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 to that point, but does not include any songs from the albums Night in the Ruts , Rock in a Hard Place , or Done With Mirrors . Aerosmith's collaboration with Run-DMC on "Walk This Way ", however, is included, as are two new songs, "Girls of Summer " and "Lay It Down", which the band recorded in Hawaii .[ 3]
O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits 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
Lenticular cover
Front cover of the 2011 re-release
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.
Disc 1 Title Writer(s) 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
Disc 2 Title Writer(s) 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
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
Region
Date
Format
Tracks
Label
Catalog #
Barcode
Edition
Series
Notes
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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