Album
Pump
Pump is Aerosmith's tenth studio album, released on 12 September 1989 on Geffen. It followed Permanent Vacation and was the second of three records the band made in succession with producer Bruce Fairbairn, with engineers Mike Fraser and Ken Lomas, at Little Mountain Sound Studios. The sound leans on hard rock but takes in blues rock and pop rock too, which suits a record so full of hooks.
It turned into a major success. "Love in an Elevator" became the band's first number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and "Janie's Got a Gun" won them their first Grammy. "The Other Side" and "What It Takes" also reached the US Top 40. The album peaked at No. 5 in the US, went seven times Platinum, and was the fourth best-selling album of 1990. Two video documentaries on the making of it followed in 1990.
Pump: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 48:05Tracklist
- 1Young LustVallance, Perry, Tyler4:20
- 2F.I.N.E.Child, Perry, Tyler4:15
- 3Going Down / Love in an ElevatorJoe Perry and Steven Tyler5:37
- 4Monkey on My BackSteven Tyler and Joe Perry3:59
- 5Water Song / Janie’s Got a GunTom Hamilton and Steven Tyler5:40
- 6Dulcimer Stomp / The Other SideVallance, Dozier, Holland, Tyler, Holland4:58
- 7My GirlSteven Tyler and Joe Perry3:15
- 8Don’t Get Mad, Get EvenSteven Tyler and Joe Perry4:50
- 9Hoodoo / Voodoo Medicine ManSteven Tyler and Brad Whitford4:41
- 10What It TakesChild, Perry, Tyler6:29
- Produced by
- Bruce Fairbairn
- Recorded at
- Little Mountain Sound, Little Mountain Sound (Vancouver, Canada)
- Recorded
- February–June 1989
- Mixed by
- Mike Fraser
- Engineered by
- Mike Fraser, Ken Lomas
- Label
- Geffen
- Length
- 48:05
Line-up
- Henry Christian · horn
- Bruce Fairbairn · horn, other instruments, background vocals
- Tom Hamilton · electric bass guitar, background vocals
- Tom Keenlyside · horn
- Joey Kramer · drums (drum set)
- The Margarita Horns · horn
- Joe Perry · electric guitar, other instruments, background vocals
- Ian Putz · horn
- Steven Tyler · keyboard, harmonica, lead vocals, other instruments
- John Webster · keyboard
- Brad Whitford · electric guitar
- Randy Raine-Reusch · other instruments
- Bob Dowd · background vocals · guest
- Catherine Epps · spoken vocals · guest
Singles
- “Love in an Elevator” · 15 August 1989
- “Janie's Got a Gun” · 8 November 1989
- “What It Takes” · 26 February 1990
- “The Other Side” · 6 June 1990
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1989–1991 | 3 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1989–1991 | 5 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1989–1991 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1989–1991 | 2 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) · 1989–1991 | 7 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1989–1991 | 8 |
| Swedish Albums · 1989–1991 | 8 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1989–1991 | 9 |
| Swiss Albums · 1989–1991 | 9 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1989–1991 | 10 |
All 15 charts
| German Albums · 1989–1991 | 13 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) · 1989–1991 | 17 |
| Dutch Albums · 1989–1991 | 33 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1989–1991 | 38 |
| Scottish Albums · 1995 | 72 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2× Platinum |
| Canada | 7× Platinum |
| Germany | Gold |
| Japan · 1989 | Gold |
| New Zealand | Platinum |
| United Kingdom | Gold |
| United States | 7× Platinum |
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76.2
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
5.0k
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118k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
17k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 September 1989 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 12 September 1989 | |
| Wikidata | 12 September 1989 | |
| US release | 12 September 1989 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1989 | earliest UK or European date |
38 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | XE | Geffen | 075992425421 | other |
| 1989 | US | Geffen | 075992425421 | other |
| 1989 | DE | Geffen | 075992425414 | other |
| 1989 | XE | Geffen | 720642425428 | other |
| 1989 | XE | Geffen | 075992425445 | other |
| 1989 | US | Geffen | 075992425421 | other |
| 1989 | DE | Geffen | 720642425428 | other |
| 1989 | US | Geffen | 075992425414 | other |
| 1989 | XE | Geffen | 720642425428 | other |
| 1989 | CA | Geffen | 075992425421 | other |
| 1989 | CA | Columbia House | 075992425421 | other |
| 1989 | DE | Geffen | 075992425421 | other |
| September 1989 | GB | Geffen | 008811925529 | other |
| 12 September 1989 | US | Geffen | 075992426923 | original |
| 12 September 1989 | US | Geffen | 720642425428 | original |
| 12 September 1989 | US | Geffen | original | |
| 25 September 1989 | JP | Geffen | 4988014729543 | other |
| 1990 | US | Geffen | 075992425421 | other |
| 21 March 1991 | JP | Geffen | 4988067000118 | other |
| 12 September 1998 | ZA | Geffen | 6002345121925 | other |
| 1999 | ZA | Geffen | 6001210171430 | other |
| 2001 | XE | Geffen | 606949309725 | other |
| 2001 | XE | Geffen | 606949309725 | other |
| 20 November 2001 | US | Geffen | 606949309725 | other |
| 2004 | JP | Geffen | 4988005383259 | other |
| 12 October 2006 | CA | Geffen | 00720642425428 | other |
| 2008 | US | Geffen | 720642425411 | other |
| 3 February 2010 | — | Geffen | 00606949309725 | other |
| 17 February 2010 | JP | Geffen | 4988005604125 | other |
| 2012 | XW | Geffen | 00602537156658 | other |
| 2012 | XW | Geffen | 00602537156658 | other |
| 2 November 2012 | — | Geffen | 00602537156665 | other |
| 3 February 2014 | XW | Geffen | 00602537156658 | other |
| 20 November 2015 | XW | Geffen | 00602537156658 | other |
| 7 December 2022 | — | Aerosmith P&D – Geffen | 00720642425428 | other |
| 7 December 2022 | — | Aerosmith P&D – Geffen | 00602537156665 | other |
| 7 December 2022 | XW | Aerosmith P&D – Geffen | 00602537156658 | other |
| 7 December 2022 | — | Aerosmith P&D – Geffen | 00606949309725 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |