Rock in a Hard Place

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Rock in a Hard Place
Rock in a Hard Place cover
Studio album by Aerosmith
Released Oct. 1, 1982
Recorded 1981-1982
Genre Hard Rock
Length 40:16
Label Columbia
Producer(s) Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler
Professional reviews
Aerosmith chronology
Night in the Ruts
(1979)
Rock in a Hard Place
(1982)
Done with Mirrors
(1985)


Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). This is the only Aerosmith album to not feature Joe Perry and Brad Whitford. Perry had left in 1979 while Whitford left in 1981, during the recording of this album. However, he's billed as an "additional musician" as he can be heard playing rhythm guitar on "Lightning Strikes."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Jailbait" (Crespo, Tyler) – 4:38
  2. "Lightning Strikes" (Richard Supa) – 4:26
  3. "Bitch's Brew" (Crespo, Tyler) – 4:14
  4. "Bolivian Ragamuffin" (Crespo, Tyler) – 3:32
  5. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 4:06
  6. "Prelude to Joanie" (Tyler) – 1:21
  7. "Joanie's Butterfly" (Crespo, Jack Douglas, Tyler) – 5:35
  8. "Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)" (Crespo, Douglas, Tyler) – 4:46
  9. "Jig Is Up" (Crespo, Tyler) – 3:10
  10. "Push Comes to Shove" (Tyler) – 4:28

[edit] Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Jack Douglas - percussion
  • Paul Harris - piano
  • John Lievano - guitar
  • Brad Whitford - rhythm guitar on Lightning Strikes
  • Reinhard Straub - violin
  • John Turi - saxophone

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler
  • Engineers: Josh Abbey, John Agnello, Tony Bongiovi, Godfrey Diamond, Jack Douglas, Malcolm Pollack, Garry Rindfuss, Jim Sessody, Zoe Yanakis
  • Mixing: Godfrey Diamond

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1982 Pop Albums 37

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1982 "Lightning Strikes" Mainstream Rock Tracks 21

[edit] External links

Rock in a Hard Place at MusicBrainz

Aerosmith
Steven Tyler | Joe Perry | Brad Whitford | Tom Hamilton | Joey Kramer
Ray Tabano | Jimmy Crespo | Rick Dufay
Discography
Studio albums: Aerosmith | Get Your Wings | Toys in the Attic | Rocks | Draw the Line | Night in the Ruts | Rock in a Hard Place | Done with Mirrors
Permanent Vacation | Pump | Get a Grip | Nine Lives | Just Push Play | Honkin' on Bobo
Live albums: Live! Bootleg | Classics Live I and II | A Little South of Sanity | Rockin' the Joint
Compilations: Aerosmith's Greatest Hits | Gems | Pandora's Box | Big Ones | Box of Fire | Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology
O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits | Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith
Videos: Live Texxas Jam '78 | 3 x 5 | Aerosmith Scrapbook | Things That Go Pump in the Night | The Making of Pump | Big Ones You Can Look At | You Gotta Move
Personnel
Jack Douglas | Bruce Fairbairn | Desmond Child | John Kalodner | Mark Hudson | Jim Vallance | Richie Supa | Tim Collins | Marti Frederiksen
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