Greatest Hits (Aerosmith album) explained

Greatest Hits
Type:greatest
Artist:Aerosmith
Cover:AerosmithGreatestHits.jpg
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
Label:Columbia
Producer:Adrian Barber, Jack Douglas, Ray Colcord, Aerosmith, George Martin, Gary Lyons[2]
Chronology:Aerosmith compilation
Next Title:Gems
Next Year:1988

Greatest Hits, later re-released as Greatest Hits 1973–1988, is the first greatest hits compilation album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released by Columbia Records on November 11, 1980.

Release and reception

Although the official website for Aerosmith lists the release for Greatest Hits as October 1980, and the album was originally scheduled for release on October 24, 1980,[3] it was delayed until November 11, 1980.[4]

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 was not 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.

On April 21, 1997, a slightly revised version, Greatest Hits 1973–1988, was released outside the US, 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".[5]

Greatest Hits is the band's highest RIAA certified album in the United States, having been certified 12× Platinum in 2021.

Track listing

1997 reissue

Track details same as original version track listing, except where noted.

Personnel

Aerosmith

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Release history and formats for Greatest Hits!Region!Date!Format!Tracks!Label!Catalog #!Barcode!Edition!Series!Notes
USNov 11, 1980LP10Columbia/CBSFC 36865074643686518——Some front covers have the right side of the logo, others the left side
USNov 11, 1980Cassette10Columbia/CBSFCT 36865074643686549——Some issues have the “0 7464-36865-1” LP barcode
USNov 11, 19808-Track11Columbia/CBSFCA 36865074643686587——Grey Shell; "Walk This Way" is listed twice
USJul 1983LP10Columbia/CBSPC 36865074643686518—The Nice Price[9]
USJul 1983Cassette10Columbia/CBSPCT 36865074643686549—The Nice Price
USMay 1986CD10Columbia/CBSCK 36865074643686525——Longbox; sched. for Dec 1984 - delayed 17 months[10] [11]
USAug 30, 1988CD10Columbia/CBSCK 36865074643686525—Best Value SeriesLongbox[12]
USJan 1989LP10Columbia/CBSFC 36865074643686518 01—Chart Busters[13]
USJan 1989Cassette10Columbia/CBSFCT 36865074643686549 01—Chart Busters
USSep 1989Cassette10Columbia/CBSFCT 36865074643686549 01—Best Value Series[14]
USMar 1990LP10Columbia/CBSPC 36865074643686518 02—The Nice Price[15]
USMar 1990CD10Columbia/CBSCK 36865074643686525—The Nice PriceLongbox[16]
USMar 1990Cassette10Columbia/CBSPCT 36865074643686549 02—The Nice Price
USApr 18, 1990Cassette10Columbia/CBSPCT 36865074643686549 02—The Nice Pricefull length cover[17]
USOct 20, 1990CD10Columbia/CBSCK 36865074643686525—The Nice Pricepossibly released in a "The Nice Price" Longbox[18]
USApr 1, 1993CD10Columbia/CBSCK 36865074643686525—The Nice PriceDogbone sticker[19]
USSep 7, 1993CD10Columbia/SMEICK 57367074645736723Special Limited Collector's EditionBest Value1993 Remaster; sched. for Aug 24, 1993 - delayed 2 weeks[20]
USSep 7, 1993Cassette10Columbia/SMEICT 57367074645736747—Best Value1993 Remaster; sched. for Aug 24, 1993 - delayed 2 weeks[21]
USSep 14, 1993MiniDisc10Columbia/SMEICM 57367074645736785——1993 Remaster; sched. for Aug 24, 1993 - delayed 3 weeks[22]
USFeb 1, 2008MP3 256k10Columbia/SBMECK 57367074645736723——1993 Remaster; album only[23] [24] [25]
USJul 1, 2009MP3 192k10Columbia/SMECK 57367074645736723——1993 Remaster; album only[26] [27]
USOct 6, 2009MP3 320k10Columbia/SMECK 57367074645736723——1993 Remaster; album only; approx. date; issued between Oct 6 - Nov 28, 2009[28] [29] [30]
USAug 26, 2011MP3 256k10Columbia/SMECK 57367074645736723——1993 Remaster; individ. tracks[31]
USAug 26, 2011MP3 320k10Columbia/SMECK 57367074645736723——1993 Remaster; individ. tracks[32]
USSep 6, 2011AAC 256k10Columbia/SMECK 57367074645736723——1993 Remaster; individ. tracks[33] [34]
USNov 6, 2012AAC 256k10Columbia/SME88644 37119 4886443711945—Mastered for iTunes2012 Remaster; individ. tracks[35] [36]
USApr 21, 2014FLAC 96/2410Columbia/SME88644 37119 4886443711945——2012 Remaster; album only[37] [38]
USSep 26, 2014CD10Columbia/SMEICK 57367888750363527——1993 Remaster; also listed as Jan 16, 2015[39] [40]
USSep 26, 2014CD10Columbia/SMEICK 57367888750363626——1993 Remaster; also listed as Nov 11, 2014[41] [42]
USJun 21, 2019LP10Columbia/SME19075846981190758469812——140 Gram[43] [44] [45] [46]
USAug 7, 2019AAC 256k10Columbia/SME88644 37119 4886443711945—Apple Digital Master2012 Remaster; individ. tracks[47] [48]
USSep 27, 2019FLAC 96/2410Columbia/SME88644 37119 4886443711945——2012 Remaster; album only[49]
USNov 29, 2019LP10Columbia/SME19075977671190759776711—Walmart ExclusiveWhite Vinyl[50]

See also

Notes and References

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