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  Name Pump
  Type Album
  Artist Aerosmith
  Cover Pump_Aerosmithalbumjpg
  Released September, 1989
  Recorded February-June 1989
  Genre Hard Rock <br> Glam Metal http://wwwallmusiccom/cg/amgdllp=amg&sql=10:u1ua6jah71l0
  Length 45:37
  Label Geffen
  Producer Bruce Fairbairn
  Last Album '' Gems '' <br /> (1988)
  This Album '''''Pump''''' <br /> (1989)
  Next Album '' Get A Grip '' <br /> (1993)


''Pump'' is the tenth studio Album by American Hard Rock band Aerosmith , released in 1989 (see 1989 In Music ). The album was remastered and reissued in 2001.

''Pump'' was widely acclaimed by both fans and critics upon its release. It has a great deal of musical variety within, yet still has the commercial sheen which makes it accessible to mainstream audiences. It incorporated use of keyboards and a horn section in many of the singles (" Love In An Elevator ", " The Other Side "), yet also had straightforward rockers (" F.I.N.E. ", "Young Lust"), a heartfelt ballad (" What It Takes "), songs about important issues like incest and murder (" Janie's Got A Gun ") and drug & alcohol abuse (" Monkey On My Back "), as well as a variety of innovative instrumental interludes such as "Hoodoo" and "Dulcimer Stomp."

It is argued to be among the top tier of Aerosmith's most successful albums, and has certified sales of seven million copies in the U.S. to date. It produced a variety of successes and "firsts" for the band. It produced the band's first Grammy Award (" Janie's Got A Gun "). " 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 .http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+200&g=Year-end+Albums&year=1990

''Pump'' was the second of three sequentially recorded Aerosmith albums to feature the fine teamwork of Bruce Fairbairn 's production and Mike Frazer 's and Ken Lomas ' engineering talents at The Little Mountain Sound Studios .


TRACK LISTING

#"Young Lust" (Perry, Tyler, Jim Vallance ) – 4:18
#" F.I.N.E. " (Perry, Tyler) – 4:09
#"Going Down" – 0:17 / " Love In An Elevator " (Perry, Tyler) – 5:21
#" Monkey On My Back " (Perry, Tyler) – 3:57
#"Water Song" – 0:10 / " Janie's Got A Gun " (Hamilton, Tyler) – 5:28
#"Dulcimer Stomp" – 0:49 / " The Other Side " (Tyler, Vallance, Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 4:07
#"My Girl" (Perry, Tyler) – 3:10
#"Don't Get Mad, Get Even" (Perry, Tyler) – 4:48
#"Hoodoo" – 0:55 / "Voodoo Medicine Man" (Tyler, Whitford) – 3:44
#" What It Takes " ( Desmond Child , Perry, Tyler) – 6:28


PERSONNEL


Additional personnel
  • Bob Dowd - background vocals

  • Catherine Epps - vocals

  • Bruce Fairbairn - background vocals

  • Margarita Horns

  • Randy Raine-Reusch - "Water Song": glass harmonica, wind gong, bullroarers; "Dulcimer Stomp": Appalachian dulcimer; "Don't Get Mad, Get Even": didgeridoo; "Hoodoo": Thai naw (mouth organ)


  • John Webster - keyboard



PRODUCTION

  • Producer: Bruce Fairbairn

  • Engineers: Michael Fraser, Ken Lomas

  • Mixing: Michael 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

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)


CERTIFICATIONS



AWARDS

Grammy Awards


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