Sweetzerland Manifesto

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Sweetzerland Manifesto
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ReleasedJanuary 19, 2018
Genre
Length44:06
Label Roman Records
Producer
Joe Perry chronology
Joe Perry's Merry Christmas
(2014)
Sweetzerland Manifesto
(2018)
Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII
(2023)
Singles from Sweetzerland Manifesto
  1. "Aye, Aye, Aye"
    Released: December 8, 2017

Sweetzerland Manifesto is the sixth solo album by Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, released on January 19, 2018 on Roman Records. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals [2] Length
1."Rumble in the Jungle"Joe Perryinstrumental3:51
2."I'll Do Happiness"
Terry Reid 3:39
3."Aye, Aye, Aye"Perry, Zander Robin Zander 4:15
4."I Wanna Roll"Perry, Johansen David Johansen 4:51
5."Sick & Tired"Perry, Reid, DouglasReid4:54
6."Haberdasher Blues"Perry, JohansenJohansen5:31
7."Spanish Sushi"J. Perry, Anthony Perry, Roman Perryinstrumental3:33
8."Eve of Destruction" P. F. Sloan Joe Perry4:19
9."I'm Going Crazy"Perry, JohansenDavid Johansen3:58
10."Won't Let Me Go"Perry, Reid, DouglasReid5:15
Total length:44:06

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References

  1. Appleford, Steve (2018-01-18). "Aerosmith's Joe Perry Talks Stripped-Down New Solo Album, Fiery Live Gig". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  2. Daniel Kreps (15 November 2017). "Joe Perry Preps All-Star Solo Album 'Sweetzerland Manifesto'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 March 2018.