Nine Lives (Aerosmith album)
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Released | March 18, 1997[1] | |||
Recorded | September–November 1996 | |||
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Length | 62:54 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Nine Lives is the twelfth studio album by American
Production
Early recordings took place at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, where the band worked with producer Glen Ballard. There, Steven Tyler and Ballard co-wrote the lyrics for "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)", "Taste of India" and "Pink".[2] Other collaborators, including Desmond Child and Taylor Rhodes, joined Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry to write songs. Child previously collaborated with Aerosmith on such hits as "Angel". "Crazy" and "Dude (Looks like a Lady)".
Only a week before rehearsals, drummer Joey Kramer was suffering from depression, having grieved the loss of his father a few years prior.[3] With Kramer unavailable, rumors began to circulate that the band would disband. Steve Ferrone was brought in to play drums until Kramer was able to return.[2] "I came back with a nice perspective on what I bring to the table in Aerosmith," Kramer reflected. "That was healthy for me. We ended up rerecording because people were listening to the tracks and were saying some negative stuff about it and saying the band didn't sound the same."[4]
Originally set for a summer release in 1996, the album was delayed, because Columbia Records felt dissatisfied with the nine tracks that Aerosmith and Ballard had produced.
The new sessions began in September 1996, and continued to November. Following the shift in production, Kramer recovered from his depression, and returned to the studio.[2] Instead of playing his tracks over Ferrone's, the band rerecorded from scratch on all of the completed tracks with Kramer.[3] John Kalodner, Columbia's A&R executive was brought back to supervise the project, after he had been pushed off the production in Florida by Collins. He helped trim the twenty-four songs that had been written to thirteen.[2] Initially, the band called the album "Vindaloo"[5] after adding in elements of Indian music throughout some of the songs, including a sarangi intro by Ramesh Mishra on the song, "Taste of India". But upon completing the track "Nine Lives", the band felt that would make the perfect title, serving as a metaphor for the album's troubled conception.
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.
The original cover art, inspired by a painting in a book by
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[12] |
Robert Christgau | [13] |
Rolling Stone | [14] |
In his
Outtakes
Some releases of Nine Lives feature different track listings, most notably the two Japanese editions which both feature the song "Fall Together". The song was included as a B-side on the album's first single "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)". The track "
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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, Frederiksen | 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, Frederiksen | 3:45 |
13. | "Fallen Angels" | Tyler, Perry, Supa | 8:16 |
Total length: | 62:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Falling Off" | Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen | 3:02 |
13. | "Attitude Adjustment" | Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen | 3:45 |
14. | "Fallen Angels" | Tyler, Perry, Supa | 8:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Falling Off" | Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen | 3:02 |
15. | "Fall Together" | Tyler, Hudson, Greg Wells, Dean Grakal | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Falling Off" | Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen | 3:02 |
13. | "Fall Together" | Tyler, Hudson, Greg Wells, Dean Grakal | 4:38 |
14. | "Attitude Adjustment" | Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen | 3:45 |
15. | "Fallen Angels" | Tyler, Perry, Supa | 8:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Falling Off" | Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen | 3:02 |
13. | "Attitude Adjustment" | Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen | 3:45 |
14. | "Fallen Angels" | Tyler, Perry, Supa | 8:18 |
15. | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Diane Warren | 4:56 |
Total length: | 70:49 |
Personnel
Aerosmith
- Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, hand organ, piano, harmonica, hammer dulcimer, percussion
- Joe Perry – guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Falling Off"
- Brad Whitford – guitar, acoustic guitar
- Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, Chapman Stick
- Joey Kramer – drums
Additional personnel
- David Campbell – arranger, conductor (track 2)
- Ramesh Mishra – sarangi
- John Webster – keyboards, backing vocals
- Suzie Katayama - strings, conductor
Production
- Producers – Kevin Shirley and Aerosmith
- 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 – Jim Survis
- Guitar technicians (Additional) – Lisa Sharken, Archie Avila
- Drum technician – Andy Gilman
- 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
Credits verified from the album's liner notes.[17]
Charts
Weekly Charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[47] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] | Gold | 25,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[49] | Platinum | 250,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[50] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
Central America (CFC)[51] | Gold | |
Chile[51] | Gold | |
Czech Republic[52] | Gold | 15,000[52] |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[53] | Gold | 27,903[53] |
Germany (BVMI)[54] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ)[55] | 3× Platinum | 600,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV)[56] | Gold | 50,000* |
Philippines (PARI)[51] | Gold | |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[57] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Singapore (RIAS)[51] | Gold | |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[58] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[59] | Gold | 100,000* |
United States (RIAA)[60] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
Uruguay (CUD)[61] | Gold | 3,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[62] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Awards
Year | Winner | Category |
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1998 | "Pink" | Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
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