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Pump

 

  • Artist: Aerosmith
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1989 09
  • Total Time: 45:37
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Where Permanent Vacation seemed a little overwhelmed by its pop concessions, Pump revels in them without ever losing sight of Aerosmith's dirty hard rock core. Which doesn't mean the record is a sellout -- "What It Takes" has more emotion and grit than any of their other power ballads; "Janie's Got a Gun" tackles more complex territory than most previous songs; and "The Other Side" and "Love in an Elevator" rock relentlessly, no matter how many horns and synths fight with the guitars. Such ambition and successful musical eclecticism make Pump rank with Rocks and Toys in the Attic. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Young Lust Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance Aerosmith (4:18)
F.I.N.E. Joe Perry, Steven Tyler Aerosmith (4:09)
Love in an Elevator Joe Perry, Steven Tyler Aerosmith (5:38)
Monkey on My Back Joe Perry, Steven Tyler Aerosmith (3:57)
Janie's Got a Gun Tom Hamilton, Steven Tyler Aerosmith (5:38)
The Other Side Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance Aerosmith (4:56)
My Girl Joe Perry, Steven Tyler Aerosmith (3:10)
Don't Get Mad, Get Even Joe Perry, Steven Tyler Aerosmith (4:48)
Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford Aerosmith (4:39)
What It Takes Joe Perry, Desmond Child, Steven Tyler Aerosmith (6:28)

Credits

Tom Hamilton (Bass (Electric)), Tom Hamilton (Vocals (Background)), Aerosmith (Main Performer), Joe Perry (Guitar), Joe Perry (Vocals (Background)), Bob Dowd (Vocals (Background)), Catherine Epps (Vocals), Bruce Fairbairn (Vocals (Background)), Bruce Fairbairn (Producer), Mike Fraser (Engineer), Mike Fraser (Mixing), Greg Fulginiti (Mastering), Joey Kramer (Drums), Ken Lomas (Engineer), Margarita Horns (?), Steven Tyler (Harmonica), Steven Tyler (Keyboards), Steven Tyler (Vocals), John Webster (Keyboards), Brad Whitford (Guitar), Randy Raine-Reusch (?), Norman Seeff (Photography), Andy Engel (Logo Design), David Donnelly (Mastering Supervisor), Mark Ryden (Tattoo Art), Gabrielle Raumberger (Art Direction), Kim Champagne (Art Direction), Sol Libsohn (Photography)
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Pump
Studio album by Aerosmith
Released September 12, 1989
Recorded February-June 1989
Genre Hard rock, blues-rock
Length 47:41
Label Geffen
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
Professional reviews
Aerosmith chronology
Permanent Vacation
(1987)
Pump
(1989)
Get a Grip
(1993)
Singles from Pump
  1. "Love in an Elevator"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Janie's Got a Gun"
    Released: 1989
  3. "What It Takes"
    Released: 1990
  4. "The Other Side"
    Released: 1990
  5. "F.I.N.E.*"
    Released: 1989 (promo only)
  6. "Monkey on My Back"
    Released: 1990 (promo only)

Pump is the tenth album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in 1989. The album was remastered and reissued in 2001.

Pump was widely acclaimed by both fans and critics upon its release. The album incorporates the use of keyboards and a horn section on many of the singles ("Love in an Elevator", "The Other Side"), and contains straightforward rockers ("F.I.N.E.*", "Young Lust"), the ballad "What It Takes", songs about issues such as incest and murder ("Janie's Got a Gun") and drug and alcohol abuse ("Monkey on My Back"),[1] as well as a variety of instrumental interludes such as "Hoodoo" and "Dulcimer Stomp." It is considered the last Aerosmith album to receive such widespread critical acclaim.

The album has certified sales of seven million copies in the U.S. to date.[2] It produced a variety of successes and "firsts" for the band including their first Grammy award ("Janie's Got a Gun").[1] "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.[3]

Pump was the second of three sequentially recorded Aerosmith albums to feature producer Bruce Fairbairn and engineers Mike Frazer and Ken Lomas at The Little Mountain Sound Studios.

Aerosmith found themselves in law school textbooks after a small rock band named Pump sued Aerosmith's management company for service mark infringement.[4] Aerosmith won the case.[5] Aerosmith also found themselves in legal trouble when the songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland threatened to sue the band over the main melody in Aerosmith's song "The Other Side" which sounded similar to the melody in the song "Standing in the Shadows of Love". As part of the settlement, Aerosmith agreed to add "Holland-Dozier-Holland" in the songwriting credits for "The Other Side".

Contents

Track listing

# Title Music Length
1. "Young Lust"   Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance 4:18
2. "F.I.N.E.*"   Perry, Tyler 4:09
3. "Love in an Elevator"   Perry, Tyler 5:40
4. "Monkey on My Back"   Perry, Tyler 3:57
5. "Janie's Got a Gun"   Tom Hamilton, Tyler /5:40
6. "The Other Side"   Tyler, Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland /5:00
7. "My Girl"   Perry, Tyler 3:10
8. "Don't Get Mad, Get Even"   Perry, Tyler 4:48
9. "Voodoo Medicine Man"   Tyler, Brad Whitford 4:42
10. "What It Takes"   Desmond Child, Perry, Tyler 6:28
  • After the end of "What It Takes" there is a brief, untitled, instrumental hidden track.

Bonus track (Japanese version)

# Title Music Length
11. "Ain't Enough"   Perry, Tyler 4:57

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Bob Dowd - Backing Vocals On "Love In An Elevator"
  • Catherine Epps - Backing Vocals On "Love In An Elevator"
  • Bruce Fairbairn - trumpet
  • Margarita - Horns

Appalachian dulcimer, didgeridoo on "Don't Get Mad, Get Even", Thai naw (mouth organ)

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)

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 5

Album - ARIA Charts (Australia)

Year Chart Position
1990 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "Love in an Elevator" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1989 "F.I.N.E.*" Mainstream Rock Tracks 14
1989 "Love in an Elevator" The Billboard Hot 100 5
1989 "Janie's Got a Gun" Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
1989 "Janie's Got a Gun" The Billboard Hot 100 4
1990 "Monkey on My Back" Mainstream Rock Tracks 17
1990 "What It Takes" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1990 "What It Takes" The Billboard Hot 100 9
1990 "The Other Side" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1990 "The Other Side" The Billboard Hot 100 22

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA - USA Gold November 29, 1989
RIAA - USA Platinum November 29, 1989
RIAA - USA 2x Platinum January 10, 1990
RIAA - USA 3x Platinum May 2, 1990
RIAA - USA 4x Platinum November 12, 1990
RIAA - USA 5x Platinum November 9, 1994
RIAA - USA 13x Platinum October 20, 2009

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1990 "Janie's Got a Gun" Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

See also

References

External links

Pump at MusicBrainz

Preceded by
Cosmic Thing by The B-52's
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
February 11 - March 3, 1990
Succeeded by
The 12th Man Again!
by The 12th Man

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