PINK
IT'S MY NEW OBSESSION, YEAH
PINK,
IT'S NOT EVEN A QUESTION
Nine Lives
is the twelfth
studio album
by American
rock band
released on
March 18, 1997.
The album was produced by
Aerosmith and Kevin Shirley,
and was the band's
first studio album
released by
Columbia Records
since 1982's
Rock in a Hard Place.
In the United States,
it peaked at number one
on the
Billboard 200
and sold over
two million copies.
One of the album's singles,
"Pink",
won a
Grammy Award
for Best
Rock Performance
by a Duo or Group
with Vocal.
Production
Early recordings took place at
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida,
where the band worked
with producer
Glen Ballard.
There, Steven Tyler
and Ballard
co-wrote the lyrics for
"Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)",
"Taste of India"
and
"Pink".
Other collaborators,
including
Desmond Child
and
Taylor Rhodes,
joined Tyler
and guitarist
Joe Perry
to write songs.
Child previously collaborated
with Aerosmith on
such hits as
"Angel",
"Crazy"
and
"Dude (Looks like a Lady)".
Only a week before rehearsals,
drummer
Joey Kramer
was suffering
from depression,
having grieved the loss
of his father
a few years prior.
With Kramer unavailable,
rumors began to
circulate that the band
would disband.
Steve Ferrone
was brought in
to play drums
until Kramer was able to return.
"I came back with
a nice perspective
on what I bring to
the table in Aerosmith,
" Kramer reflected. "
That was healthy for me.
We ended up
re recording because people
were listening to the tracks
and were saying
some negative stuff
about it and saying
the band didn't
sound the same."
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