Permanent Vacation (album)

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Permanent Vacation
Studio album by Aerosmith
Released September 5, 1987
Recorded March – May 1987 at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Genre Hard rock, blues rock,[2] glam metal[3]
Length 51:46[4]
Label Geffen
Producer Bruce Fairbairn[1]
Aerosmith chronology
Done with Mirrors
(1985)		 Permanent Vacation
(1987)		 Pump
(1989)
Singles from Permanent Vacation
  1. "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
    Released: October 1987 (1987-10)[5]
  2. "Angel"
    Released: April 1988 (1988-04)[5]
  3. "Rag Doll"
    Released: June 1988 (1988-06)[5]

Permanent Vacation is the ninth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in August 1987 by Geffen Records.[4]

The album marks a turning point in the band's career. It is their first album to employ professional songwriters, instead of featuring material solely composed by members of the band.[6] It was also the first Aerosmith album to be promoted by heavy music video airplay on MTV. Though Done with Mirrors was intended to mark Aerosmith's comeback, Permanent Vacation is often considered their true comeback album, as it was the band's first truly popular album since their reunion. "Rag Doll," "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" and "Angel" all became major hit singles (all three songs charted in the Top 20) and helped Permanent Vacation become the band's most successful album in a decade.

The album features their cover of "I'm Down", a piano-driven Beatles song that appeared as a b-side to their single "Help" in 1965. This was Aerosmith's second commercially-released Beatles cover, after "Come Together".

In limited production, the original album cover for Permanent Vacation did not feature the yellow Aerosmith wings logo. Instead, the album jacket only featured the black background covered in the red "Permanent Vacation" hula girl print. The yellow Aerosmith wings logo was actually on the outside of the plastic case rather than the inner album liner.[citation needed]

Permanent Vacation has sold over five million copies in the U.S.[7]

In the UK, it was the first Aerosmith album to attain both Silver (60,000 units sold) and Gold (100,000 units sold) certification by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving these in July 1989 and March 1990 respectively.[8]

Contents

[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars.... [9]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars.... [10]
Robert Christgau (C+) [11]

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Heart's Done Time"   Joe Perry, Desmond Child 4:42
2. "Magic Touch"   Steven Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance 4:37
3. "Rag Doll"   Tyler, Perry, Vallance, Holly Knight 4:25
4. "Simoriah"   Tyler, Perry, Vallance 3:22
5. "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"   Tyler, Perry, Child 4:25
6. "St. John"   Tyler 4:10
7. "Hangman Jury"   Tyler, Perry, Vallance 5:33
8. "Girl Keeps Coming Apart"   Tyler, Perry 4:13
9. "Angel"   Tyler, Child 5:08
10. "Permanent Vacation"   Tyler, Brad Whitford 4:49
11. "I'm Down"   John Lennon, Paul McCartney 2:20
12. "The Movie"   Tyler, Perry, Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer 4:04

[edit] Personnel

Per liner notes[1] & Allmusic[12]

Aerosmith
Additional musicians
Production

[edit] Charts

Album
Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[14] 11
Canada RPM 100 Albums[15] 16
UK (Top 100)[16] 37
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Top 50)[17] 42
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1987 "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
The Billboard Hot 100 14
"Hangman Jury" Mainstream Rock Tracks 14
"Rag Doll" Mainstream Rock Tracks 12
1988 "Angel" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
The Billboard Hot 100 3
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 41
"Rag Doll" The Billboard Hot 100 17

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA - USA Gold[18] November 10, 1987
Platinum[18] December 8, 1987
2× Platinum[18] May 24, 1988
3× Platinum[18] March 7, 1990
4× Platinum[18] November 9, 1994
5× Platinum[18] February 10, 1995
CIA – Canada Gold Nov 18, 1994
Platinum Nov 18, 1994
2× Platinum Nov 18, 1994
3× Platinum Nov 18, 1994
4× Platinum Nov 18, 1994
5× Platinum Nov 18, 1994

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Permanent Vacation at MusicBrainz

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c (1994) Album notes for Big Ones by Aerosmith [CD insert]. U.S.A.: Geffen Records (GEFD-24716).
  2. ^ Allmusic Review, See Genre and Style
  3. ^ Allmusic Review, See Genre and Style
  4. ^ a b John Franck & Eduardo Rivadavia. "Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/big-ones-r205993. Retrieved November 15, 2010. 
  5. ^ a b c Strong, Martin (2002) [First published in 1994]. The Great Rock Discography (Sixth ed.). United Kingdom: Canongate Books. ISBN 1 84195 312 1. 
  6. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aerosmith/albums/album/238847/review/6067410/permanent_vacation
  7. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=4&table=tblTop100&action=
  8. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx Search for "Aerosmith"
  9. ^ Franck, John. "Allmusic Review". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r180. Retrieved 2011-04-21. 
  10. ^ "Review". Rolling Stone Review. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/aerosmith/albumguide. Retrieved 2011-04-21. 
  11. ^ "Review". Robert Christgau Review. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=aerosmith. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  12. ^ "Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith > Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/permanent-vacation-r180/credits. Retrieved November 15, 2010. 
  13. ^ a b c Aerosmith- Permanent Vacation @Discogs.com Retrieved 7-23-2011.
  14. ^ "Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/aerosmith/permanent-vacation/1163. Retrieved November 15, 2010. 
  15. ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0907&type=2&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3
  16. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=10586
  17. ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aerosmith&titel=Permanent+Vacation&cat=a
  18. ^ a b c d e f "Gold and Platinum Database Search". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Permanent%20Vacation&artist=Aerosmith&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-11-24. 
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