Tracklist, Album Covers and Info
Side one
1. "Jailbait" 4:38
2. "Lightning Strikes" 4:26
3. "Bitch's Brew" 4:14
4. "Bolivian Ragamuffin" 3:32
5. "Cry Me a River" 4:06
Side two
6. "Prelude to Joanie" 1:21
7. "Joanie's Butterfly" 5:35
8. "Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)" 4:46
9. "Jig Is Up" 3:10
10. "Push Comes to Shove" 4:28
Total length: 40:16
Aerosmith Band Members / Musicians
Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, piano on "Push Comes to Shove", producer
Jimmy Crespo – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, additional vocals on "Bitch's Brew"
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums
Rick Dufay – rhythm guitar
Rock in a Hard Place is Aerosmith’s 7th studio album, released in 1982 by Columbia Records and certified gold in 1989. It is unique as the only Aerosmith album without lead guitarist Joe Perry, who left in 1979, and also saw rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford depart during recording, replaced by Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay respectively. The band reunited with producer Jack Douglas for the album, which took two years to complete amid challenges including Steven Tyler’s severe drug addiction. Guitarist Rick Dufay helped nurse Tyler back to health during the sessions, enabling the album’s completion. An outtake, “Riff & Roll,” was later released in 1991.
