Rock in a Hard Place

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Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). This is the only Aerosmith album to not feature Joe Perry, who had left the band in 1979 and would return in 1984.

Track listing

1. "Jailbait" (Crespo, Tyler) - 4:38
2. "Lightning Strikes" (Richard Supa) - 4:26
3. "Bitch's Brew" (Crespo, Tyler) - 4:14
4. "Bolivian Ragamuffin" (Crespo, Tyler) - 3:32
5. "Cry Me a River" (Hamilton) - 4:06
6. "Prelude to Joanie" (Tyler) - 1:21
7. "Joanie's Butterfly" (Crespo, Jack Douglas, Tyler) - 5:35
8. "Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)" (Crespo, Douglas, Tyler) - 4:46
9. "Jig Is Up" (Crespo, Tyler) - 3:10
10. "Push Comes to Shove" (Tyler) - 4:28

Personnel

• Jimmy Crespo - guitar
• Tom Hamilton - bass, guitar
• Joey Kramer - drums, vocals
• Steven Tyler - bass, harmonica, percussion, piano, keyboard, vocals
• Nick Dufay - guitar, rhythm guitar

Additional personnel

• Jack Douglas - percussion
• Rick Dufay - guitar
• Paul Harris - piano
• John Lievano - guitar
• Reinhard Straub - violin
• John Turi - saxophone

Production

• Producers: Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler
• Engineers: Josh Abbey, John Agnello, Tony Bongiovi, Godfrey Diamond, Jack Douglas, Malcolm Pollack, Garry Rindfuss, Jim Sessody, Zoe Yanakis
• Mixing: Godfrey Diamond

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Pop Albums	32

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"Lightning Strikes"	Mainstream Rock	21

External links

Rock in a Hard Place at MusicBrainz