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"Chip Away the Stone" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler, lead guitarist Joe Perry and professional songwriter Richie Supa, it was released in 1978 as the only single to support the band's live album ''Live! Bootleg''. It also appeared on the Cal Jam II live album, despite being the same recording from Live! Bootleg at Santa Monica.〔Davis, p. 328〕 The live version that appears on ''Live! Bootleg'' was recorded in Santa Monica on April 8, 1978. The single also featured a studio version of the track, which was recorded at Long View Farm studio in Massachusetts on June 4, 1978, with the single's B-side being live versions of both "Chip Away The Stone" and "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" from their 1974 album ''Get Your Wings''. The front and back cover of ''Night in the Ruts'' come from a photoshoot originally intended for the cover of this single.〔Davis, p. 320〕 "Chip Away the Stone" peaked at #77 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1978, breaking the band's run of Top-40 charting singles in the United States at the time. The song was also included on the albums ''Gems'' in 1988 (studio version - its 1st appearance on an Aerosmith album), ''Pandora's Box'' in 1991 (alternate studio version), and ''Greatest Hits 1973–1988'' in 2004. Live video is also featured on ''Aerosmith Video Scrapbook''. The song re-charted in 1988 at #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, when it was included on the collection ''Gems'', 10 years after its initial release. The 1989 single contains the original studio version of "S.O.S (Too Bad)" as the B side. The song was a regular part of the setlist in Aerosmith concerts in 1978, but only occasionally played live after that year. Although rumored not to be played at Cal Jam 2, listening to their entire set from that night reveals that they did in fact play "Chip Away the Stone". 35 years after its release, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry performed this song with Randy Jackson and members of the house band on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' on January 20, 2012. ==Music Video== A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Arnold Levine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chip Away the Stone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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