Night in the Ruts
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| Night in the Ruts | ||
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| Album by Aerosmith | ||
| Released | November 1979 | |
| Recorded | Spring-Summer 1979 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 35 min 41 sec | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producers | Aerosmith, Gary Lyons | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q | 2/5 | December 1993 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=123441&resource=123441&fixture_artist=142393) |
| Rolling Stone | Unfavorable | link (http://rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=31718&cf=) |
| AMG | 2/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB580ECCC8EE56F8906E37388EE4A564285E36&uid=MIDMR0411212051&sql=10:byg9ke9t7q7m~T1) |
| Aerosmith Chronology | ||
| Live Bootleg (1978) | Night in the Ruts (1979) | Rock in a Hard Place (1982) |
Night in the Ruts is sixth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). Joe Perry left the band midway through the recording of it.
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Track listing
- "No Surprize" (Perry, Tyler) - 4:25
- "Chiquita" (Perry, Tyler) - 4:24
- "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (Shadow Morton) - 4:05
- "Cheese Cake" (Perry, Tyler) - 4:15
- "Three Mile Smile" (Perry, Tyler) - 3:42
- "Reefer Head Woman" (J. Bennett, Jazz Gillum, Lester Melrose) - 4:02
- "Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)" (Perry, Tyler) - 2:59
- "Think About It" (Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf) - 3:35
- "Mia" (Tyler) - 4:14
Personnel
- Tom Hamilton
- Joey Kramer
- Joe Perry
- Steven Tyler - bass, harmonica, percussion, keyboard
- Brad Whitford
Additional personnel
- Louis del Gatto - baritone saxophone
- Lou Marini - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Barry Rogers - trombone, tenor saxophone
- Neil Thompson - electric guitar
- George Young - horn, alto saxophone
Production
- Producers: Aerosmith, Gary Lyons
- Executive producer: David Krebs
- Engineer: Gary Lyons
- Mastering: Vic Anesini, George Marino
- Direction: David Krebs, Steve Leber
- Creative supervision: Keith Garde
- Art supervisor: Joel Zimmerman
- Art direction: Kosh
- Design: Kosh, Lisa Sparagano
- Cover art concept: Styler
- Photography: Jimmy Ienner, Jr., Jim Shea
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | Pop Albums | 14 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | "Remember (Walking In The Sand)" | Pop Singles | 67 |