Night in the Ruts is the sixth album by American rock band Aerosmith , released on November 1, 1979, by Columbia records .Joe Perry left the band midway through its recording.Joe Perry quit the band halfway through the tour that year . Prior to his departure, Perry had completed guitar parts for "No Surprize," "Chiquita," "Cheese Cake," "Three Mile Smile," and "Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)." . The album is considered to mark a transition between the raw sound of Aerosmith's early years to the more polished, radio-friendly feel they would adopt in the following decade.