Night in the Ruts
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| Studio album by Aerosmith | |||||
| Released | November 1, 1979 | ||||
| Recorded | Spring-Summer 1979 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Length | 35:41 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Aerosmith | ||||
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Night in the Ruts is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music).
Joe Perry left the band midway through the recording of it. Additionally, this album was not produced by Jack Douglas, who had produced Aerosmith's prior four albums. Instead, Columbia Records brought in Gary Lyons to produce the album. About halfway through the recording of the album, the record label and management set Aerosmith out on another tour without extra time to finish the album, which pushed the album to being released later in the year. Joe Perry left the band mid-way through the tour, after a violent feud involving the band members and their wives. Prior to his departure, Perry had completed guitar parts for "No Surprize", "Chiquita", "Cheesecake", "Bone to Bone (Coney Island Whitefish Boy)", and "Three Mile Smile". The guitar parts for the remaining songs were recorded by Brad Whitford, Richie Supa, Neil Thompson, and Jimmy Crespo (who later became Perry's official replacement from 1979 to 1984).
Despite some critical acclaim and early success, the album quickly fell down the charts. The album has since "only" achieved platinum status. Promo videos for "No Surprize" and "Chiquita" were filmed (featuring Perry's replacement Jimmy Crespo); however, these were very rarely shown on television.
The title is an intentional spoonerism of the phrase "right in the nuts", which was subsequently the title of the tour.
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[edit] Track listing
- "No Surprize" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 4:25
- "Chiquita" (Tyler, Perry) – 4:24
- "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (Shadow Morton) – 4:05
- "Cheese Cake" (Tyler, Perry) – 4:15
- "Three Mile Smile" (Tyler, Perry) – 3:42
- "Reefer Head Woman" (J. Bennett, Jazz Gillum, Lester Melrose) – 4:02
- "Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)" (Tyler, Perry) – 2:59
- "Think About It" (Keith Relf, Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty) – 3:35
- "Mia" (Tyler) – 4:14
[edit] Personnel
- Tom Hamilton - bass
- Joey Kramer - drums
- Joe Perry - guitar
- Steven Tyler - vocals, harmonica, percussion, keyboard
- Brad Whitford - guitar
[edit] Additional personnel
- Louis del Gatto - baritone saxophone
- Lou Marini - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Barry Rogers - trombone, tenor saxophone
- Neil Thompson - electric guitar
- George Young - horn, alto saxophone
- Richie Supa - additional guitars (uncredited) on "Mia"
- Jimmy Crespo - guitar solo on "Three Mile Smile"
[edit] Production
- Producers: Aerosmith, Gary Lyons
- Executive producer: David Krebs
- Engineer: Gary Lyons
- Mastering: Vic Anesini, George Marino
- Direction: David Krebs, Steve Leber
- Creative supervision: Keith Garde
- Art supervisor: Joel Zimmerman
- Art direction: Kosh
- Design: Kosh, Lisa Sparagano
- Cover art concept: Styler
- Photography: Jimmy Ienner, Jr., Jim Shea
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | Pop Albums | 14 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" | Pop Singles | 67 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA - USA | Gold | March 13, 1980 |
| RIAA - USA | Platinum | October 28, 1994 |
[edit] Miscellanea
- "If you move the first letters of the title around, you'll get an idea of our basic philosophy of rock 'n' roll!" - from the Greatest Hits album.
- The cover artwork for the album was originally supposed to be used for the "Chip Away the Stone" single, released in 1978.
[edit] External links
Night in the Ruts at MusicBrainz
