Draw the Line
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| Studio album by Aerosmith | |||||
| Released | December 1, 1977 | ||||
| Recorded | New York City, 1977 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Length | 35:14 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Aerosmith/Jack Douglas | ||||
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Draw the Line is the fifth album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music).
It was recorded in an abandoned convent near New York City, rented out for that purpose.[citation needed] The band lived there while recording the album, doing drugs, sleeping, eating, shooting guns, and driving their sports cars in between recording sessions.
As a follow-up to Rocks, Draw the Line was considered a success at the time, both commercially and critically, but has not fared as well since the 1970s. Members of Aerosmith have since claimed that interpersonal conflicts and a chaotic, drug-fueled lifestyle was making the music "cloudy" by the time Draw the Line was recorded. The album is known as Aerosmith's darkest time, even though they were heavier in on drugs around the recording Rock in a Hard Place. Joe Perry in an interview had said "during the recording of the album, the only thing that still had us connected was the headphones."
By the time of the release the band was considered big enough that the name didn't appear on the front of the album artwork.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "Draw the Line" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 3:23
- "I Wanna Know Why" (Tyler, Perry) – 3:09
- "Critical Mass" (Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Jack Douglas) – 4:53
- "Get It Up" (Tyler, Perry) – 4:02
- "Bright Light Fright" (Perry) – 2:19
[edit] Side two
- "Kings and Queens" (Tyler, Brad Whitford, Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Douglas) – 4:55
- "The Hand That Feeds" (Tyler, Whitford, Hamilton, Kramer, Douglas) – 4:23
- "Sight for Sore Eyes" (Tyler, Perry, Douglas, David Johansen) – 3:56
- "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 4:14
[edit] Personnel
- Tom Hamilton - bass, additional guitar
- Joey Kramer - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Joe Perry - guitar, vocals, percussion, slide guitar, bass
- Steven Tyler - lead vocals, harmonica, percussion, keyboard, bass
- Brad Whitford - guitar
[edit] Additional personnel
- Stan Bronstein - saxophone
- Scott Cushnie - piano
- Jack Douglas - mandolin
- Karen Lawrence - background vocals
- Paul Prestopino - banjo
[edit] Production
- Producers: Aerosmith, Jack Douglas
- Executive producers: David Krebs, Steve Leber
- Engineer: Jay Messina
- Assistant engineer: Sam Ginsberg
- Mastering: George Marino
- Arrangers: Aerosmith, Jack Douglas
- Art direction: David Krebs, Steve Leber
- Cover illustration: Al Hirschfeld
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | Pop Albums | 11 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | "Draw the Line" | Pop Singles | 42 |
| 1978 | "Kings and Queens" | Pop Singles | 70 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA - USA | Gold | December 9, 1977 |
| RIAA - USA | Platinum | December 13, 1977 |
| RIAA - USA | 2x Platinum | August 16, 1996 |
