O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 2002 by Columbia Records and Geffen Records. A double-disc album, it includes 27 of the band's biggest hits in chronological order and spans the band's entire career up to 2002 (although it omits any material from the three albums they recorded between 1979-1985). Also included are a guest appearance on Run-DMC's cover of "Walk This Way" and two new songs, "Girls of Summer" and "Lay It Down", which the band recorded in Hawaii.[3]
O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | July 2, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1972-2002 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
Length | 131:39 | |||
Label | Columbia/Geffen | |||
Producer | Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard, Adrian Barber, Ray Colcord, Jack Douglas, Bruce Fairbairn, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Jason Mizell, Rick Rubin, Matt Serletic, DeVante Swing, Russell Simmons | |||
Aerosmith compilation chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
The Essential Aerosmith | ||||
Singles from O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
O, Yeah! has since been certified triple platinum in the United States. Noticeable on the corners of album cover are the different variations of the Aerosmith logo used throughout the band's career.
O, Yeah! was re-released as The Essential Aerosmith on September 13, 2011. The album cover was changed, with a more straightforward profile picture of the band being used, and a limited edition bonus disc with six additional tracks was released, otherwise the track listing to the two CDs are the same.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mama Kin" (from Aerosmith) | Steven Tyler | 4:25 |
2. | "Dream On" (from Aerosmith) | Tyler | 4:24 |
3. | "Same Old Song and Dance" (from Get Your Wings) | Tyler, Joe Perry | 3:52 |
4. | "Seasons of Wither" (from Get Your Wings) | Tyler | 5:25 |
5. | "Walk This Way" (from Toys in the Attic) | Tyler, Perry | 3:39 |
6. | "Big Ten Inch Record" (from Toys in the Attic) | Fred Weismantel | 2:12 |
7. | "Sweet Emotion" (from Toys in the Attic) | Tyler, Tom Hamilton | 4:33 |
8. | "Last Child" (from Rocks) | Tyler, Brad Whitford | 3:19 |
9. | "Back in the Saddle" (from Rocks) | Tyler, Perry | 4:39 |
10. | "Draw the Line (remix)" (from Pandora's Box) | Tyler, Perry | 3:45 |
11. | "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (from Permanent Vacation) | Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child | 4:22 |
12. | "Angel" (from Permanent Vacation) | Tyler, Child | 5:07 |
13. | "Rag Doll" (from Permanent Vacation) | Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance, Holly Knight | 4:23 |
14. | "Janie's Got a Gun" (from Pump) | Tyler, Hamilton | 5:28 |
15. | "Love in an Elevator" (from Pump) | Tyler, Perry | 5:21 |
16. | "What It Takes" (from Pump) | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:11 |
Total length: | 70:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Other Side" (from Pump) | Tyler, Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr. | 4:04 |
2. | "Livin' on the Edge (Full length version)" (original version appeared on Get a Grip) | Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson | 6:20 |
3. | "Cryin'" (from Get a Grip) | Tyler, Perry, Taylor Rhodes | 5:08 |
4. | "Amazing" (from Get a Grip) | Tyler, Richard Supa | 5:55 |
5. | "Deuces Are Wild" (from The Beavis and Butt-head Experience, Big Ones) | Tyler, Vallance | 3:36 |
6. | "Crazy" (from Get a Grip) | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:16 |
7. | "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" (from Nine Lives) | Tyler, Perry, Glen Ballard | 3:26 |
8. | "Pink (The South Beach Mix)" (original version from Nine Lives) | Tyler, Supa, Ballard | 3:54 |
9. | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (from Armageddon: The Album) | Diane Warren | 4:58 |
10. | "Jaded" (from Just Push Play) | Tyler, Marti Frederiksen | 3:34 |
11. | "Just Push Play (Radio remix)" (Original version appeared on Just Push Play) | Tyler, Hudson, Steve Dudas | 3:11 |
12. | "Walk This Way (performed by Run-D.M.C. with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry)" (from Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.) | Tyler, Perry | 5:09 |
13. | "Girls of Summer" (New studio recording) | Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen | 3:13 |
14. | "Lay It Down" (New studio recording) | Tyler, Perry, Donald DeGrate, Frederiksen | 3:47 |
