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Permanent Vacation

Aerosmith

1987 · Rock

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Permanent Vacation by Aerosmith

Permanent Vacation is a Rock album by Aerosmith, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 211 pressings tracked, owned by 54 collectors.

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<i>Permanent Vacation</i> opens with the weird wail of "Heart's Done Time," echoing "Sweet Emotion," one of Aerosmith's finest moments, and from there the fresh-from-rehab band proceeds to reclaim the classic-rock throne. Debate rages eternal over whether the album's lynchpin is the staccato strut of "Rag Doll" or the self-aware riffage of "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"; both are defining moments of '80s Aerosmith. Perfectly punchy, "I'm Down" is not the first time they covered The Beatles, and someone snuck a steel drum into the party-starting title track.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Heart's Done Time4:41
  2. 2Magic Touch4:36
  3. 3Rag Doll4:25
  4. 4Simoriah3:22
  5. 5Dude (Looks Like a Lady)4:23
  6. 6St. John4:09
  7. 7Hangman Jury5:33
  8. 8Girl Keeps Coming Apart4:13
  9. 9Angel5:08
  10. 10Permanent Vacation4:49
  11. 11I'm Down2:20
  12. 12The Movie4:02

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • crunchy
  • celebratory
  • outlaw

Album notes

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Album sales: 5,000,000
First US release date: August 25, 1987
The ninth studio album by Aerosmith. The album marks a turning point in the band's career. It is their first album to employ professional songwriters, instead of featuring material solely composed by members of the band. It was also the first Aerosmith album to be promoted by heavy music video airplay on MTV. Though "Done With Mirrors" was intended to mark Aerosmith's comeback, "Permanent Vacation" is often considered their true comeback album, as it was the band's first truly popular album since their reunion. "Rag Doll," "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" and "Angel" all became major hit singles (all three songs charted in the Top 20) and helped "Permanent Vacation" become the band's most successful album in a decade.
"Permanent Vacation" reached Number 11 in the Billboard Top 200 and produced three hits:
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
"Angel"
"Rag Doll"

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Bob RogersTROMBONE
  • Bob RogersTROMBONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE GUEST , TROMBONE
  • Brad WhitfordGUITAR
  • Bruce FairbairnBACKING VOCALS TRUMPET CELLO
  • Henry ChristianTRUMPET GUEST , TRUMPET HORN, TRUMPET
  • Ian PutzBARITONE SAXOPHONE CLARINET, TENOR SAXOPHONE GUEST , BARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Joe PerryBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, GUITAR GUITAR
  • Joey KramerDRUMS
  • Steven TylerHARMONICA LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, PIANO, HARMONICA
  • Tom HamiltonBASS ELECTRIC BASS
  • Chris ArnottBACKING VOCALS
  • Drew ArnottMUSICIAN , MELLOTRON
  • Jim VallanceARRANGED BY , ORGAN ARRANGED BY, ORGAN ARRANGED BY, ORGAN, WRITTEN-BY
  • Morgan RaelDRUM GUEST, STEEL DRUMS MUSICIAN , STEEL DRUMS
  • Rob RogersTROMBONE
  • Scott FairbairnCELLO GUEST, CELLO MUSICIAN , CELLO
  • The Margarita HornsHORNS MUSICIAN , HORNS
  • Tom KeenlysideARRANGED BY CLARINET CLARINET, ARRANGED BY, TENOR SAXOPHONE

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