Get Your Wings
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| Studio album by Aerosmith | |||||
| Released | March 1, 1974 | ||||
| Recorded | December 1973 - January 1974 at Record Plant Studios, New York | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Length | 38:04 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Ray Colcord, Jack Douglas | ||||
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Get Your Wings is the second album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. This album marks the arrival of Jack Douglas in the producer's chair (a role that he would fill for the next four albums). The band had felt that a subpar production effort for their first album hurt its popularity. The raw energy that fueled their sound remained intact despite the switchover.
Despite the fact that none of the album's singles charted, the album has remained a fan favorite and has been certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Steven Tyler unless otherwise indicated.
[edit] Side one
- "Same Old Song and Dance" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 3:53
- "Lord of the Thighs" – 4:14
- "Spaced In Time" (Perry, Tyler) – 4:21
- "Woman of the World" (Tyler, Darren Solomon) – 5:49
[edit] Side two
- "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" – 2:51
- "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann) – 5:33
- "Seasons of Wither" – 5:38
- "Pandora's Box" (Tyler, Joey Kramer) – 5:43
[edit] Song information
[edit] Same Old Song and Dance
Built around a blues riff Joe Perry came up with while sitting on his amp, Steven Tyler quickly came up with the verse riff.
[edit] Lord of the Thighs
After the band decided they needed one more song for the album, they locked themselves into their rehearsal room, and came up with this. The narrator is a pimp who recruits a young woman he sees on the street into prostitution. Tyler also plays the piano. Kramer's opening beat is very similar to the one he would tap out a year later in "Walk This Way".
[edit] Woman of the World
Written by Steven Tyler and his former band, The Strangeurs.
[edit] S.O.S. (Too Bad)
A proto-punk song, it emphasizes the same content punk rock would soon be known for: gritty lyrics, questionable moral content, and straight to the point music.
[edit] (The) Train Kept A-Rollin'
Tiny Bradshaw's 1951 R&B classic, already turned into a rock song by The Rock and Roll Trio (Johnny and Dorsey Burnette and Paul Burlison) (1956) and updated by the The Yardbirds in a 1965 raw British blues version, after whom Aerosmith modeled their version. In the band's early days, it was their signature, show-stopping song, and is still used to end their concerts today. Despite the band's opposition, Douglas put in echo and recorded crowd noises (from the Concert for Bangla Desh) around halfway through to give it a live feel, fading into the next song's synthesized blowing wind/acoustic guitar entrance. Douglas also brought in session guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter of Rock n Roll Animal fame to play the guitars on the song in Perry's stead.[1]
[edit] Seasons of Wither
In a change of pace from the rest of the album, this song is a slow, mournful ballad inspired by the Massachusetts landscape in the winter.
[edit] Pandora's Box
Joey Kramer's first writing credit, this song was written on a used guitar he found in a dumpster. It was heavily inspired by the soul musicians of the 60s and 70s.
[edit] Personnel
- Tom Hamilton – bass
- Joey Kramer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals, slide guitar, percussion
- Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, keyboard, acoustic guitar on "Seasons of Wither", bass, percussion, piano on "Lord of the Thighs" and "Pandora's Box"
- Brad Whitford – guitar
[edit] Additional personnel
- Steve Hunter – guitar on "Same Old Song and Dance" and "Train Kept A Rollin" (not credited)
- Dick Wagner – guitar on "Same Old Song and Dance" and "Train Kept A Rollin" (not credited)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone on "Same Old Song and Dance" and "Pandora's Box"
- Randy Brecker – trumpet on "Same Old Song and Dance"
- Stan Bronstein – baritone saxophone on "Same Old Song and Dance" and "Pandora's Box"
- Jon Pearson – trombone on "Same Old Song and Dance"
- Ray Colcord – keyboards on "Spaced"
[edit] Production personnel
- Producers: Jack Douglas and Ray Colcord at The Record Plant
- Executive producer: Bob Ezrin
- Engineers: Jack Douglas, Jay Messina, Rod O'Brien
- Direction: David Krebs, Frank Connelly, Steve Leber
[edit] Remastering personnel
- Remaster producer: Don DeVito
- Remaster engineer: Vic Anesini
- Package design: Lisa Sparagano, Ken Fredette
- Still Life Photography: Jimmy Ienner, Jr.
- Still Life Collage Design: Leslie Lambert
- Art Supervision: Joel Zimmerman
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Billboard Pop Albums | 74 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – USA | Gold | April 18, 1975 |
| CIA – Canada | Gold | November 1, 1976 |
| CRIA – Canada | Platinum | May 1, 1979 |
| RIAA – USA | Platinum | November 21, 1986 |
| RIAA – USA | 2X Platinum | November 21, 1986 |
| RIAA – USA | 3X Platinum | February 26, 2001 |
