Toys in the Attic is the third studio album by American
rock band Aerosmith, released on April 8, 1975 by Columbia Records. Its first
single release, "Sweet Emotion", was released a month later on May 19
and "Walk This Way" was later released on August 28 in the same year.
The album is their most commercially successful studio LP in the US, with eight
million copies sold, according to the RIAA.
Steven Tyler said that his original idea for the album
cover was a teddy bear sitting in the attic with its wrist cut and stuffing
spread across the floor. They decided, in the end, to put all of the animals in
instead.
The album was ranked #229 on Rolling Stone's list of The
500 Greatest Albums of All Time. "Walk This Way" and the album's
title track are part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped
Rock and Roll list.
Toys in the Attic este al treilea album de studio al
trupei americane de rock Aerosmith si a fost llansat la 8 aprilie 1975 de catre
Columbia Records. Single-ul Sweet Emotion a fost lansat o luna mai tarziu, pe
19 mai si Walk This Way a fost lansat pe 28 august. Albumul a fost cel mai mare
success commercial al lor in Statele Unite, cu 8 milioane de copii vandute.
Steven Tyler spunea ca idea originala a copertii
albumului a fost un teddy bear care sta in atic cu incheietura taiata si cu
umplutura de material imprastiata pe podea. Au decis in final ca sa puna toate
animalele acolo.
Albumul a fost pe locul 229 in lista celor 500 mai bune albume
ale tuturor timpurilor, facuta de Rolling Stone Magazine. Walk This Way si cantecul
care da titlul albumului sunt parte din lista Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s
Songs care au dat forma rock and roll-ului.
List of tracks
1 -Toys in the Attic (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry)
2 - Uncle Salty
(StevenTyler, Tom Hamilton)
3 - Adam's Apple (Steven Tyler)
4 - Walk This Way (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry)
5 - Big Ten Inch Record (Fred Weismantel)
6 - Sweet Emotion (Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton)
7 - No More No More (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry)
8 - Round And Round (Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford)
9 -You See Me Crying (Steven Tyler, Don Solomon)
Personnel
Aerosmith
Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion,
harmonica, piano
Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals, slide guitar,
acoustic guitar, talkbox
Brad Whitford – guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass, rhythm guitar on "Uncle
Salty"[21]
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Scott Cushnie – piano on "Big Ten Inch Record",
and "No More No More"
Jay Messina – bass marimba on "Sweet Emotion"
Mike Mainieri - orchestra conductor on "You See Me
Crying"
Uncredited - horn section on "Big Ten Inch
Record"
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