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Permanent Vacation

The first Geffen studio success after the reunion, and the album most often called the comeback.
Aerosmith, 1987

Released
25 August 1987
Recorded
March to May 1987
Studio
Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, and Unique Recording, New York City
Label
Geffen
Producer
Bruce Fairbairn
Length
51:46

Bruce Fairbairn produced it in Vancouver and New York in spring 1987. Dude (Looks Like a Lady), Angel and Rag Doll were released as singles. It reached number 11 in the United States and sold five times platinum, and it is considered the true comeback of the reunited band. Tyler, Perry and the songwriter Desmond Child wrote Dude (Looks Like a Lady), the lead single.

Track listing

  1. Heart's Done Time4:42
  2. Magic Touch4:40
  3. Rag Doll4:21
  4. Simoriah3:22
  5. Dude (Looks Like a Lady)4:23
  6. St. John4:12
  7. Hangman Jury5:33
  8. Girl Keeps Coming Apart4:12
  9. Angel5:10
  10. Permanent Vacation4:52
  11. I'm Down2:20
  12. The Movie4:00

More from Aerosmith

Aerosmith (1973), Get Your Wings (1974), Toys in the Attic (1975), Rocks (1976), Draw the Line (1977), Live! Bootleg (1978), Night in the Ruts (1979), Pump (1989), Get a Grip (1993), Nine Lives (1997), Just Push Play (2001)

Sources

  1. Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith album), Wikipedia
  2. Dude (Looks Like a Lady), Wikipedia