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Release Date
8 April 1975
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Length
9 tracks
Toys in the Attic is the third album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. The album is their second most commercially successful studio album right behind Get a Grip with eight million copies sold in the US alone.
Steven Tyler claims 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.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 228 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Also the song "Toys in the Attic" is part the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.
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. "Sweet Emotion" 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" with Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith in 1986.
Sum 41 along with rappers Ja Rule and Nelly did a cover of "Walk This Way" in 2002.
Track listing
Side one
# Title Music Length
1. "Toys in the Attic" Steven Tyler, Joe Perry 3:06
2. "Uncle Salty" Tyler, Tom Hamilton 4:10
3. "Adam's Apple" Tyler 4:34
4. "Walk This Way" Tyler, Perry 3:40
5. "Big Ten Inch Record" Fred Weismantel 2:14
Side two
# Title Music Length
1. "Sweet Emotion" Tyler, Hamilton 4:34
2. "No More No More" Tyler, Perry 4:34
3. "Round and Round" Tyler, Brad Whitford 5:05
4. "You See Me Crying" Tyler, Darren Solomon 5:12
Personnel
Tom Hamilton – bass, rhythm guitar on "Uncle Salty"
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Joe Perry – lead guitar, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, slide guitar
Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion, keyboard
Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on tracks 8 & 9
Additional personnel
Scott Cushnie – piano on "Big Ten Inch Record" and "No More No More"
Michael Mainieri – conductor
Jay Messina – percussion, bass marimba on "Sweet Emotion"
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
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