Draw the Line is the fifth album by American
rockRock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music....
band
AerosmithAerosmith is an American hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and seen by some as America's greatest rock and roll band. Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues,, and has...
, released December 1, 1977. The album was recorded in an abandoned convent near New York City, rented out for that purpose. The band lived there while recording the album, doing drugs, sleeping, eating, shooting guns, and driving their sports cars in between recording sessions.
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Draw the Line is the fifth album by American
rockRock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music....
band
AerosmithAerosmith is an American hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and seen by some as America's greatest rock and roll band. Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues,, and has...
, released December 1, 1977. The album was recorded in an abandoned convent near New York City, rented out for that purpose. The band lived there while recording the album, doing drugs, sleeping, eating, shooting guns, and driving their sports cars in between recording sessions.
At the time of release the band was considered big enough that the name didn't appear on the front of the album artwork.
Side one
Side two
Personnel
- Steven Tyler
Steven Victor Tallarico , better known as Steven Tyler, is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the lead singer and primary songwriter of Boston-based rock band Aerosmith....
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, HarmonicaThe harmonica is a free reed wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes. The pressure caused by blowing or drawing air into the reed chambers causes a reed or multiple reeds to vibrate up and down creating sound...
, Percusion
- Joe Perry
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- GuitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
, Backing Vocals
- Brad Whitford
Bradley Ernest Whitford is the lead and rhythm guitarist for the hard rock band Aerosmith.-Career:...
- GuitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
- Tom Hamilton - Bass
- Joey Kramer
Joseph Michael "Joey" Kramer is the American drummer for the hard rock band Aerosmith. It was Kramer who named the band in 1970. Kramer briefly attended the Thornton Donovan School...
- Drums, Percusion
Additional personnel
- Stan Bronstein - Saxophone
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- Scott Cushnie - Piano
The piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Jack Douglas - mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It is descended from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family...
- Karen Lawrence - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Paul Prestopino - Banjo
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Production
- Producers: Aerosmith, Jack Douglas
- Executive producers: David Krebs, Steve Leber
- Engineer: Jay Messina
- Assistant engineer: Sam Ginsberg
- Mastering: George Marino
- Arrangers: Aerosmith, Jack Douglas
- Art direction: David Krebs, Steve Leber
- Cover illustration: Al Hirschfeld
Albert "Al" Hirschfeld was an American caricaturist best known for his simple black and white satirical portraits of celebrities and Broadway stars.-Personal life:Born in St...
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1978 |
The Billboard 200 |
11 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1977 |
"Draw the Line "Draw the Line" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, and was released in 1977 as the first single from the album Draw the Line...
" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
39 |
| 1978 |
"Kings and Queens "Kings and Queens" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, and Jack Douglas, their producer, who helped the band write many of the songs on Draw the Line. The song was released as the second single from...
" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
70 |
Certifications
| Organization |
Level |
Date |
| RIAA - USA |
Gold |
December 9, 1977 |
| RIAA - USA |
Platinum |
December 13, 1977 |
| RIAA - USA |
2x Platinum |
August 16, 1996 |