Rock in a Hard Place
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| Studio album by Aerosmith | ||||
| Released | August 1, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981-1982 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal[1] | |||
| Length | 52:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler | |||
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Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released on August 1, 1982 on Columbia. It is the only Aerosmith album to not feature guitarist Joe Perry. The band spent 1.5 million dollars on the recording of this album.[2]
Rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford left the band during its recording in 1981. Whitford is billed as an "additional musician", and can be heard playing rhythm guitar on "Lightning Strikes." This was also Aerosmith's last studio album released on Columbia Records until 1997.
Despite the album's negative reviews, drummer Joey Kramer asserts in his 2009 autobiography, Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top: "the record doesn't suck. There's some real good stuff on it. But it's not a real Aerosmith record because it's just me, Steven, and Tom - with a fill-in guitar player. [...] It's Jimmy Crespo doing the guitar work."[2]
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Jailbait" | Steven Tyler, Jimmy Crespo | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Lightning Strikes" | Richard Supa | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Bitch's Brew" | Tyler, Crespo | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Bolivian Ragamuffin" | Tyler, Crespo | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Prelude to Joanie" | Tyler | 1:21 |
| 7. | "Joanie's Butterfly" | Tyler, Crespo, Jack Douglas | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)" | Tyler, Crespo, Douglas | 4:46 |
| 9. | "Jig Is Up" | Tyler, Crespo | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Push Comes to Shove" | Tyler | 4:28 |
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Band
- Steven Tyler - lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, drums ("Push Comes to Shove")
- Tom Hamilton - bass
- Joey Kramer - drums
- Jimmy Crespo - guitar
- Rick Dufay - guitar
[edit] Additional musicians
- Brad Whitford - rhythm guitar ("Lightning Strikes")
- Paul Harris - piano ("Push Comes to Shove")
- John Turi - saxophone ("Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)")
- Reinhard Straub - violin ("Joanie's Butterfly")
- John Lievano - guitar ("Joanie's Butterfly")
- Jack Douglas - percussion
[edit] Recording personnel
- Jack Douglas - producer, additional engineer
- Steven Tyler - producer
- Godfrey Diamond - chief engineer
- Tony Bongiovi - additional engineer
- John Agnello - assistant engineer
- Bruce Hensal - assistant engineer
- Jim Sessody - assistant engineer
- Gary Rindfuss - assistant engineer
- Josh Abbey - assistant engineer
- Malcolm Pollack - assistant engineer
- Zoe Yanakis - assistant engineer
- George Marino - mastering
[edit] Artwork
- Gerard Rozhek - photography, visual direction
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | The Billboard 200 | 37 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "Lightning Strikes" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 21 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA - USA | Gold[3] | November 10, 1989 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifuxq95ldhe
- ^ a b Joey Kramer, Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top, pg.134, 2009
- ^ "Gold and Platinum Database Search". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Rock%20in%20a%20Hard%20Place&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.
[edit] External links
Rock in a Hard Place at MusicBrainz
