STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - AEROSMITH - NIGHT IN THE RUTS

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Good morning vinyl junkies and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate Steven Tyler, the multi-instrumentalist, singer--songwriter and actor, who fronts the Boston based rock band Aerosmith, is turning 72 today. Happy Birthday Steven ! To start things off, we feature the group's sixth studio album, Night In The Ruts. Night In The Ruts was released November of 1979 on the Columbia label. It was co-produced by the band and Gary Lyons,  David Krebs, and Steve Leber. It peaked at #39 in Japan, #14 on the Billboard 200, and #8 in Canada. The LP has been certified Platinum in the US. It's sole single, a cover of a 1964 song by the girl group The Shangri-Las, "Remember (Walking In The Sand)" reached #67 on the Hot 100 and #29 in Canada.

1. "No Surprize"  4:25
2. "Chiquita"  4:24
3. "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (The Shangri-Las cover)  4:04
4. "Cheese Cake"  4:15

Side two

1. "Three Mile Smile"  3:42
2. "Reefer Head Woman" (Jazz Gillum cover)  4:01
3. "Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)"  2:59
4. "Think About It" (The Yardbirds cover)  3:34
5. "Mia"  4:14

Aerosmith :

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, piano, cover art concept

Joe Perry – guitar, slide guitar and backing vocals on "No Surprize", "Chiquita", "Cheese Cake", "Three Mile Smile", and "Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)"

Brad Whitford – guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums

With :

Mary Weiss – backing vocals on "Remember (Walking in the Sand)"
Richie Supa - additional guitars on "No Surprize" and "Mia"
Jimmy Crespo – lead guitar on "Three Mile Smile"
Louis del Gatto – baritone saxophone on "Chiquita"
Lou Marini – tenor saxophone on "Chiquita"
Barry Rogers – trombone on "Chiquita"
Neil Thompson – guitar on "Chiquita"
George Young – horn, alto saxophone on "Chiquita"

Production :

Gary Lyons - producer with Aerosmith, engineer
David Krebs, Steve Leber - executive producers, management
Peter Thea, Rod O'Brien - assistant engineers
George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
John Berg, John Kosh - art direction, design
Jim Shea - photography
Vic Anesini - remastering