Greatest Hits (Aerosmith album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Aerosmith
Released November 11, 1980
Recorded 1972 at Intermedia Studios, Boston, Massachusetts; 1973–1977 and 1979 at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York; February–March 1976 and August 1978 at the Wherehouse, Waltham, Massachusetts; June–October 1977 at the Cenacle, Armonk, New York; 1979 at Media Sound, New York City, New York[1]
Genre Hard rock, blues rock
Length 37:15
Label Columbia
Producer Adrian Barber, Jack Douglas, Ray Colcord, Aerosmith, George Martin, Gary Lyons[2]
Aerosmith compilation chronology
Greatest Hits
(1980)		 Gems
(1988)
Greatest Hits 1973–1988
Album art of 2004 revised version

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released by Columbia Records in October 1980.[1] It went multi-platinum and contained the songs that made the band an icon of the 1970s rock era.

Some of the tracks were significantly edited from their original versions. The single version of "Same Old Song and Dance" was used, and was edited down almost a full minute. It also contained an alternate lyric which wasn't heard on Get Your Wings. The original lyric was "Gotcha with the cocaine, found with your gun." The alternate lyric, included on the compilation, was "You shady lookin' loser, you played with my gun." "Sweet Emotion" also used the single version; it begins with the first chorus, cutting out the now famous talk box intro and the coda was replaced with a repeating chorus and fades out. "Kings and Queens" was also edited down, cutting the intro and certain other parts. "Walk This Way" was edited slightly, chanting the first chorus once instead of twice. The other remaining tracks were kept intact.

In 2004, a slightly revised version, Greatest Hits 1973–1988, was released, with the ten tracks in their edited versions retained, with five additional songs from the same era added, plus the 1991 version of "Sweet Emotion" and a live version of "One Way Street".

Greatest Hits is the band's highest RIAA certified album in the United States, having been certified 11x Platinum in 2007.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Robert ChristgauA− [4]

Track listing

Original version

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)[1] Length
1. "Dream On" (from Aerosmith, 1973)Steven TylerAdrian Barber 4:28
2. "Same Old Song and Dance" (Single version) (from Get Your Wings, 1974)Tyler, Joe PerryJack Douglas, Ray Colcord 3:04
3. "Sweet Emotion" (Single version) (from Toys in the Attic, 1975)Tyler, Tom HamiltonDouglas 3:15
4. "Walk This Way" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, PerryDouglas 3:33
5. "Last Child" (from Rocks, 1976)Tyler, Brad WhitfordDouglas, Aerosmith 3:28
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)[1] Length
1. "Back in the Saddle" (from Rocks)Tyler, PerryDouglas, Aerosmith 4:41
2. "Draw the Line" (from Draw the Line, 1977)Tyler, PerryDouglas, Aerosmith 3:24
3. "Kings and Queens" (Single version) (from Draw the Line)Tyler, Whitford, Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Jack DouglasDouglas, Aerosmith 3:48
4. "Come Together" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: The Original Soundtrack, 1978)John Lennon, Paul McCartneyDouglas, George Martin 3:47
5. "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (from Night in the Ruts, 1979)George MortonGary Lyons, Aerosmith 4:05
Total length:
 37:32

Track Listing - 2004 reissue

Track details same as Original Version track listing, except where noted.

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Dream On"     4:26
2. "Mama Kin" (from Aerosmith)TylerBarber 4:27
3. "Same Old Song and Dance"     3:03
4. "Seasons of Wither" (from Get Your Wings)TylerDouglas, Colcord 4:57
5. "Sweet Emotion"     3:13
6. "Walk This Way"     3:32
7. "Big Ten Inch Record" (from Toys in the Attic)Fred WeismantelDouglas 2:15
8. "Last Child"     3:27
9. "Back in the Saddle"     4:41
10. "Draw the Line"     3:23
11. "Kings and Queens"     3:49
12. "Come Together"     3:45
13. "Remember (Walking in the Sand)"     4:05
14. "Lightning Strikes" (from Rock in a Hard Place, 1982)Richard SupaLyons, Aerosmith 4:28
15. "Chip Away the Stone" (from Gems, 1988)SupaDouglas 4:01
16. "Sweet Emotion" (David Thoener remix - from Pandora's Box Single, 1991; original version from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, HamiltonDouglas 4:36
17. "One Way Street" (Live) (from Made in America, 1997/2001; original version from Aerosmith)Tyler  6:40
Total length:
 1:08:40

Personnel

Aerosmith
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

The album reached #53 on the Billboard 200 in 1980, #154 in 1987 and #43 in 2013.[5]

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – United States Gold[6] March 3, 1981
Platinum[6] January 27, 1986
2× Platinum[6] November 24, 1986
4× Platinum[6] November 21, 1988
5× Platinum[6] April 29, 1991
6× Platinum[6] March 10, 1992
8× Platinum[6] October 21, 1994
9× Platinum[6] August 1, 1996
Diamond[6] February 26, 2001
11× Platinum[6] December 13, 2007
CIA – Canada Gold Feb 27, 1997
Platinum Feb 27, 1997

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pandora's Box (CD liner). Aerosmith. United States: Columbia Records. 2002 [1991]. C3K 86567.
  2. ↑ Greatest Hits (CD liner). Aerosmith. United States: Columbia Records. 1993 [1980]. CK 57367.
  3. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Allmusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  5. ↑ "Aerosmith - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Retrieved 2009-11-24.

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