Big Ones | ||||
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Released | November 1, 1994 [1] | |||
Recorded | March – May 1987, April – June 1989, September – November 1992 at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January – February 1992 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California April 1994 at The Power Station, New York City, New York June 1994 at Capri Digital Studios, Capri, Italy [2] | |||
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Length | 73:15 [1] | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Bruce Fairbairn, Michael Beinhorn [2] | |||
Aerosmith compilation chronology | ||||
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Singles from Big Ones | ||||
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Big Ones is a compilation album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on November 1, 1994 [1] by Geffen Records. Big Ones features 12 hits from the band's three consecutive multi-platinum albums, Permanent Vacation (1987), Pump (1989), and Get a Grip (1993), as well as the hit "Deuces Are Wild" from the compilation The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience (1993), and two new songs, "Blind Man" and "Walk on Water", which were recorded during a break in the band's Get a Grip Tour. These songs were also included on the band's 2001 compilation album, Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology . Big Ones is the band's second best-selling compilation album, reaching #6 on the Billboard charts, and selling four million copies in the United States alone. The album quickly became a worldwide hit reaching the Top 10 in nine countries before the end of the year. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
In March 1987, Aerosmith began working at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for the album that became Permanent Vacation . The recordings were completed in May, [2] the album was released in August, [12] and reached #11 on the Billboard 200. [13] The album released several singles including "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (#4 on the Mainstream Rock Charts, #14 on the Billboard Hot 100), "Rag Doll" (#12 Mainstream Rock Charts, #17 Hot 100), and "Angel" (#2 Mainstream Rock, #3 Hot 100). [14]
Then in April 1989, the band went back to Little Mountain Sound Studios to record songs for their next studio album, Pump . The recordings were completed in June 1989, [2] the album was released in September, [15] and reached #5 on the Billboard 200. [13] Several other singles were released from Pump including "Janie's Got a Gun" (#2 Mainstream Rock, #4 Hot 100), "Love in an Elevator" (#1 Mainstream Rock, #5 Hot 100), "The Other Side" (#1 Mainstream Rock, #22 Hot 100) and "What It Takes" (#1 Mainstream Rock, #9 Hot 100). [14] In May a song was recorded during the sessions for Pump called "Deuces Are Wild", however it was not released on the album and was not released until the 1993 compilation album, The Beavis and Butt-head Experience . [2]
In January 1992, the band began recording at A&M Studios in Los Angeles, California. The recordings at A&M ended in February and in September the band began recording again at Little Mountain Sound Studios. [2] The recordings at Little Mountain ended in November, [2] and Aerosmith's next studio album, Get a Grip was released in April 1993 [16] and went to #1 on the Billboard 200. [13] The singles released from Get a Grip included "Amazing" (#3 Mainstream Rock, #9 Top 40 Mainstream, #24 Hot 100), "Cryin'" (#1 Mainstream Rock, #11 Top 40 Mainstream, #12 Hot 100), "Eat the Rich" (#5 Mainstream Rock), "Livin' on the Edge" (#1 Mainstream Rock, #18 Hot 100, #19 Top 40 Mainstream), and "Crazy" (#7 Mainstream Rock, #7 Top 40 Mainstream, #17 Hot 100). [14]
In April 1994 the band went to The Power Station in New York City, New York and started recording the songs "Walk on Water" and "Blind Man". The group then completed the songs in June at Capri Digital Studios, Capri, Italy. [2] "Blind Man" reached #3 on the Mainstream Rock Charts, #23 on the Top 40 Mainstream, and #48 on the Hot 100 in 1994. [14] "Walk on Water" reached #16 on the Mainstream Rock Charts in 1995. [14]
No songs on Big Ones were included from Aerosmith's first Geffen release, Done With Mirrors (1985), despite the hit "Let the Music Do the Talking" reaching #18 on the Mainstream Rock Charts.
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Source | Rating |
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Entertainment Weekly | A− [18] |
For his review of Big Ones for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a high rating because he felt that the album captured the "comeback" of Aerosmith. However, he felt that the songs did not match the "rawness" of the band's earlier material, and seemed a little too "mainstream", with rampant over-production and too many power ballads. [1] Robert Christgau did not think the album included enough songs from the album Get a Grip, and did not like that it excluded "My Fist, Your Face." However, he did like the two new tracks, "Walk on Water" and "Blind Man." [17] Tom Sinclair thought well of the album in his review for Entertainment Weekly because it showed that they could mix hard rock and funk-based blues, and that they were more than just the American version of The Rolling Stones. He'd have given the album a higher rating had it not included the song "Angel". [18]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Walk on Water" (previously unreleased) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw | 4:54 |
2. | "Love in an Elevator" (from the album Pump ) | Tyler, Perry | 5:21 |
3. | "Rag Doll" (from the album Permanent Vacation ) | Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance, Holly Knight | 4:24 |
4. | "What It Takes" (from the album Pump) | Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child | 5:09 |
5. | "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (from the album Permanent Vacation) | Tyler, Perry, Child | 4:23 |
6. | "Janie's Got a Gun" (from the album Pump) | Tyler, Tom Hamilton | 5:30 |
7. | "Cryin'" (from the album Get a Grip ) | Tyler, Perry, Taylor Rhodes | 5:08 |
8. | "Amazing" (from the album Get a Grip) | Tyler, Richard Supa | 5:55 |
9. | "Blind Man" (previously unreleased) | Tyler, Perry, Rhodes | 4:00 |
10. | "Deuces Are Wild" (from the album The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience ) | Tyler, Vallance | 3:35 |
11. | "The Other Side" (from the album Pump) | Tyler, Vallance | 4:03 |
12. | "Crazy" (from the album Get a Grip) | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:16 |
13. | "Eat the Rich" (from the album Get a Grip) | Tyler, Perry, Vallance | 4:10 |
14. | "Angel" (from the album Permanent Vacation) | Tyler, Child | 5:07 |
15. | "Livin' on the Edge" (from the album Get a Grip) | Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson | 6:22 |
Total length: | 1:13:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (Live) | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:20 |
Total length: | 1:18:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" | Tyler, Perry, Glen Ballard | 3:20 |
2. | "Hole in My Soul" | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:41 |
3. | "Walk on Down" | Perry | 5:09 |
4. | "Dream On" | Tyler | 3:40 |
5. | "Back in the Saddle" | Tyler, Perry | 4:42 |
6. | "Mama Kin" | Tyler | 4:06 |
7. | "Walk This Way" | Tyler, Perry | 4:07 |
8. | "Sweet Emotion" | Tyler, Hamilton | 5:57 |
NB: "Love in an Elevator," "Janie's Got a Gun," and "The Other Side" are presented without their original lead-ins as heard on Pump ("Going Down," "Water Song," and "Dulcimer Stomp," respectively).
Per liner notes [2]
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [50] | 3× Platinum | 180,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [51] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [52] | Gold | 25,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [53] | Gold | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [54] | 8× Platinum | 800,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [55] | Platinum | 40,060 [55] |
Germany (BVMI) [56] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ) [57] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [58] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [59] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [60] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [61] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [62] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [63] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [64] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [65] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [66] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Tracks | Label | Catalog # | Barcode | Edition | Series | Notes |
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USA | Nov 1, 1994 | CD | 15 | Geffen/MCA | GEFD-24716 | 720642471623 | — | — | [67] |
USA | Nov 1, 1994 | Cassette | 15 | Geffen/MCA | GEFC-24716 | 720642471647 | — | — | [68] |
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