Just Push Play
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| Studio album by Aerosmith | ||||
| Released | March 5, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | The Boneyard & The Bryer Patch, Long View Farms Studio, Ocean Way Studios, Sound Techniques, Village Recorders, Pearl White Studios, Whatinthewhatthe? Studios, The Studio in the Sunset Marquis | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, Pop rock | |||
| Length | 48:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson, Marti Frederiksen | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Blender | |
| Canoe.ca | unfavorable |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| NME | 6/10 |
| Robert Christgau |  |
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Just Push Play is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released on March 5, 2001, making it the first Aerosmith album of the 21st century. The album was co-produced by song collaborators Marti Frederiksen and Mark Hudson. The album's first single, "Jaded", became a major Top 10 hit in the U.S. and around the world. As a result, Just Push Play was certified platinum within a month of its release. Subsequent singles "Fly Away from Here", "Sunshine", and "Just Push Play", though garnering some airplay, failed to impact the Hot 100 much, although the latter two charted on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart and the former charted on the Adult Top 40.
In 2010, guitarist Joe Perry revealed his distaste for the album, stating that:
The album's cover features a gynoid resembling Marilyn Monroe and was designed by Hajime Sorayama.
In 2011, drummer Joey Kramer answered some questions about the album during a fan "Q & A", revealing that he does not like the cover, and that he thought the playing on the album was superb.
A poster of the album cover is shown in the title character's room in the Nickelodeon TV series Drake & Josh.
Several songs were recorded for the album that went unused. "Ain't It True", "Easy", "Innocent Man", "I Love You Down", and "Sweet Due" can be linked as originating from these sessions. "Angel's Eye" was used for the soundtrack to "Charlie's Angels." "Face" and "Won't Let You Down" were issued as bonus tracks on later pressings of the album. These songs are listed in copyright repertories. The track "Do You Wonder" was supposedly recorded for this album, as well.
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