Play Dirty is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool , released on Bronze Records in 1983 and produced by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea from the hard rock band Slade . It was the first Girlschool album not to enter the UK Top 40 album chart and signalled a general downturn in their career, along with an inclination towards a softer rock sound. Drummer Denise Dufort rated the album as her favourite of all the band's career: "Play Dirty as it has a more mature sound to it and I think it sounds a bit like Def Leppard ."