Nine Lives (Album)
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September – November 1996 |
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| Label (s) | Columbia Records | |||
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CD, LP, MC |
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Title (number) |
13 14 or 15 with bonus titles |
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running time |
62:48 |
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Kevin Shirley , Aerosmith |
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Studio (s) |
Avatar Studios in New York City |
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Nine Lives (ger .: " Nine Lives ") is the twelfth studio album of American hard rock band Aerosmith . It was released on Columbia Records in March 1997 . It failed to build on the great success of Get a Grip , but reached number one on the Billboard 200 and remained chart-listed in the USA for 77 weeks. In Germany , it reached number three on the charts, where it stayed for 30 weeks. The third single, Pink , won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , and Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) was nominated for it in 1998. The album itself was nominated for the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album , but couldn't win it.
Emergence
Aerosmith signed a multimillion dollar deal with Columbia Records without having completed the previous contract with Geffen . This meant a lot of pressure to succeed in the production of Nine Lives . For the first time after three albums produced by Bruce Fairbairn , other producers were contacted. The group initially worked with, among others, Glen Ballard , who had brought about the success of Alanis Morissette . But then it was decided to go with Kevin Shirley , who had worked for Silverchair and Journey . All songs were written with professional songwriters. By the beginning of 1998 six singles had been released, two of them as promo singles.
reception
According to the awards, Nine Lives sold at least 6.5 million copies, which was roughly half the number of its predecessor. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the website Allmusic.com complained that the album sounded calculated, as if it was recorded by a band trying to sound like Aerosmith. The album is overproduced, the songs are not “catchy”. He awarded two and a half stars out of five.
Track list
- Nine Lives (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen) - 4:01
- Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard ) - 3:26
- Hole in My Soul (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child ) - 6:10
- Taste of India (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard) - 5:53
- Full Circle (Steven Tyler, Taylor Rhodes) - 5:01
- Something's Gotta Give (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen) - 3:37
- Ain't That a Bitch (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child) - 5:25
- The Farm (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson , Steve Dudas) - 4:27
- Crash (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson, Dominik Miller) - 4:26
- Kiss Your Past Good-Bye (Steven Tyler, Mark Hudson) - 4:32
- Pink (Steven Tyler, Richie Supa , Glen Ballard) - 3:55
- Falling Off (S. Tyler - J. Perry - Frederiksen) - 3:02
- Attitude Adjustment (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen) - 3:45
- Fallen Angels (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Richie Supa) - 8:18
- I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Diane Warren) - 4:59
Titles 12–15 are bonus pieces that appeared in different order on the various internationally published versions. I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing , originally from the Armageddon soundtrack , was added to the European re-release as a bonus.
Web links
- Nine Lives at Allmusic (English)