Released October 1980
Recorded 1972-1979
Columbia
Some of the tracks were significantly shortened from their original version, particularly "Same Old Song and Dance", "Sweet Emotion", and "Kings and Queens".
1. "Dream On", from Aerosmith (Steven Tyler) – 4:28
* Producers - Adrian Barber
2. "Same Old Song and Dance" (Single Version), from Get Your Wings (Joe Perry, Tyler) – 3:01
* Producers: Jack Douglas & Ray Colcord
* Executive Producer: Bob Ezrin
3. "Sweet Emotion" (Single Version), from Toys in the Attic (Tom Hamilton, Tyler) – 3:12
* Producers: Jack Douglas
4. "Walk This Way", from Toys in the Attic (Tyler, Perry) – 3:31
* Producers: Jack Douglas
5. "Last Child", from Rocks (Tyler, Brad Whitford) – 3:27
* Producers: Jack Douglas & Aerosmith
6. "Back in the Saddle", from Rocks (Tyler, Perry) – 4:38
* Producers: Jack Douglas & Aerosmith
7. "Draw the Line", from Draw the Line (Tyler, Perry) – 3:21
* Producers: Jack Douglas & Aerosmith
8. "Kings and Queens" (Single Version), from Draw the Line (Jack Douglas, Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Tyler, Whitford) – 3:47
* Producers: Jack Douglas & Aerosmith
9. "Come Together", from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:45
* Producers: Jack Douglas & George Martin
10. "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", from Night in the Ruts (Shadow Morton) – 4:05
* Producers: Gary Lyons
Aerosmith's Greatest Hits remains one of the most popular and enduring best-of collections by any rock band, selling nearly ten million copies in the U.S. alone since it's release. But when it was issued in 1980, the band had just about reached its nadir. With original guitarist Joe Perry gone (and Brad Whitford soon to follow), Aerosmith had turned into a directionless, time-consuming ghost of its former self. Since there would be a three-year gap between 1979's Night in the Ruts and 1982's Rock in a Hard Place, Greatest Hits was assembled, more or less, to fill the void and buy the band some time. With the album clocking in at only 37-and a-half minutes, many Aero-classics are not included, such as what many consider the band's quintessential track, their cover of "Train Kept a Rollin'." The only poor selection is the forgettable "Remember (Walking in the Sand)," but nine out of ten are bonafide classics — "Dream On," "Same Old Song and Dance," "Sweet Emotion," "Walk this Way," "Last Child," "Back in the Saddle," and "Draw the Line." Also featured is their venomous cover of the Beatles' "Come Together," previously only available as a single and on the soundtrack to the 1978 movie, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. For the casual fan, Greatest Hits will do the job, as well as its sister-album, 1988's Gems.