Permanent Vacation (album)

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Permanent Vacation
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Studio album by
Aerosmith
ReleasedAugust 1987 (1987-08) [1]
RecordedMarch –May 1987
Studio Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver, Canada Unique Recording Studios, New York City [2]
Genre Hard rock
Length51:38
Label Geffen
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
Aerosmith chronology
Done with Mirrors
(1985)		Permanent Vacation
(1987)		 Pump
(1989)
Singles from Permanent Vacation
  1. "Hangman Jury"
    Released: August 18, 1987 [3]
  2. "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
    Released: September 22, 1987 [3]
  3. "Angel"
    Released: January 5, 1988 [3]
  4. "Rag Doll"
    Released: May 3, 1988 [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Robert Christgau C+ [5]
Rolling Stone (unfavorable) [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Metal Forces (9.9/10) [8]
The Daily VaultB+ [9]

Permanent Vacation is the ninth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in August 1987 by Geffen Records. [10]

Contents

The album marked a turning point in the band's career. It was their first to employ songwriters outside the band, instead of featuring songs solely composed by them. [6] This came at the suggestion of executive John Kalodner. He also pushed the band to work with producer Bruce Fairbairn, who remained with them for another two albums. [11] It was also the first Aerosmith album to be promoted by heavy music video airplay on MTV. Though Done with Mirrors was intended to mark Aerosmith's comeback, Permanent Vacation is often considered their true comeback, as it was the band's first truly popular album since their reunion. "Rag Doll", "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", and "Angel" became major hits (all three charted in the Top 20) and helped Permanent Vacation become the band's greatest success in a decade.

The album features a cover of the Beatles' "I'm Down", which originally appeared as a B-side to their single "Help!" in 1965. This was Aerosmith's second commercially released Beatles cover, after "Come Together".

Permanent Vacation has sold over five million copies in the U.S. [12]

In the UK, it was the first Aerosmith album to attain both Silver (60,000 units sold) and Gold (100,000 units sold) certification by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving these in July 1989 and March 1990 respectively. [13]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart's Done Time" Joe Perry, Desmond Child 4:42
2."Magic Touch" Steven Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance 4:37
3."Rag Doll"Tyler, Perry, Vallance, Holly Knight 4:25
4."Simoriah"Tyler, Perry, Vallance3:22
5."Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"Tyler, Perry, Child4:25
6."St. John"Tyler4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hangman Jury"Tyler, Perry, Vallance5:33
2."Girl Keeps Coming Apart"Tyler, Perry4:13
3."Angel"Tyler, Child5:08
4."Permanent Vacation"Tyler, Brad Whitford 4:49
5."I'm Down" (The Beatles cover) John Lennon, Paul McCartney 2:20
6."The Movie"Tyler, Perry, Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer 4:00
Total length:51:38

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes [14] and AllMusic. [15] [ unreliable source? ] Track numbers refer to CD and digital releases of the album.

Aerosmith

Charts

Certifications

OrganizationLevelDate
RIAA – United States5× Platinum [21] February 10, 1995
CIA – Canada5× PlatinumNovember 18, 1994

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