Done with Mirrors
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| Studio album by Aerosmith | |||||
| Released | October 21, 1985 | ||||
| Recorded | 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Length | 35:44 | ||||
| Label | Geffen | ||||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | ||||
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Done with Mirrors is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and marked the return of Joe Perry and Brad Whitford to the fold. It was also their first album released by Geffen Records. It was intended as their "comeback" album, but it didn't live up to commercial expectations.
In keeping with the title, all the text on the album, except for the catalog number and UPC, was written back-to-front and could be read normally by holding it up to a mirror. All but the original CD pressing flip the artwork, so it can be read without a mirror, and replaced the photo of an illusionist bending forks with one of the band. As a result, the original CD is considered desirable by fans. The title is a double entendre, referring both to illusions that are "done with mirrors", as well as the band having ostensibly left its drug days (i.e. cocaine, which is traditionally snorted off of a mirror) behind them.
"Let The Music Do the Talking" was a new recording of the title track of the first album by The Joe Perry Project, with altered lyric and melody.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer, except where noted
- "Let the Music Do the Talking" (Perry) – 3:44
- "My Fist Your Face" – 4:21
- "Shame on You" – 3:22
- "The Reason a Dog" – 4:13
- "Shela" – 4:25
- "Gypsy Boots" – 4:16
- "She's on Fire" – 3:47
- "The Hop" – 3:45
- "Darkness" – 3:43
[edit] Personnel
- Tom Hamilton - bass
- Joey Kramer - drums
- Joe Perry - guitar, backing vocals
- Steven Tyler - lead vocals, harmonica, piano
- Brad Whitford - guitar
[edit] Production
- Producer: Ted Templeman
- Engineer: Jeff Hendrickson
- 1st Assistant Engineer: Tom Size
- 2nd Assistant Engineer: Gary Rindfuss
- 3rd Assistant Engineer: Stan Katayama
- Analog Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg
- Digital Mastering Engineer: Ken Caillat
- Production Coordinator: Joan Parker
- Band Equipment installation assembler #1: Jay Fortune
- Band Equipment installation assembler #2: Toby Francis
- Band Equipment installation assembler #3: Patrick O'Neil
- Album Cover Concept: Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
- Art Direction and Design: Norman Moore
- Photography: Jim Shea
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | The Billboard 200 | 36 |
[edit] Singles
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | "Let the Music Do the Talking" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
| 1985 | "Shela" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 20 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA - USA | Gold | July 21, 1993 |
[edit] External links
Done With Mirrors at MusicBrainz
