On May 11, 2026, Jack Douglas died aged 80. He was record producer, best known for his work with Aerosmith, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, The Who, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, The New York Dolls, Blue Öyster Cult and Starz.
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Aerosmith: Draw The Line
On December 9, 1977, “Columbia” label released “Draw the Line”, the fifth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded June – October 1977, at “The Cenacle” in New York, “Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer.
Personnel:
- Steven Tyler – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, piano
- Joe Perry – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, slide guitar
- Brad Whitford – rhythm and lead guitar
- Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
- Joey Kramer – drums, percussion
- Paul Prestopino – acoustic guitar, banjo
- Jack Douglas – mandolin
- Scott Cushnie – piano
- Stan Bronstein – saxophone
- Karen Lawrence – backing vocals
- Jack Douglas – arrangements
- Jay Messina – engineer
- Sam Ginsberg – engineer assistant
- George Marino – mastering
- Al Hirschfeld – cover illustration
- David Krebs, Steve Leber – executive producers, art direction
- David Hewitt – remote truck director
Track listing:
- Draw the line – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- I Wanna Know Why – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Critical Mass – Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Jack Douglas
- Get It Up – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Bright Light Fright – Joe Perry
- Kings and Queens – Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Jack Douglas
- The Hand That Feeds – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Jack Douglas
- Sight for Sore Eyes – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jack Douglas, David Johansen
- Milk Cow Blues – Kokomo Arnold
Aerosmith: Toys In The Attic
On April 8, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Toys in the Attic”, the third Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded January – March 1975, at “Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Douglas.
Personnel:
- Steven Tyler – vocals, keyboards, harmonica, percussion
- Joe Perry – lead guitar, acoustic and rhythm guitar, slide guitar, talkbox, backing vocals, percussion
- Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, coda solo
- Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, rhythm guitar
- Joey Kramer – drums, percussion
- Scott Cushnie – piano
- Jay Messina – bass marimba
- Mike Mainieri – orchestra conductor
- Jay Messina – engineer
- Rod O’Brien, Corky Stasiak, Dave Thoener – engineer assistant
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Pacific Eye & Ear – design
- Ingrid Haenke – illustration
- Bob Belott – photography
Track listing:
- Toys in the Attic – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Uncle Salty – Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton
- Adam’s Apple – Steven Tyler
- Walk This Way – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Big Ten Inch Record – Fred Weismantel
- Sweet Emotion – Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton
- No More No More – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Round and Round – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford
- You See Me Crying – Steven Tyler, Don Solomon
Aerosmith: Nine Lives
On March 18, 1997, “Columbia” label released “Nine Lives”, the twelfth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded September – November 1996, at “Avatar” in New York City, “The Boneyard” (Joe Perry’s home studio, and was produced by Kevin Shirley, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer.
Personnel:
- Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, hand organ, piano, harmonica, hammer dulcimer, percussion, horn arrangements, engineer
- Joe Perry – guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, backing vocals, engineer
- Brad Whitford – acoustic and electric guitar
- Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, Chapman Stick
- Joey Kramer – drums
- John Webster – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ramesh Mishra – sarangi
- Sander Selover – programming
- David Campbell – string and horn arrangements, conductor
- Suzie Katayama – strings, conductor
- Elliot Scheiner, Kevin Shirley – engineer, mixing
- Mark Hudson, Rory Romano – engineer
- Leon Zervos – mastering
- David Frangioni – production engineer
- Christopher Austopchuk, Gail Marowitz – art direction, photography
- Jeanne Greco – calligraphy
- F. Scott Schafer – photography
Track listing:
- Nine Lives – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
- Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard
- Hole in My Soul – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
- Taste of India – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard
- Full Circle – Steven Tyler, Taylor Rhodes
- Something’s Gotta Give – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
- Ain’t That a Bitch – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
- The Farm – Steven Tyler, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas
- Crash – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson, Dominic Miler
- Kiss Your Past Goodbye – Steven Tyler, Mark Hudson
- Pink – Steven Tyler, Richard Supa, Glen Ballard
- Attitude Adjustment – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Fredeiksen
- Fallen Angels – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Richard Supa
Don DeVito
On November 25, 2011, Don DeVito died aged 72. He was musician (guitar), record producer and music business executive. He started playing guitar on tours with Al Kooper, and has his own band The Sabres. He worked with Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Aerosmith, but was best known as producer of some of the most important Bob Dylan’s albums, including “Blood on the Tracks”, “Desire”, “Street Legal”, “Hard rain”, and “Bob Dylan at Budokan”. In 1989 DeVito won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional Folk Recording”.
