- Nine Lives (Aerosmith album)
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Nine Lives Studio album by Aerosmith Released March 18, 1997 Recorded September–November 1996 at Avatar Studios in New York City Genre Hard rock, heavy metal Length 62:48 Label Columbia Producer Kevin Shirley and Aerosmith Aerosmith chronology Get a Grip
(1993)Nine Lives
(1997)Just Push Play
(2001)Alternative cover Revised album coverSingles from Nine Lives - "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
Released: 1997 - "Hole in My Soul"
Released: 1997 - "Pink"
Released: 1997 - "Full Circle"
Released: 1997 - "Nine Lives"
Released: 1997 (promo only) - "Taste of India"
Released: 1998 (promo only)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Robert Christgau [2] Rolling Stone [3] Nine Lives is the 12th studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released March 18, 1997. The album was produced by Aerosmith and Kevin Shirley, and was the band's first studio album released by Columbia Records since 1982's Rock in a Hard Place. It peaked at #1 at the Billboard Charts. One of the album's singles, "Pink", won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Nine Lives" Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen 4:01 2. "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" Tyler, Perry, Glen Ballard 3:26 3. "Hole in My Soul" Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child 6:10 4. "Taste of India" Tyler, Perry, Ballard 5:53 5. "Full Circle" Tyler, Taylor Rhodes 5:01 6. "Something's Gotta Give" Tyler, Perry, Fredriksen 3:37 7. "Ain't That a Bitch" Tyler, Perry, Child 5:25 8. "The Farm" Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas 4:27 9. "Crash" Tyler, Perry, Hudson, Dominic Miller 4:26 10. "Kiss Your Past Good-Bye" Tyler, Hudson 4:32 11. "Pink" Tyler, Richard Supa, Ballard 3:55 12. "Attitude Adjustment" Tyler, Perry, Fredriksen 3:45 13. "Fallen Angels" Tyler, Perry, Supa 8:18 Bonus track (international version)
No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Falling Off" Tyler, Perry, Fredriksen 3:02 13. "Attitude Adjustment" Fredriksen 3:45 14. "Fallen Angels" Tyler, Perry, Supa 8:18 Bonus tracks (Japanese version)
No. Title Writer(s) Length 14. "Falling Off" Tyler, Perry, Fredriksen 3:02 15. "Fall Together" Tyler, Hudson, Greg Wells, Dean Grakal 4:38 Bonus tracks (Alt. Japanese version)
No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Falling Off" Tyler, Perry, Fredriksen 3:02 13. "Fall Together" Tyler, Hudson, Greg Wells, Dean Grakal 4:38 14. "Attitude Adjustment" Fredriksen 3:45 15. "Fallen Angels" Tyler, Perry, Supa 8:18 Bonus tracks (Argentine/Brazilian version and European re-release)
No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Falling Off" Tyler, Perry, Fredriksen 3:02 13. "Attitude Adjustment" Fredriksen 3:45 14. "Fallen Angels" Tyler, Perry, Supa 8:18 15. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Diane Warren 4:56 Artwork
The booklet for Nine Lives contains 12 pieces of album art (including the cover). Each picture contains a smaller version of the previous picture within itself. The final picture is included in the first, creating an infinite loop. It was designed by Stefan Sagmeister.
