Pump is the tenth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released on September 12, 1989, by Geffen Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the US charts, and was certified septuple platinum by the RIAA in 1995.
The album contains the hit singles “Love in an Elevator”, “The Other Side”, “What It Takes”, “Janie’s Got a Gun”, which all entered the Top 40 of the Hot 100. It also has certified sales of seven million copies in the U.S. to date, and is tied with its successor Get a Grip as Aerosmith’s second best-selling studio album in the U.S. (Toys in the Attic leads with eight million). It produced a variety of successes and “firsts” for the band including their first Grammy Award (“Janie’s Got a Gun”).[8] “Love in an Elevator” became the first Aerosmith song to hit number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album was the fourth best-selling album of the year 1990.
- “Young Lust” 4:19
- “F.I.N.E.” 4:08
- “Going Down/Love in an Elevator” 5:38
- “Monkey on My Back” 3:56
- “Water Song/Janie’s Got a Gun” 5:40
- “Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side” 4:56
- “My Girl” 3:10
- “Don’t Get Mad, Get Even” 4:48
- “Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man” 4:41
- “What It Takes” 6:28
Steven Tyler – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Joe Perry – guitar: second solo on “Love in an Elevator”, slide guitar on “Monkey on My Back”, backing vocals
Brad Whitford – guitar: lead guitar on “Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man” and first solo on “Love in an Elevator”
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, backing vocals on “Love in an Elevator”
Joey Kramer – drums
Bob Dowd – backing vocals on “Love in an Elevator”
Catherine Epps – spoken intro (Elevator Operator) on “Love in an Elevator”
Bruce Fairbairn – trumpet, backing vocals on “Love in an Elevator”
The Margarita Horns (Bruce Fairbairn, Henry Christian, Ian Putz, Tom Keenlyside) – brass instruments, saxophones
John Webster – keyboards
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