Michael Lee
On November 24, 2008, Michael Gary Pearson aka Michael Lee died aged 39. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Little Angels, The Cult, Echo & the Bunnymen, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Lenny Kravitz, Jeff Martin, and The Quireboys, but was best known for his work with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
James Burns
On December 26, 2017, James Burns died aged 65. He was television producer and writer, best known as co-creator (with Robert Small) of “MTV Unplugged”. The show originally aired on “MTV” from 1989 to 1999, featured well-known musicians performing acoustic versions of their songs, among the others Elton John, Aerosmith, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Nirvana, Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton, LL Cool J, and 10,000 Maniacs.
Aerosmith: Music From Another Dimension
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
Aerosmith: Pump
On September 12, 1989, “Geffen” label released “Pump”, the tenth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded January–June 1989, at “Little Mountain Sound Studio”, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn. The album was certified 7 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and 7 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. In 1990, Aerosmith won “Grammy Award” for the album song “Janie’s Got a Gun”, for “Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal”.
Personnel:
- Steven Tyler– lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
- Joe Perry– guitar, backing vocals
- Brad Whitford– guitar
- Tom Hamilton– bass, backing vocals
- Joey Kramer– drums
- John Webster – keyboards
- Bruce Fairbairn– trumpet, backing vocals
- The Margarita Horns (Bruce Fairbairn, Henry Christian, Ian Putz, Tom Keenlyside) – brass instruments, saxophones
- Randy Raine-Reusch – Appalachian dulcimer, didgeridoo, mouth organ, glass harmonica
- Bob Dowd – backing vocals
- Catherine Epps – spoken intro
- Michael Fraser, Ken Lomas – engineer
- Mike Fraser – mixing
- Greg Fulginiti – mastering
- David Donnelly – mastering supervision
- Kim Champagne, Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
- Andy Engel – logo design
- Norman Seeff – photography
- Mark Ryden – tattoo art
Track listing:
- Young Lust – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance
- I.N.E. – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
- Going Down/Love in an Elevator – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Monkey on My Back – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Water Song/Janie’s Got a Gun – Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton
- Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side – Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland
- My Girl – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Don’t Get Mad, Get Even – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford
- What It Takes – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
Aerosmith: Rocks
On May 3, 1976, “Columbia” released “Rocks”, the fourth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded February–March 1976, at “Wherehouse” and “The Record Plant”, and was produced by Jack Douglas, Joe Perry, Tom hamilton, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Rocks” at number 176 at its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Times”. The album has been quadruple Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Steven Tyler– lead vocals, keyboards, electric bass, harmonica
- Joe Perry– guitars, six-string bass, electric bass, backing vocals
- Brad Whitford– guitars
- Tom Hamilton – bass, guitar
- Joey Kramer– drums, percussion
- Paul Prestopino – banjo
- Jack Douglas– arrangements, backing vocals
- Aerosmith – arrangements
- Jay Messina – engineer
- Rod O’Brien – engineer assistant
- Sam Ginsburg – engineer assistant
- David Krebs, Steve Leber –direction
- Pacific Eye & Ear – design
Track listing:
- Back in the Saddle – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Last Child – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford
- Rats in the Cellar – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Combination – Joe Perry
- Sick as a Dog – Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton
- Nobody’s Fault – Steven Ttler, Brad Whitford
- Get the Lead Out – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Lick and a Promise – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Home Tonight – Steven Tyler
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