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Pump
Pump cover
Studio album by Aerosmith
Released September 12, 1989
Recorded February-June 1989
Genre Hard rock
Length 45:37
Label Geffen
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
Professional reviews
Aerosmith chronology
Gems
(1988)		 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)

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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. " Love in an Elevator " is a song performed by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, and written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry " The Other Side " is a song performed by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, and written by Steven Tyler and Jim Vallance. " FINE* " is a song by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. " What It Takes " is a song by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. " Janie's Got a Gun " is a song performed by American Hard rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton " Monkey on My Back " is a song by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. "

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"). The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences " Janie's Got a Gun " is a song performed by American Hard rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton "Love in an Elevator" became the first Aerosmith song to hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. " Love in an Elevator " is a song performed by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, and written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock 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. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 [1]

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. Bruce Earl Fairbairn ( December 30, 1949 - May 17, 1999) was Canadian Rock music producer who was prominent during Little Mountain Sound Studios was a music recording facility located in Vancouver British Columbia

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Young Lust" (Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance) – 4:18
  2. "F.I.N.E.*" (Perry, Tyler, Desmond Child) – 4:09
  3. "Going Down" – 0:17 / "Love in an Elevator" (Perry, Tyler) – 5:21
  4. "Monkey on My Back" (Perry, Tyler) – 3:57
  5. "Water Song" – 0:10 / "Janie's Got a Gun" (Tom Hamilton, Tyler) – 5:28
  6. "Dulcimer Stomp" – 0:49 / "The Other Side" (Tyler, Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 4:07
  7. "My Girl" (Perry, Tyler) – 3:10
  8. "Don't Get Mad, Get Even" (Perry, Tyler) – 4:48
  9. "Hoodoo" – 0:55 / "Voodoo Medicine Man" (Tyler, Brad Whitford) – 3:44
  10. "What It Takes" (Desmond Child, Perry, Tyler) – 6:28

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 5

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 7x Platinum February 10, 1995

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

  1. ^ Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200

External links

Pump at MusicBrainz

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