Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith

Infobox Album | Name = Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Aerosmith


Released = October 17, 2006 (U.S.)
October 30, 2006 (EU)
Recorded = 1972-2006
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 79:22
Label = Columbia/Sony Music
Producer = "'Varies from song to song
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fzeb97egkrht~T1 Review]
*NeuFutur (6.7/10) [http://www.neufutur.com/Reviews/aerosmith.html Review]
Last album = "Rockin' the Joint" (2005)
This album = "Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith" (2006)
Next album = TBA (2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith
Type = compilation
Single 1 = Devil's Got a New Disguise
Single 1 date = 2006 (promo only) Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = "The Very Best of Aerosmith"
Type = Compilation


Cover size =
Lower caption = Special Tour Edition

"Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith" is a compilation album by American hard rock band Aerosmith released on October 17, 2006. It has sold more than 265,048 copies to date in the U.S as of May 2008.

The album is intended to fulfill Aerosmith's contract with Sony Music/Columbia Records and to tide their fans over until the band releases their 15th studio album, scheduled for release in 2008.

Aerosmith had hoped to spend much of 2006 recording material for a new album, but the band had been hit with a number of setbacks during the year, including lead singer Steven Tyler requiring throat surgery in March 2006, bassist Tom Hamilton recovering from treatment for throat cancer, and conflict with their record company.

Thus, as the band had been robbed of adequate time to create a quality album, they opted to release a best-of compilation instead.

The album features 16 Aerosmith hits in their single-remix versions, spanning their entire career, as well as two new songs: the title track, "Devil's Got a New Disguise", and "Sedona Sunrise." "Devil's Got a New Disguise" was culled from outtakes from the "Pump" sessions, during which it was called "Susie Q" and had unfinished lyrics; later, during 1992's "Get a Grip" sessions, its title changed to "Devil's Got a New Disguise", it was co-written by Diane Warren (I Don't Want To Miss a Thing) and for the 2006 version few lines of the lyrics were changed. "Sedona Sunrise" was also culled from the "Pump" sessions co-written by Jim Vallance (The Other Side, Young Lust, etc). "Devil's Got A New Disguise" is a straightforward rocker, while "Sedona Sunrise" is a very laidback, somewhat romantic country rock tune.

The European edition of the album was released on 30 October, 2006 and it features 5 tracks different from the American version. These tracks are: "Amazing", "Angel", "Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)", "Pink", and "The Other Side". The tracks that were on the American edition of the album but are not on the European edition of the album are: "Back in the Saddle", "Last Child", "Mama Kin", "Rag Doll" and "What It Takes".

American Track listing (Devil's Got a New Disguise)

#"Dream On" - from "Aerosmith" – 4:26
#"Mama Kin" - from "Aerosmith" – 4:26
#"Sweet Emotion" - from "Toys In The Attic" – 4:35
#"Back in the Saddle" - from "Rocks" – 4:40
#"Last Child" - from "Rocks" – 3:26
#"Walk This Way" (with Run-DMC) - from the Run-DMC album "Raising Hell" – 3:40
#"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" - from "Permanent Vacation" – 4:22
#"Rag Doll" - from "Permanent Vacation" – 4:25
#"Love in an Elevator" - from "Pump" – 5:22
#"Janie's Got a Gun" - from "Pump" – 5:30
#"What It Takes" - from "Pump" – 4:08 [edited]
#"Crazy" - from "Get a Grip" – 4:04 [edited]
#"Livin' on the Edge" - from "Get a Grip" – 4:21 [edited]
#"Cryin''" - from "Get a Grip" – 5:09
#"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - from the "Armageddon" soundtrack – 4:28 [pop remix]
#"Jaded" - from "Just Push Play" – 3:35
#"Sedona Sunrise" – 4:18
#"Devil's Got a New Disguise" – 4:27

Japanese Tracklisting (Devil's Got a New Disguise)

# "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" - 4:22
# "Love in an Elevator" - 5:22
# "Livin' on the Edge" [AOR Video edit] - 5:06
# "Walk This Way" (RUN DMC) [Single version] - 3:41
# "Cryin'" - 5:09
# "Jaded" - 3:35
# "Crazy" - [LP edit] 4:05
# "Angel" - 5:06
# "Amazing" - 5:57
# "The Other Side - 4:06
# "Dream On" - 4:26
# "Sweet Emotion" - [single edit] 3:12
# "Draw the Line" - [remix] 3:45
# "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" - 3:25
# "Pink" - 3:56
# "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - [rock mix] [album version] - 4:46
# "Sedona Sunrise" [Previously Unreleased] - 4:18
# "Devil's Got a New Disguise" [Previously Unreleased] - 4:27

European Track listing (The Very Best of Aerosmith)

# "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" - 4:22
# "Love in an Elevator" - 5:22
# "Livin' on the Edge" [edit] - 5:06
# "Walk This Way" (RUN DMC) [edit] - 3:41
# "Cryin'" - 5:09
# "Jaded" - 3:35
# "Crazy" - [edit] 4:05
# "Angel" - 5:06
# "Janie's Got a Gun" [edit] - 4:32
# "Amazing" - 5:57
# "The Other Side - 4:06
# "Dream On" - 4:26
# "Sweet Emotion" - [edit] 3:12
# "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" - 3:25
# "Pink" - 3:56
# "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - 4:28
# "Sedona Sunrise" [Previously Unreleased] - 4:18
# "Devil's Got a New Disguise" [Previously Unreleased] - 4:27

pecial Tour Edition (DVD)

Disc 2
*"Sweet Emotion" [video]
*"Pink" [video]
*"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" [video]
*"Jaded" [video]

Personnel

*Tom Hamilton - bass
*Joey Kramer - percussion, drums
*Joe Perry - guitar, background vocals
*Steven Tyler - harmonica, percussion, piano, keyboard, vocals
*Brad Whitford - guitar

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)