Pump (album)
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| Studio album by Aerosmith | ||||
| Released | September 12, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | February–June 1989 at Little Mountain Sound Studio | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock | |||
| Length | 47:22 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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| Singles from Pump | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
| Q | [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| Piero Scaruffi | (7/10)[5] |
| Spin | (positive)[6] |
Pump is the tenth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in 1989. The album was remastered and reissued in 2001.
Pump incorporates the use of keyboards and a horn section on many of the singles ("Love in an Elevator", "The Other Side"), and contains straightforward rockers ("F.I.N.E.", "Young Lust"), the ballad "What It Takes", songs about issues such as incest and murder ("Janie's Got a Gun") and drug and alcohol abuse ("Monkey on My Back"),[4] as well as a variety of instrumental interludes such as "Hoodoo" and "Dulcimer Stomp."
The album has certified sales of seven million copies in the U.S. to date, and is tied with its successor Get a Grip as Aerosmith's second best-selling studio album in the U.S. (Toys in the Attic leads with eight million).[7] It produced a variety of successes and "firsts" for the band including their first Grammy Award ("Janie's Got a Gun").[4] "Love in an Elevator" became the first Aerosmith song to hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Additionally, it is the only Aerosmith album to date to have three Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and three #1 singles on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album was the fourth bestselling album of the year 1990.[8]
In the UK, it was the second Aerosmith album to be certified Silver (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in September 1989.
Pump was the second of three sequentially recorded Aerosmith albums to feature producer Bruce Fairbairn and engineers Mike Fraser and Ken Lomas at The Little Mountain Sound Studios.
A video documentary on the recording, The Making of Pump, was released in 1994.
Production
In December 1988, Aerosmith got together at Rik Tinory Productions in Cohasset, Massachusetts to rehearse and compose new songs, as the bandmembers thought the isolated nature of the studio would help their creativity. Over 19 songs were written, split between an "A- list" with songs considered possible hits, such as "Love in an Elevator" and "What It Takes", and the "B list" having songs yet to be developed such as "Voodoo Medicine Man". Producer Bruce Fairbairn focused on getting as many hooks on the songs as possible.[9]
In February 1989, the band went to Vancouver to again record at Fairbairn's Little Mountain Sound. The intention with the album was exploring a rawness that had been glossed over for a commercial sound in Permanent Vacation.[10] Joe Perry declared that "When we went to do this album, we knew what we wanted, we wanted to strip off a little fat we felt on our last one. We didn't say 'We need a drug song or a child abuse song,' but when they fit, we used them. That's Aerosmith: we aren't bound by any rules." This escape from the rules lead to the instrumental interludes between the songs.[11] The interludes were done with the collaboration of musician Randy Raine-Reusch, who was brought to the studio after Perry and Steven Tyler visited his house to search for unusual instruments to employ.[12] Many of the lyrics employ sexual themes, which Tyler attributed to having "making up for the lost time" he spent using drugs instead of having sex in the 1970s.[10]
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"Janie's Got a Gun"
 Sample of "Janie's Got a Gun", a story about a girl seeking revenge on her abusive father, inspired by a magazine article on gun violence.[13]
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On a 1989 MTV special entitled "Aerosmith Sunday," Brad Whitford explained the album title with "Now that we're off drugs we're all pumped up."[14]
Steven Tyler regretted not putting lyrics in the album booklet, something that happened because Geffen was afraid the PMRC would protest over lyrical content with many sex and drugs references.[15] To remedy this omission, the lyrics were included in the tour programme. The album cover features a black and white photo of a smaller International K Series truck on top of a larger International KB Series truck, with the word pump in place of the chrome International markings on the side of both hoods.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Young Lust" | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance | 4:18 | |
| 2. | "F.I.N.E." | Perry, Tyler, Desmond Child | 4:09 | |
| 3. | "Going Down/Love in an Elevator" | Perry, Tyler | 5:39 | |
| 4. | "Monkey on My Back" | Perry, Tyler | 3:57 | |
| 5. | "Water Song/Janie's Got a Gun" | Tyler, Tom Hamilton | 5:38 | |
| 6. | "Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side" | Tyler, Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland | 4:56 | |
| 7. | "My Girl" | Perry, Tyler | 3:10 | |
| 8. | "Don't Get Mad, Get Even" | Perry, Tyler | 4:48 | |
| 9. | "Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man" | Tyler, Perry, Brad Whitford | 4:39 | |
| 10. | "What It Takes" | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:11 | |
Total length: |
47:22 | |||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 10. | "What It Takes" (Includes an instrumental hidden track composed & performed by Randy Raine-Reusch) | 6:28 | ||||||||
Total length: |
48:39 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 11. | "Ain't Enough" | Tyler, Perry | 4:57 | |||||||
Total length: |
52:46 | |||||||||
Lawsuit
Aerosmith found themselves in law school textbooks after a small rock band named Pump sued Aerosmith's management company for service mark infringement.[16] Aerosmith won the case.[14] Aerosmith also found themselves in legal trouble when the songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland threatened to sue the band over the main melody in Aerosmith's song "The Other Side" which sounded similar to the melody in the song "Standing in the Shadows of Love". As part of the settlement, Aerosmith agreed to add "Holland-Dozier-Holland" in the songwriting credits for "The Other Side".
Personnel
- Aerosmith
- Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
- Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals
- Brad Whitford – guitar
- Tom Hamilton – bass, backing vocals on "Love in an Elevator"
- Joey Kramer – drums
- Additional personnel
- Bob Dowd – backing vocals on "Love in an Elevator"
- Catherine Epps – spoken intro (Elevator Operator) on "Love in an Elevator"
- Bruce Fairbairn – trumpet, backing vocals on "Love in an Elevator"
- The Margarita Horns (Bruce Fairbairn, Henry Christian, Ian Putz, Tom Keenlyside) – brass instruments, saxophones
- John Webster – keyboards
- Randy Raine-Reusch - Musical interludes (Appalachian dulcimer on "Dulcimer Stomp," didgeridoo on "Don't Get Mad, Get Even," Thai naw (mouth organ) on "Hoodoo," and glass harmonica on "Water Song")
Production
- Producer: Bruce Fairbairn
- Engineers: Michael Fraser, Ken Lomas
- Mixing: Mike Fraser
- Mastering: Greg Fulginiti
- Mastering Supervisor: David Donnelly
- Art direction: Kim Champagne, Gabrielle Raumberger
- Logo design: Andy Engel
- Photography: Norman Seeff
- Tattoo art: Mark Ryden
- John Kalodner : John Kalodner
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[ 1] | 33 |
| German Albums (Media Control)[ 1] | 13 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[17] | 10 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[ 1] | 9 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[ 1] | 8 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] | 9 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[ 1] | 3 |
| US Billboard 200[ 1] | 5 |
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 1] | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[ 1] | 8 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Love in an Elevator" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 5 | ||
| "F.I.N.E." | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 14 | |
| "Janie's Got a Gun" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 | |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | ||
| 1990 | "Monkey on My Back" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 17 |
| "What It Takes" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 | |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 9 | ||
| "The Other Side" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 | |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
End of decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[18] | 73 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[19] | 7× Platinum | 700,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[20] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[22] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000^ |
| ^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
Awards
Grammy Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Janie's Got a Gun" | Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal |
See also
References
- ↑ Pump (album) at AllMusic
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Pump". Robert Christgau.
- ↑ 04/01/2001
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "Aerosmith". pieroscaruffi.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ Blashiff, Pat (november 1989). "Reviews: Aerosmith - Pump". Spin (SPIN Media LLC) 5 (8).
- ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200
- ↑ The Making of Pump. Sony Music. 1990.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Aerosmith: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Boston Bad Boys
- ↑ Hinckley, David (January 19, 1990). "Aerosmith's All 'Pumped' Up". New York Daily News.
- ↑ http://www.asza.com/r3aero.shtml
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/talk-this-way-rolling-stones-1994-interview-with-aerosmiths-steven-tyler-20110427?page=4
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Pump, Inc. v. Collins Management, 746 F. Supp. 1159 (D. Mass. 1990)
- ↑ Spin Magazine
- ↑ Stim, Richard (2006). Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business. Berkeley, California: Nolo. p. 208. ISBN 1-4133-0517-2.
- ↑ "エアロスミスのCDアルバムランキング、エアロスミスのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Aerosmith – Pump". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Aerosmith; 'Pump')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Aerosmith – Pump". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Pump in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ↑ "American album certifications – Aerosmith – Pump". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
External links
- Pump at MusicBrainz
| Preceded by Cosmic Thing by The B-52's |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album February 11 - March 3, 1990 |
Succeeded by The 12th Man Again! by The 12th Man |
