Nine Lives (Aerosmith album)
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| Studio album by Aerosmith | ||||
| Released | March 18, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | September–November 1996 at Avatar Studios and The Boneyard | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, Blues rock | |||
| Length | 62:54 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Kevin Shirley and Aerosmith | |||
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Original album cover, replaced due to controversy.
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| AllMusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
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Nine Lives is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released March 18, 1997. The album was produced by Aerosmith and Kevin Shirley, and was the band's first studio album released by Columbia Records since 1982's Rock in a Hard Place. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. One of the album's singles, "Pink", won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
Early recordings took place at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida where the band worked with producer, Glen Ballard. It was here that Steven Tyler and Ballard co-wrote the lyrics for "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)", "Taste of India" and "Pink". Other collaborators including Desmond Child and Taylor Rhodes joined Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry to write additional songs. Child previously collaborated with Aerosmith on such hits as "Angel," "Crazy" and "Dude (Looks like a Lady)." One week before rehearsals, the band's drummer, Joey Kramer went into a deep depression, having grieved the loss of his father a few years prior. With Kramer unavailable to perform, rumours began to speculate that this would result in the band breaking up. A session drummer (Steve Ferrone) was brought in to play drum tracks until Kramer made a full return.
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