Best Ballads

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Crazy
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 (Aerosmith)
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)
3.95:17
2What It Takes5:14
3Seasons of Winter
producer:
Ray Colcord and Jack Douglas
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and slide guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
bass:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
electric guitar:
Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
membranophone and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
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 Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1973-12-17 until 1974-01-14)
recording of:
Seasons of Wither
lyricist and composer:
Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daskel Music Corp., Frank Connelly Music, Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Vindaloo Productions, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
15:08
4Cryin’
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 (Aerosmith)
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)
3.65:11
5The Reason a Dog
assistant engineer:
Stan Katayama, Garry Rindfuss and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
producer:
Ted Templeman
drums (drum set):
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
harmonica, piano and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
background vocals:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1985)
additionally recorded at and additionally mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States and Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Fantasy Recording (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
The Reason a Dog
publisher:
Aerosmith (American hard rock band)
writer:
Aerosmith (American hard rock band), Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith), Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith), Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith), Steven Tyler and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
publisher:
Aero Dynamics Music Publishing, Inc. (publisher; do not use as label), Primary Wave Steven Tyler and Shack in the Back Music
3.54:16
6Blind 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 (Aerosmith)
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)
2.54:03
7Deuces Are Wild
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
recording of:
Deuces Are Wild
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1988-12 until 1989-01)
lyricist:
Steven Tyler
composer:
Jim Vallance (from 1988-12 until 1989-01)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc., Primary Wave Steven Tyler and Testatyme Music
3.13:38
8Dream 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 (Aerosmith) (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:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 172), Rolling Stone: 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 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4.454:27
9Amazing
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 (Aerosmith)
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!)
45:59
10Angel
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 (Aerosmith)
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)
3.455:05
11Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
additional engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
additional horn [horns]:
The Margarita Horns
additional horn [The Margarita Horns]:
Henry Christian, Bruce Fairbairn, Tom Keenlyside and Ian Putz
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
drums (drum set):
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
harmonica, keyboard [keyboards] and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989), Geffen Records Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1989), The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1989), UMG Recordings, Inc. (Universal Music Group, Inc., operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
recording of:
Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
lyricist:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
composer:
Steven Tyler
publisher:
Swag Song Music, Inc.
2.554:53
12All 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 (Aerosmith)
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
13Janie’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 (Aerosmith)
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:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 37) and 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.
4.155:25
14Major Barbra
engineer:
James A. Ball, Grey Russell and Thom Panunzio
producer:
Tony Bongiovi and Paul O’Neill (US rock producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Major Barbara
lyricist and composer:
Steven Tyler
4:04
15You 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 (Aerosmith)
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
45:11