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Toys in the Attic is the third album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was their breakthrough album and is now considered a firm rock classic. The title is a phrase which has a similar meaning to "bats in the belfry" and was also used as the title of Lillian Hellman's 1959 stage play. In 1963, the movie Toys in the Attic was released, directed by George Roy Hill, starring Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, and Wendy Hiller.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 228 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The song "Toys in the Attic" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "500 songs that shaped rock and roll" [link]

R.E.M. covered the song "Toys in the Attic" released in 1986 as a b-side to "Fall on Me". It is available on Dead Letter Office.

Track listing

  1. "Toys in the Attic" (JoePerry, Steve Tyler) – 3:05
  2. "Uncle Salty" (Tom Hamilton, Tyler) – 4:10
  3. "Adam's Apple" (Tyler) – 4:34
  4. "Walk This Way" (Perry, Tyler) – 3:40
  5. "Big Ten Inch Record" (Fred Weismantel) – 2:16
  6. "Sweet Emotion" (Hamilton, Tyler) – 4:34
  7. "No More No More" (Perry, Tyler) – 4:34
  8. "Round and Round" (Tyler, Brad Whitford) – 5:03
  9. "You See Me Crying" (Darren Solomon, Tyler) – 5:12

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production credit

Remastering credit

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1975 Billboard Pop Albums 11

Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1975 "Sweet Emotion" Billboard Pop Singles 36
1977 "Walk This Way" Billboard Pop Singles 10
1991 "Sweet Emotion" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 36

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold August 11 1975
CRIA – Canada Gold April 1 1977
CRIA – Canada Platinum December 1 1978
RIAA – USA Platinum November 21 1986
RIAA – USA 4X Platinum November 21 1986
RIAA – USA 5X Platinum November 2 1988
RIAA – USA 6X Platinum October 28 1994
RIAA – USA 8X Platinum June 4 2002

External links

[Toys in the Attic] at MusicBrainz

Aerosmith
Steven Tyler | Joe Perry | Brad Whitford | Tom Hamilton | Joey Kramer
Ray Tabano | Jimmy Crespo | Rick Dufay
Discography
Studio albums: Aerosmith | Get Your Wings | Toys in the Attic | Rocks | Draw the Line | Night in the Ruts | Rock in a Hard Place | Done with Mirrors | Permanent Vacation | Pump | Get a Grip | Nine Lives | Just Push Play | Honkin' on Bobo
Live albums: Live Bootleg | Classics Live I and II | A Little South of Sanity | Rockin' the Joint
Compilations: Aerosmith's Greatest Hits | Gems | Pandora's Box | Big Ones | Box of Fire | [[Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology|Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology]] | O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
Videos: Live Texxas Jam '78 | 3 x 5 | Aerosmith Scrapbook | Things That Go Pump in the Night | The Making of Pump | Big Ones You Can Look At | You Gotta Move
Singles: Mama Kin | Dream On | Sweet Emotion | Walk This Way | Last Child | Back in the Saddle | Draw the Line | Kings and Queens | Come Together | Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) | Dude (Looks Like a Lady) | Angel | Rag Doll | Love in an Elevator | Janie's Got a Gun | What it Takes | The Other Side | Livin' on the Edge | Cryin | Amazing | Crazy | Deuces Are Wild | Blind Man | Fallin' in Love (is Hard on the Knees) | Hole in My Soul | Pink | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing | Jaded
Concert tours
Toys in the Attic Tour | Rocks Tour | Draw the Line Tour | Night in the Ruts Tour | Rock in a Hard Place Tour | Back in the Saddle Tour | Permanent Vacation Tour | Pump Tour | Get a Grip Tour | Nine Lives Tour | Just Push Play Tour | Girls of Summer Tour | Rocksimus Maximus Tour | Honkin' on Bobo Tour | Rockin' the Joint Tour | Route of All Evil Tour
Related content
Achievements and Awards | Contributions to Pop Culture | Toxic Twins | The Joe Perry Project | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster | Flaming Moe's | Quest for Fame | Revolution X
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