Controversy
The original cover art angered some Hindus, who felt the artwork (taken from Hindu imagery and altered by giving the dancing figure a cat's head) was offensive. The image depicts Lord Krishna (with a cat's head) dancing on the head of the snake demon, Kāliyā, a popular episode from Sagmeister's childhood. The band had been unaware of the source of the artwork, and the record company apologized, and changed the artwork to a revised version.[4]
Personnel
- Steven Tyler - lead vocals, percussion, harmonica on "Pink"
- Joe Perry - guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Falling Off"
- Brad Whitford - guitar
- Tom Hamilton - bass
- Joey Kramer - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- David Campbell – arranger, conductor
- Ramesh Misra – sarangi
- John Webster – keyboards, backing vocals
Production
- Producers: Aerosmith, Kevin Shirley
- Engineers: Mark Hudson, Joe Perry, Rory Romano, Elliot Scheiner, Kevin Shirley, Steven Tyler
- Second engineer: Rory Romano
- Mixing: Elliot Scheiner, Kevin Shirley
- Mastering: Leon Zervos
- Programming: Sander Selover
- Horn arrangements: David Campbell, Steven Tyler
- String arrangements: David Campbell
- Guitar technicians: Lisa Sharken, Jim Survis
- Production engineer: David Frangioni
- Art direction: Christopher Austopchuk, Gail Marowitz
- Photo art direction: Christopher Austopchuk, Gail Marowitz
- Photography: F. Scott Schafer
- Calligraphy: Jeanne Greco
- Stylist: Fiona Williams-Chappel
Charts
Album
Chart (1997) Peak
positionAustralian Top 50 Albums[6] 13 Austrian Top 75 Albums[7] 2 Flanders, Belgium 100 Albums[8] 11 Wallonia, Belgium 100 Albums[9] 5 Canadian Albums Chart[10] 2 Finnish Top 50 Albums[11] 1 French Top 100 Albums[12] 5 German Albums[13] 3 Netherlands Top 100 Albums[14] 17 New Zealand Top 40 Albums[15] 14 Norwegian Top 40 Albums[16] 6 Swedish Top 60 Albums[17] 3 Swiss Top 100 Albums[18] 3 UK Albums Chart[19] 4 US Billboard 200[10] 1 Singles
Year Single Chart Position 1997 "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 Top 40 Mainstream 29 The Billboard Hot 100 36 "Hole in My Soul" Mainstream Rock Tracks 4 The Billboard Hot 100 51 Top 40 Mainstream 63 "Nine Lives" Mainstream Rock Tracks 37 "Pink" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 Top 40 Mainstream 23 "Taste of India" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3 1998 "Pink" The Billboard Hot 100 27 Certifications
Organization Level Date IFPI - Finland Gold[20] 1997 BVMI - Germany Gold[21] Swiss Music Charts - Switzerland Gold[22] Swiss Music Charts - Switzerland Platinum[22] BPI - UK Silver[23] March 1, 1997 RIAA - USA Gold[24] May 6, 1997 Platinum[24] May 16, 1997 2× Platinum[24] June 8, 1998 CIA – Canada Gold Mar 31, 1997 Platinum Mar 31, 1997 2× Platinum Mar 31, 1997 3× Platinum Oct 30, 1998 IFPI - Austria Gold[25] May 12, 1997 ABPD - Brazil Gold[26] 1999 Platinum[26] 2007 Awards
Grammy Awards
Year Winner Category 1998 "Pink" Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal References
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- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/nine-lives-19970221
- ^ Author unknown. "Aerosmith to Alter Album Cover". Rolling Stone. April 22, 1997.
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- ^ "Artist Chart History: Aerosmith". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/aerosmith/. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Aerosmith Search Results" (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kultalevyt/haku/?q=Aerosmith&national=0&type=album. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Gold- /Platin-Datenbank [Gold- /Platinum-Database]" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/. Type "Aerosmith" under Interpret to see search results.
- ^ a b "Awards 1997" (ASP). Swiss Music Charts. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1997. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search" (ASPX). British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Search for "Aerosmith" to see results.
- ^ a b c "Gold and Platinum Database Search". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Nine%20Lives&artist=Aerosmith&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Gold & Platin" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Type "Aerosmith" under Interpret to see search results.
- ^ a b "Certificações" (in Portuguese). ABPD. http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
External links
Preceded by
The Untouchable by ScarfaceBillboard 200 number-one album
April 5–11, 1997Succeeded by
Life After Death by The Notorious B.I.G.Categories:- Aerosmith albums
- Albums produced by Kevin Shirley
- Albums with cover art by Stefan Sagmeister
- Columbia Records albums
- 1997 albums
- "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
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