Total length: | 61:36 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Come Together" (from the soundtrack of the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:45 |
16. | "Theme from Spider-Man" (from the soundtrack of the film Spider-Man) | Paul Francis Webster, Robert Harris | 2:58 |
17. | "Toys in the Attic" (from Toys in the Attic) | Tyler, Perry | 3:05 |
Total length: | 9:48 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lord of the Thighs" (from Get Your Wings) | Tyler | 4:14 |
2. | "Toys in the Attic" (from Toys in the Attic) | Tyler, Perry | 3:07 |
3. | "You See Me Crying" (from Toys in the Attic) | Tyler, Don Solomon | 5:12 |
4. | "Baby, Please Don't Go" (from Honkin' on Bobo) | Joe Williams | 3:24 |
5. | "Devil's Got a New Disguise" (from Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith) | Tyler, Perry, Warren | 4:27 |
6. | "Walk This Way (Live)" (from Rockin' the Joint (January 11, 2002 at The Joint, Las Vegas)) | Tyler, Perry | 4:23 |
Total length: | 24:47 |
Personnel
Production
- Producers: Aerosmith, Glen Ballard, Adrian Barber, Ray Colcord, Jack Douglas, Bruce Fairbairn, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Jason Mizell, Joe Perry, Rick Rubin, Matt Serletic, Russell Simmons, Steven Tyler
- Mixing producer: Don DeVito
- Mixing: Glen Ballard, Bob Clearmountain, Chris Fogel, Michael Fraser, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Brendan O'Brien, Joe Perry, Mike Shipley, David Thoener, Steven Tyler
- Remixing: Marti Frederiksen, Steven Tyler
- Mastering: David Donnelly
- Arranger: Matt Serletic
- Music assistant: John Bionelli
- Instrument technician: Jim Survis
- Art direction: Sean Evans
- Artist coordination: Leslie Langlo
- Photography: Ross Halfin
- Logo: Will Kennedy
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2002 | "Girls of Summer" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 25 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[17] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[19] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Tracks | Label | Catalog # | Barcode | Edition | Series | Notes |
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USA | Jul 2, 2002 | CD x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SMEI | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | Available in 4 different 3-D covers and 1 standard cover[20] |
USA | Jul 2, 2002 | Cassette x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SMEI | C2T 86700 | 696998670044 | — | — | [21][22] |
USA | Jul 16, 2002 | MiniDisc x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SMEI | C2M 86700 | 696998670082 | — | — | [23] |
USA | Aug 20, 2002 | SACD x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SMEI | C2S 86700 | 696998670068 | — | — | stereo only[24] |
USA | Feb 1, 2008 | MP3 256k | 30 | Columbia/SBME | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | 7 indiv. tracks, 23 album only[25][26] |
USA | Jul 1, 2009 | MP3 192k | 30 | Columbia/SME | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | 7 indiv. tracks, 23 album only[27][28] |
USA | Oct 6, 2009 | MP3 320k | 30 | Columbia/SME | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | 7 indiv. tracks, 23 album only; approx. date; issued between Oct 6 - Nov 28, 2009[29][30] |
USA | Aug 30, 2011 | CD x 3 | 36 | Columbia/SME | 88697 92339 2 | 886979233928 | Limited Edition 3.0 | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith[31] |
USA | Sep 6, 2011 | MP3 256k | 30 | Columbia/SME | 88644 31571 1 | 886443157118 | — | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith; 18 indiv. tracks, 12 album only[32][33] |
USA | Sep 6, 2011 | MP3 320k | 30 | Columbia/SME | 88644 31571 1 | 886443157118 | — | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith[34] |
USA | Sep 6, 2011 | AAC 256k | 30 | Columbia/SME | 88644 31571 1 | 886443157118 | — | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith; 17 indiv. tracks, 13 album only[35] |
USA | Sep 13, 2011 | CD x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SME | 88697 92210 2 | 886979221024 | — | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith[36] |
USA | Dec 2011 | MP3 256k | 30 | Columbia/SME | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | 18 indiv. tracks, 12 album only; approx. date; issued between Dec 6 - 21, 2011[37][38] |
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External links
- O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits at MusicBrainz (list of releases)