On November 6, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Music from Another Dimension!”, the fifteenth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded July 2011/ March – April 2012, at “Pandora’s Box”, “The Boneyard”, “Poppy Studios”, “Swing House Studios”, “Mad Dog Studios”, “Spitfire Studio”, “Retro Activ Studios”, “Briar Patch Studios” and “Hensen Studios”, and was produced by Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Marti Frederiksen. It was band’s first studio album since 2004’s “Honkin’ on Bobo” and the first to feature all-new material since 2001’s “Just Push Play”.
Personnel:
- Steven Tyler– lead vocals, drums, arrangement, backing vocals
- Joe Perry– lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
- Brad Whitford– rhythm guitar
- Tom Hamilton– bass, lead vocals
- Joey Kramer– drums, percussion
- Rick Dufay– rhythm guitar
- Paul Santo – Hammond organ, keyboards, mellotron
- Rudy Tanzi– Hammond organ
- Zac Rae – piano, synthesizer, electric piano
- Desmond Child– piano
- Russ Irwin– piano, backing vocals
- Daniel J. Coe – synthesizer, synthesizer, programming, arrangements
- Marti Frederiksen– keyboards, guitar, Roland synthesizer, backing vocals, Pro Tools
- Jack Douglas– keyboards, organ, synthesizer, outro piano, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
- Jesse Sky Kramer – drums
- Tom Scott, Jessy J– tenor saxophone
- John Mitchell – baritone saxophone
- Gary Grant– trumpet
- Larry Hall– trumpet
- Bill Reichenbach, Jr.– trombone
- The Section Quartet: Daphne Chen – violin,
- Eric Gorfain– violin
- Jesse Kotansky – violin solo
- Lauren Chipman – viola,
- Richard Dodd – cello
- Carrie Underwood– featured vocals
- Julian Lennon, Melanie Taylor, Sharlotte Gibson, Laura Jones – backing vocals
- Mia Tyler– backing vocals
- Johnny Depp, Bruce Witkin – backing vocals
- Warren Huart– backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- Al Schmidt, Chris Lord-Alge, Neal Avron– mixing
- Anthony Focx– Pro Tools editing
- Daphne Chen, Tom Scott– arrangements
- Casey Patrick Tebo– artwork
- Slash– inside artwork
Track listing:
- LUV XXX – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Oh Yeah – Joe Perry
- Beautiful – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton
- Tell Me – Tom Hamilton
- Out Go the Lights – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Legendary Child – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance
- What Could Have Been Love – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Russ Irwin
- Street Jesus – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Joe Perry
- Can’t Stop Lovin’ You – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Whitford, Kramer, Tom Hamilton
- Lover A lot – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Jesse Kramer, Marco Moir
- We All Fall Down – Diane Warren
- Freedom Fighter – Joe Perry
- Closer – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Whitford, Kramer
- Something – Joe Perry
- Another Last Goodbye – Steven Tyler, Desmond Child, Joe Perry
