Write Me a Letter
| "Write Me a Letter" | ||||
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| Song by Aerosmith from the album Aerosmith | ||||
| Released | January 5, 1973 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1972 at Intermedia Studios. | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, blues rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer | Steven Tyler | |||
| Producer | Adrian Barber | |||
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"Write Me A Letter" is a song by American hard rock band, Aerosmith. The song was written by lead-singer, Steven Tyler and is the sixth song on Aerosmith's self-titled debut album, Aerosmith. The song is mostly a rock and roll song, it starts off with a drum line and goes into slow blues jam with Steven singing about a letter from a lover he is waiting for. The song is the first use of the Harmonica in an Aerosmith song.
In Performance
The song was played constantly in the early to mid seventies and most often took the opening song or the second song in their setlist. The first-known performance of the song was on March 20, 1973 at Paul's Mall in Boston.[1] A live version is included on Pandora's Box
