Greatest Ballads

~ Release by Aerosmith (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Cryin’
programming:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
assistant engineer:
Mike Plotnikoff
engineer:
Ken Lomas
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
additional percussion, harmonica, mandolin and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
Appalachian dulcimer [dulcimer]:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
baritone saxophone:
Ian Putz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar and electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford
instruments:
The Margarita Horns
keyboard [keyboards]:
Steven Tyler and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
saxophone:
Tom Keenlyside
trombone:
Bob Rogers (Trombonist)
trumpet:
Paul Baron (trumpet player) and Bruce Fairbairn
vocals:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1993) and Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Cryin' by Aerosmith (American hard rock band)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 222)
recording of:
Cryin’
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith), Taylor Rhodes and Steven Tyler
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (from 1992 to ????), Swag Song Music, Inc. (from 1992 to ????) and T. Rhodes Songs (from 1992 to present)
3.65:10
2Crazy
programming:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
assistant engineer:
Mike Plotnikoff
engineer:
Ken Lomas
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
additional percussion, harmonica, mandolin and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
Appalachian dulcimer [dulcimer]:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
baritone saxophone:
Ian Putz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford
instruments:
The Margarita Horns
keyboard [keyboards]:
Desmond Child, Steven Tyler and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
saxophone:
Tom Keenlyside
trombone:
Bob Rogers (Trombonist)
trumpet:
Paul Baron (trumpet player) and Bruce Fairbairn
vocals:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
orchestrator:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1993) and Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 221)
recording of:
Crazy
writer:
Desmond Child, Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Desmobile Inc. (in 1992), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1992) and Swag Song Music, Inc. (in 1992)
3.95:20
3Amazing
programming:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
assistant engineer:
John Aguto, Ed Korengo and Mike Plotnikoff
engineer:
Ken Lomas and David Thoener
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
additional keyboard:
Richie Supa (American guitarist, singer & songwriter)
additional percussion, harmonica, mandolin and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
Appalachian dulcimer [dulcimer]:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
baritone saxophone:
Ian Putz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford
instruments:
The Margarita Horns
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richie Supa (American guitarist, singer & songwriter), Steven Tyler and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
saxophone:
Tom Keenlyside
trombone:
Bob Rogers (Trombonist)
trumpet:
Paul Baron (trumpet player) and Bruce Fairbairn
background vocals:
Don Henley
vocals:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
orchestrator:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1993) and Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well by Lucky Millinder
music videos:
Amazing by Aerosmith (American hard rock band)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 217)
recording of:
Amazing
writer:
Richie Supa (American guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Super Supa Songs, Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (in 1992) and Swag Song Music, Inc. (in 1992)
partial recording of:
Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
writer:
John Brooks, Eddie DeLange and Lucky Millinder
publisher:
Arnel Music Corp. (ended), Fort Knox Music Inc., Music Sales Corp (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
45:56
4Boogie Man (instrumental)
recording of:
Boogie Man
composer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., JuJu Rhythms and Primary Wave Steven Tyler
22:19
5What It Takes
assistant engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 240)
recording of:
What It Takes
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child, Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Desmobile Inc., EMI April Music Inc., JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, SBK April Music Inc., Swag Song Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.55:16
6Angel
assistant engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) and Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) and Mike Fraser (German techno producer Frank Ellrich)
additional mellotron:
Drew Arnott
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 218)
recording of:
Angel
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Aero Dynamics Music Publishing, Inc. (publisher; do not use as label), April Music Inc., Desmobile Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Primary Wave Steven Tyler and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.455:09
7Janie’s Got a Gun
additional engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989), The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 230)
recording of:
Water Song/Janie’s Got a Gun
lyricist:
Steven Tyler
composer:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI April Music Inc., Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Shack in the Back Music and Swag Song Music, Inc.
4.25:25
8You See Me Crying
miscellaneous support:
David Krebs, Leber Krebs Inc. and Steven Leber
assistant engineer:
Rod O’Brien, Corky Stasiak and David Thoener
engineer:
Jay Messina
producer:
Jack Douglas
creative direction:
David Krebs, Leber Krebs Inc. and Steve Leber
acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion and slide guitar and background vocals:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Brad Whitford
harmonica, keyboard and percussion and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
conductor:
Michael Mainieri
arranger:
Steven Tyler
orchestrator:
Michael Mainieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1975, in 2012) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Contemporary Communications Corp. and Waterfront Productions Limited
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You See Me Crying
writer:
Don Solomon and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel Music Corp. and Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account
45:14
9Dream On
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
Ray Colcord
miscellaneous support:
Frank Connelly, David Krebs and Steve Leber
assistant engineer:
Bob Stoughton (engineer)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Caryl Weinstock
assistant producer:
Buddy Verga (production)
producer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
bass:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith) (in 1972)
drums (drum set):
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith) (in 1972)
flute and harmonica and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler (in 1972)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) (in 1972) and Brad Whitford (in 1972)
background vocals:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1973, in 2012) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1973, in 1994)
recorded at:
Intermedia Studios in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1972)
music videos:
Dream On by Aerosmith (American hard rock band)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 172), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 199) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 223)
recording of:
Dream On (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Frank Connelly Music, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Vindaloo Productions, Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4.454:29
10All Your Love
producer:
Aerosmith (American hard rock band) and Don DeVito
bass:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford
membranophone:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
recorded at:
The Cenacle in New York, New York, United States (in 1977-05)
cover recording of:
All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Rush
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2.45:31
11Remember (Walking in the Sand)
additional engineer:
Rod O’Brien and Peter Thea
engineer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer)
producer:
Aerosmith (American hard rock band) and Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1979, in 2012) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)
lyricist and composer:
George “Shadow” Morton
2.84:06
12Come Together
producer:
Jack Douglas and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 220)
recording of:
Come Together
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
is based on:
You Can’t Catch Me
cover recording of:
Come Together
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
is based on:
You Can’t Catch Me
3.63:49
13Red House (live)
live recording of:
Red House
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Bella Godiva Music and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (company, not a label)
5:42
14Dream On (live)55:04
15Blind Man
assistant engineer:
Chris Albert (US engineer) and Max Carola
engineer:
Adam Kasper
co-producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
recording of:
Blind Man
lyricist and composer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith), Taylor Rhodes and Steven Tyler
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Swag Song Music, Inc., T. Rhodes Songs and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2.54:01