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Gems (Aerosmith album)

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Released
  
November 8, 1988

Length
  
53:26

Artist
  
Aerosmith

Label
  
Columbia Records

Recorded
  
1972–1982

Gems (1988)
  
Pandora's Box (1991)

Release date
  
November 1988

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Genres
  
Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues rock

Producers
  
Adrian Barber, Tony Bongiovi, Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Ray Colcord

Similar
  
Aerosmith albums, Hard rock albums

Aerosmith 1988 gems full album


Gems is a compilation album released by Aerosmith in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Columbia. It was the first compilation of studio material since 1980's Greatest Hits. Concentrating mainly on heavier material than the radio-friendly singles output on Greatest Hits, the album is noted for the inclusion of the 1978 studio version of "Chip Away The Stone" – previously released only as a single, only a live rendition of the song had appeared on 1978's Live Bootleg.

Contents

In 2007 The album was released by Sony BMG as part of their 'Collections' series entitled 'Greatest Hits' and reissued the following year by Sony in their 'Steel Box' series.

Aerosmith 1988 gems full album


Personnel

Aerosmith
  • Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, piano, producer
  • Tom Hamilton – bass
  • Joey Kramer – drums, percussion
  • Joe Perry – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar
    • Additional musicians
  • Jimmy Crespo – lead guitar on "Jailbait"
  • Rick Dufay – rhythm guitar on "Jailbait"
  • David Woodford – Saxophone
  • Richard Supa – Piano
  • Scott Cushnie – Piano
  • Uncredited guitarist on some songs.
    • Production
  • David Krebs – Executive Producer
  • Steve Leber – Executive Producer
  • Gary Lyons – Producer
  • Adrian Barber – Producer
  • Tony Bongiovi – Producer
  • Jack Douglas – Producer
  • Ray Colcord – Producer
  • Don DeVito – Digital Producer
  • John Ingrassia – Project Administrator
  • James Diener – Project Director
  • Mark Wilder – Assembly, Engineer, Digital Mastering
  • Keith Garde – Creative Supervision
  • Caroline Greyshock – Photography
  • Jimmy Ienner, Jr. – Photography
  • Darren S. Winston – Creative Consultant
  • Joel Zimmerman – Art Supervisor
  • Lisa Sparagano – Design
  • Ken Fredette – Design
  • Vic Anesini – Digital Mastering

    • Charts

    Album – Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1Rats in the Cellar4:07
    2Lick and a Promise3:05
    3Chip Away the Stone4:02

    References

    Gems (Aerosmith album) Wikipedia
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