Rocks (Aerosmith album)

Rocks
Rocks
	reissue cover
Studio album by Aerosmith
Released	May 3, 1976
Recorded	February–March 1976
Studio	Wherehouse, Waltham, Massachusetts; Record Plant, New York City;
Genre	Hard rock; heavy metal;
Length	34:57
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jack Douglas; Aerosmith;
Aerosmith chronology
Singles from Rocks
	"Last Child"; Released: May 27, 1976; "Home Tonight"; Released: August 27, 1976; "Back in the Saddle"; Released: March 22, 1977;

Rocks is the fourth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on 3 May 1976. AllMusic described Rocks as having "captured Aerosmith at their most raw and rocking." Rocks was ranked number 366 on the updated Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2020.^[7] It has influenced many hard rock and heavy metal artists, including Guns N' Roses, Metallica, and Nirvana. The album was a commercial success, charting three singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached the Top 40 ("Back in the Saddle" and "Last Child"). The album was one of the first to ship platinum when it was released, and has since gone quadruple platinum.^[8]

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^ ^a ^b Aerosmith's Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Aerosmith. New York City: Columbia Records. 1993. CK 57367.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database: search for Aerosmith". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 28, 2016.