Gems (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Gems
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Aerosmith


Released = November 1988
Recorded = 1972-1982
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 53:26
Label = Columbia
Producer = David Krebs, Steve Leber, Gary Lyons, Adrian Barber, Tony Bongiovi, Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Ray Colcord
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:r69hs30ba3vg link]
*Review-Christgau|B|album=4298
Last album = "Permanent Vacation"
(1987)
This album = "Gems"
(1988)
Next album = "Pump"
(1989)

"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 1980s Aerosmith's Greatest Hits. Concentrating mainly on heavier material than the radio-friendly single output on "Greatest Hits", the album is noted for the inclusion of the previously unreleased studio version of "Chip Away The Stone." A staple of the band's live set, the studio version of this song first surfaced as the b-side to the 1977 single "Draw the Line," and a live rendition had appeared on 1978's "Live Bootleg".

Track listing

#"Rats in the Cellar" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 4:06 (from the album "Rocks".)
#"Lick and a Promise" (Tyler, Perry) – 3:05 (from the album "Rocks".)
#"Chip Away the Stone" (Richard Supa) – 4:01
#"No Surprize" (Tyler, Perry) – 4:26 (from the album "Night in the Ruts".)
#"Mama Kin" (Tyler) – 4:27 (from the album "Aerosmith".)
#"Adam's Apple" (Tyler) – 4:34 (from the album "Toys in the Attic".)
#"Nobody's Fault" (Tyler, Brad Whitford) – 4:18 (from the album "Rocks".)
#"Round and Round" (Tyler, Whitford) – 5:03 (from the album "Toys in the Attic".)
#"Critical Mass" (Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Jack Douglas) – 4:52 (from the album "Draw the Line".)
#"Lord of the Thighs" (Tyler) – 4:14 (from the album "Get Your Wings".)
#"Jailbait" (Tyler, Jimmy Crespo) – 4:39 (from the album "Rock in a Hard Place".)
#"Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann) – 5:41 (from the album "Get Your Wings".)

Personnel

*Brad Whitford - Rhythm Guitar
*Joe Perry - Lead Guitar, backing vocals
*Jimmy Crespo - Lead Guitar on 11
*Rick Dufay - Rhythm Guitar on 11
*Tom Hamilton - Bass
*Steven Tyler - Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Piano, Producer
*Joey Kramer - drums, Percussion

Additional personnel

*David Woodford - Saxophone
*Richard Supa - Piano
*Scott Cushnie - Piano

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)

Certifications

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