“Draw the Line” is the fifth studio album by American
hard rock band Aerosmith, released December 9, 1977. It was recorded in an
abandoned convent near New York City. The portrait of the band on the album
cover was drawn by the celebrity caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Although the
official website for Aerosmith lists the release date for “Draw the Line” as
December 1, 1977, the album was released on December 9, 1977 and entered the
music charts on December 24, 1977.
“Draw the Line” este al cincilea album de studio al
trupei americane de hard rock Aerosmith, lansat la 9 decembrie 1977. A fost
inregistrat intr-o manastire parasita de langa New York. Portretul trupei de pe
coperta a fost realizat de catre cunoscutul caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Desi
site-ul oficial al trupei da ca data de lansare 1 decembrie 1977, “Draw the
Line” a fost lansat cu adevarat la 9 decembrie 1977 si a intrat in clasamentele
muzicale la 24 decembrie 1977.
List of tracks
Side 1
1."Draw the Line" Steven Tyler, Joe Perry 3:23
2."I Wanna Know Why" Tyler, Perry 3:09
3."Critical Mass" Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Jack Douglas
4:53
4."Get It Up" Tyler,
Perry 4:02
5."Bright Light Fright" Perry 2:19
Side 2
1."Kings and Queens"
Tyler, Brad
Whitford, Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Douglas 4:55
2."The Hand That Feeds" Tyler, Whitford, Hamilton, Kramer, Douglas 4:23
3."Sight for Sore Eyes" Tyler, Perry, Douglas, David Johansen 3:56
4."Milk Cow Blues" Kokomo Arnold 4:14
Personnel
Aerosmith
Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, piano on
"Kings and Queens", backing vocals
Joe Perry – lead guitar and rhythm guitar, slide guitar,
backing vocals, lead vocals on "Bright Light Fright"
Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar and lead guitar on
"Kings and Queens", "I Wanna Know Why", "The Hand That
Feeds" and first solo of "Milk Cow Blues"
Tom Hamilton – bass
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion
Guest musicians
Stan Bronstein – saxophone on "I Wanna Know
Why" and "Bright Light Fright"
Scott Cushnie – piano on "I Wanna Know Why" and
"Critical Mass"
Karen Lawrence – backing vocals on "Get It Up"
Jack Douglas – mandolin on "Kings and Queens"
Paul Prestopino – banjo on "Kings and Queens"
Production
Jack Douglas – producer and arrangements with Aerosmith
David Krebs, Steve Leber – executive producers,
management, art direction
Jay Messina – engineer
David Hewitt – remote truck director
Sam Ginsberg – assistant engineer
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Al Hirschfeld – cover illustration
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