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Nine Lives
Studio album by Aerosmith
Released	March 18, 1997 (1997-03-18)
Recorded	September–November 1996
Genre	Hard rock
Length	62:48
Label	Columbia
Producer	Aerosmith, Kevin Shirley
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone link
Aerosmith chronology
Get a Grip (1993) Nine Lives (1997) Just Push Play (2001)
Alternate cover
Revised album cover
Singles from Nine Lives
"Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" Released: 1997 "Hole in My Soul" Released: 1997 "Pink" Released: 1997 "Full Circle" Released: 1997 "Nine Lives" Released: 1997 (promo only) "Taste of India" Released: 1998 (promo only)

Nine Lives is the twelfth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). 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. It peaked at #1 at the Billboard Charts. One of the album's singles, "Pink", won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

Track listing

1. "Nine Lives" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen) – 4:01
2. "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" (Tyler, Perry, Glen Ballard) – 3:26
3. "Hole in My Soul" (Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child) – 6:10
4. "Taste of India" (Tyler, Perry, Ballard) – 5:53
5. "Full Circle" (Tyler, Taylor Rhodes) – 5:01
6. "Something's Gotta Give" (Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen) – 3:37
7. "Ain't That a Bitch" (Tyler, Perry, Child) – 5:25
8. "The Farm" (Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas) – 4:27
9. "Crash" (Tyler, Perry, Hudson, Dominik Miller) – 4:26
10. "Kiss Your Past Good-Bye" (Tyler, Hudson) – 4:32
11. "Pink" (Tyler, Richard Supa, Ballard) – 3:55
12. "Attitude Adjustment" (Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen) – 3:45
13. "Fallen Angels" (Tyler, Perry, Supa) – 8:18

Bonus track (international version)

12. "Falling Off" (Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen) - 3:02

Bonus tracks (Japanese version)

12. "Falling Off" (Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen) - 3:02
13. "Fall Together" (Tyler, Hudson, Greg Wells, Dean Grakal) - 4:38

Bonus tracks (Argentine version)

12. "Falling Off" (Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen) - 3:02
15. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Diane Warren) - 4:56

Album Artwork

The booklet for Nine Lives contains 12 pieces of album art (including the cover). Each picture contains a smaller version of the previous picture within itself. The last picture is included in the first, creating an infinite loop. It has been designed by Stefan Sagmeister, who allegedly has never received his fee for this work due to the controversy described below.

Controversy

The original album art aroused the anger of some Hindus, who felt the artwork, taken from Hindu imagery and altered by giving the dancing figure a cat's head, was offensive. The image depicts Lord Krishna with a cat's head dancing on the head of the snake demon Aghasura, a popular episode from Sagmeister's childhood. The band had been unaware of the source of the artwork, and the record company apologized, and changed the artwork to the revised version seen above.

Strangely enough, some copies with original covers have found their way to music store shelves in India, where Hinduism is the majority religion, and have not raised any further controversy.

Personnel

• Tom Hamilton – bass, Chapman stick
• Joey Kramer – drums
• Joe Perry – guitar, vocals, dulcimer, slide guitar
• Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, keyboard, percussion, hammered dulcimer
• Brad Whitford – guitar

Additional personnel

• David Campbell – conductor
• Ramesh Misra – sarangi
• John Webster – keyboard

Production

• Producers: Aerosmith, Kevin Shirley
• Engineers: Mark Hudson, Joe Perry, Rory Romano, Elliot Scheiner, Kevin Shirley, Steven Tyler
• Second engineer: Rory Romano
• Mixing: Elliot Scheiner, Kevin Shirley
• Mastering: Leon Zervos
• Programming: Sander Selover
• Horn arrangements: David Campbell, Steven Tyler
• String arrangements: David Campbell
• Guitar technicians: Lisa Sharken, Jim Survis
• Production engineer: David Frangioni

• Art direction: Christopher Austopchuk, Gail Marowitz
• Photo art direction: Christopher Austopchuk, Gail Marowitz
• Photography: F. Scott Schafer
• Calligraphy: Jeanne Greco
• Stylist: Fiona Williams-Chappel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Certifications

Awards

Grammy Awards

External links

Nine Lives at MusicBrainz