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Aerosmith Aerosmith's Greatest Hits Release Date: 1980 10 zz Running Time: 37:15 Label: Columbia Aerosmith's Greatest Hits remains one of the most popular and enduring best-of collections by any rock band, selling nearly ten million copies in the U.S. alone since its release. But when it was issued in 1980, the band had just about reached its nadir. With original guitarist Joe Perry gone (and Brad Whitford soon to follow), Aerosmith had turned into a directionless, time-consuming ghost of its former self. Since there would be a three-year gap between 1979's Night in the Ruts and 1982's Rock in a Hard Place, Greatest Hits was assembled, more or less, to fill the void and buy the band some time. With the album clocking in at only 37 and a half minutes, many Aerosmith classics are not included, such as what many consider the band's quintessential track, their cover of "Train Kept a Rollin'." The only poor selection is the forgettable "Remember (Walking in the Sand)," but nine out of ten are bona fide classics -- "Dream On," "Same Old Song and Dance," "Sweet Emotion," "Walk this Way," "Last Child," "Back in the Saddle," and "Draw the Line." Also featured is their venomous cover of the Beatles' "Come Together," previously only available as a single and on the soundtrack to the 1978 movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. For the casual fan, Greatest Hits will do the job, as well as its sister album, 1988's Gems. Greg Prato, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Dream On Tyler 4:27 2 Same Old Song and Dance Perry, Tyler 3:05 3 Sweet Emotion Hamilton, Tyler 3:15 4 Walk This Way Perry, Tyler 3:33 5 Last Child Tyler, Whitford 3:28 6 Back in the Saddle Perry, Tyler 4:42 7 Draw the Line Perry, Tyler 3:23 8 Kings and Queens Hamilton, Douglas, Kramer, Tyler, Whitford 3:49 9 Come Together Lennon, McCartney 3:46 10 Remember (Walking in the Sand) Morton, Morton 4:04 Releases: Year Type Label 1980 CD Columbia 1990 CD Columbia 1993 CD Columbia 1993 CD Columbia 2008 CD Columbia Europe 2008 CD Sony 2007 CD Sony Japan 1993 CD Sony Mid-Price 1980 CS Columbia 1993 CS Columbia

Group Members: Jimmy Crespo Brad Whitford Tom Hamilton Steven Tyler Joe Perry More >> Similar Artists: Rainbow Mötley Crüe Guns N' Roses L.A. Guns Faster Pussycat More >>

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