Gems is a compilation album released by Aerosmith in 1988 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 as a single from 1978's Live! Bootleg , only a live rendition of the song was released at the time. Originally scheduled for release on November 8, 1988,[ 3] [ 4] the album was delayed one week and issued on November 15, 1988.[ 5]
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.[ 6]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Rats in the Cellar" (from Rocks , 1976)) Steven Tyler , Joe Perry 4:06 2. "Lick and a Promise" (from Rocks ) Tyler, Perry 3:05 3. "Chip Away the Stone " (previously unreleased studio version, live version released previously on Live! Bootleg , 1978) Richard Supa 4:01 4. "No Surprize" (from Night in the Ruts , 1979) Tyler, Perry 4:26 5. "Mama Kin " (from Aerosmith , 1973) Tyler 4:27 6. "Adam's Apple" (from Toys in the Attic , 1975) Tyler 4:34 7. "Nobody's Fault " (from Rocks ) Brad Whitford , Tyler4:18 8. "Round and Round" (from Toys in the Attic ) Tyler, Whitford 5:03 9. "Critical Mass" (from Draw the Line , 1977) Tyler, Tom Hamilton , Jack Douglas 4:52 10. "Lord of the Thighs " (from Get Your Wings , 1974) Tyler 4:14 11. "Jailbait" (from Rock in a Hard Place , 1982) Tyler, Jimmy Crespo 4:39 12. "Train Kept A-Rollin' " (from Get Your Wings ) Tiny Bradshaw , Howard Kay, Lois Mann5:41
Aerosmith
Additional musicians
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
Region
Date
Format
Tracks
Label
Catalog #
Barcode
Edition
Series
Notes
USA
Nov 15, 1988
LP
12
Columbia/CBS
FC 44487
074644448719
—
—
sched. for Nov 8, 1988 - delayed 1 week[ 5]
USA
Nov 15, 1988
CD
12
Columbia/CBS
CK 44487
074644448726
—
—
sched. for Nov 8, 1988 - delayed 1 week[ 10]
USA
Nov 15, 1988
Cassette
12
Columbia/CBS
FCT 44487
074644448740
—
—
sched. for Nov 8, 1988 - delayed 1 week[ 11]
USA
Oct 25, 1990
CD
12
Columbia/CBS
CK 44487
074644448726
—
The Nice Price
possibly released in a "The Nice Price" Longbox[ 12]
USA
Jan 22, 1991
Cassette
12
Columbia/CBS
PCT 44487
074644448740 02
—
The Nice Price
approx. date[ 13]
USA
Sep 7, 1993
CD
12
Columbia/SMEI
CK 57371
074645737126
Special Limited Collector's Edition
The Nice Price
1993 Remaster; sched. for Aug 24, 1993 - delayed 2 weeks[ 14]
USA
Sep 7, 1993
Cassette
12
Columbia/SMEI
CT 57371
074645737140
—
The Nice Price
1993 Remaster; sched. for Aug 24, 1993 - delayed 2 weeks[ 15]
USA
Feb 1, 2008
CD
12
Columbia/SMEI
CK 57371
886972387321
—
—
1993 Remaster[ 16]
USA
Feb 1, 2008
MP3 256k
12
Columbia/SBME
CK 57371
886972387321
—
—
1993 Remaster; album only[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
USA
Jul 1, 2009
MP3 192k
12
Columbia/SME
CK 57371
886972387321
—
—
1993 Remaster; album only[ 19] [ 20]
USA
Oct 6, 2009
MP3 320k
12
Columbia/SME
CK 57371
886972387321
—
—
1993 Remaster; indiv. tracks; approx. date; issued between Oct 6 - Nov 28, 2009[ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
USA
Nov 6, 2012
MP3 256k
12
Columbia/SME
88644 37119 6
886443711969
—
—
2012 Remaster; indiv. tracks[ 24]
USA
Nov 6, 2012
AAC 256k
12
Columbia/SME
88644 37119 6
886443711969
—
—
2012 Remaster; indiv. tracks[ 25] [ 26]
USA
Apr 23, 2014
FLAC 96/24
12
Columbia/SME
88644 37119 6
886443711969
—
—
2012 Remaster; album only[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
USA
Dec 2014
MP3 320k + AAC 320k
12
Columbia/SME
CK 57371
886972387321
—
—
1993 Remaster; indiv. tracks; approx. date; issued between Dec 11 - 17, 2014[ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
USA
Dec 2014
FLAC 44.1/16
12
Columbia/SME
CK 57371
886972387321
—
—
1993 Remaster; indiv. tracks; approx. date; issued between Dec 11 - 17, 2014[ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
USA
Dec 23, 2014
AIFF 96/24
12
Columbia/SME
88644 37119 6
886443711969
—
—
2012 Remaster; album only[ 33] [ 34]
USA
Dec 23, 2014
ALAC 96/24
12
Columbia/SME
88644 37119 6
886443711969
—
—
2012 Remaster; album only[ 33] [ 34]
USA
Dec 23, 2014
WAV 96/24
12
Columbia/SME
88644 37119 6
886443711969
—
—
2012 Remaster; album only[ 33] [ 34]
USA
Aug 7, 2019
AAC 256k
12
Columbia/SME
88644 37119 6
886443711969
—
Apple Digital Master
2012 Remaster; indiv. tracks[ 35] [ 36]
USA
Sep 27, 2019
FLAC 96/24
12
Columbia/SME
88644 37119 6
886443711969
—
—
2012 Remaster; album only[ 37]
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