hungry Man" - 4:14
10. "Night Prowler" - 6:13

All songs composed by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott.

Personnel

• Bon Scott - Vocals
• Angus Young - Lead Guitar
• Malcolm Young - Rhythm Guitar
• Phil Rudd - Drums
• Cliff Williams - Bass

• Mark Dearnley - Engineer

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

1979   Pop Albums	                No. 17

Billboard (North America) - singles

1979   Highway To Hell          Pop Singles                     No. 47
1992   Highway To Hell	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	        No. 29