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Toys in the Attic
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Studio album by Aerosmith
Released April 8 1975
Recorded January - February 1975 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Genre Hard rock
Length 37:08
Label Columbia Records
Producer Jack Douglas
Professional reviews
Aerosmith chronology
Get Your Wings
(1974)		Toys in the Attic
(1975)		Rocks
(1976)
Toys in the Attic is the third album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was their breakthrough album and is now considered a hard rock classic. The title is a phrase which has a similar meaning to "bats in the belfry" and was also used as the title of Lillian Hellman's 1959 stage play.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 228 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Cover versions

R.E.M. covered the song "Toys in the Attic" released in 1986 as a b-side to "Fall on Me". It is available on Dead Letter Office. It was also covered by The Answer, Warrant and Ratt.

The song "No More No More" was covered by Velvet Revolver and Metal Church.

Run D.M.C. did a cover of the song "Walk This Way" in 1986.

Track listing

  1. "Toys in the Attic" (Perry/Tyler) – 3:05
  2. "Uncle Salty" (Hamilton/Tyler) – 4:10
  3. "Adam's Apple (Tyler) – 4:34
  4. "Walk This Way" (Perry/Tyler) – 3:40
  5. "Big Ten Inch Record" (Weismantel - originally by Bull Moose Jackson) – 2:16
  6. "Sweet Emotion" (Hamilton/Tyler) – 4:34
  7. "No More No More" (Perry/Tyler) – 4:34
  8. "Round and Round" (Tyler/Whitford) – 5:03
  9. "You See Me Crying" (Solomon/Tyler) – 5:12

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Scott Cushnie – piano on 5 7
  • Michael Mainieri – conductor
  • Jay Messina – percussion, marimba on 6

Production personnel

  • Producer: Jack Douglas at The Record Plant
  • Engineer: Jay Messina
  • Assistant engineers: Rod O'Brien, Corky Stasiak, David Thoener
  • Arrangers: Aerosmith, Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler
  • Orchestral arrangements: Michael Mainieri
  • Mastering: Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles

Other personnel

  • Album Design: Pacific Eye and Ear
  • Illustrations: Ingrid Haenke
  • Photography: Bob Belott
  • Direction: David Krebs, Steve Leber

Remastering personnel

  • Remaster producer: Don DeVito
  • Remaster engineer: Vic Anesini
  • Package design: Lisa Sparagano, Ken Fredette
  • Still Life Photography: Jimmy Ienner
  • Still Life Collage Design: Leslie Lambert
  • Art Supervision: Joel Zimmerman

References

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1975Billboard Pop Albums11


Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1975"Sweet Emotion"Billboard Pop Singles36
1977"Walk This Way"Billboard Pop Singles10
1991"Sweet Emotion"Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks36

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – U.S.GoldAugust 11 1975
CRIA – CanadaGoldApril 1 1977
CRIA – CanadaPlatinumDecember 1 1978
RIAA – U.S.PlatinumNovember 21 1986
RIAA – U.S.4X PlatinumNovember 21 1986
RIAA – U.S.5X PlatinumNovember 2 1988
RIAA – U.S.6X PlatinumOctober 28 1994
RIAA – U.S.8X PlatinumJune 4 2002


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Steven Tyler | Joe Perry | Brad Whitford | Tom Hamilton | Joey Kramer
Ray Tabano | Jimmy Crespo | Rick Dufay
Discography
Studio albums: Aerosmith | Get Your Wings | Toys in the Attic | Rocks | Draw the Line | Night in the Ruts | Rock in a Hard Place | Done with Mirrors | Permanent Vacation | Pump | Get a Grip | Nine Lives | Just Push Play | Honkin' on Bobo
Live albums: Live! Bootleg | Classics Live I and II | A Little South of Sanity | Rockin' the Joint
Compilations: Greatest Hits | Gems | Pandora's Box | Big Ones | Box of Fire |
O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits | Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith
Videos: Live Texxas Jam '78 | 3 x 5 | Aerosmith Scrapbook | Things That Go Pump in the Night | The Making of Pump | Big Ones You Can Look At | You Gotta Move
Personnel
Jack Douglas | Bruce Fairbairn | Desmond Child | John Kalodner | Mark Hudson | Jim Vallance | Richie Supa | Tim Collins | Marti Frederiksen | Taylor Rhodes | Glen Ballard | Kevin Shirley | Steven Leber and David Krebs
Related content
Concert Tours | Achievements and Awards | Outtakes | Toxic Twins | The Joe Perry Project | The Wherehouse
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster | Flaming Moe's | Quest for Fame | Revolution X
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