Tough Love: Best of the Ballads

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Angel
assistant engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) and Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) and Mike Fraser (German techno producer Frank Ellrich)
additional mellotron:
Drew Arnott
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
harmonica, background vocals and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 218)
recording of:
Angel
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Aero Dynamics Music Publishing, Inc. (publisher; do not use as label), April Music Inc., Desmobile Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Primary Wave Steven Tyler and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.65:07
2Amazing (orchestral edit)
recording of:
Amazing
writer:
Richie Supa (American guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Super Supa Songs, Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (in 1992) and Swag Song Music, Inc. (in 1992)
45:35
3Love in an Elevator (single version)
assistant engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
harmonica, background vocals and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
additional background vocals:
Bob Dowd, Bruce Fairbairn, Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith) and Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
additional vocals:
Catherine Epps
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 233)
recording of:
Going Down/Love in an Elevator
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Hargrazac Music, JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Shack in the Back Music, Swag Song Music, Inc. and Vis Moxta Music
4.255:22
4Cryin’
programming:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
assistant engineer:
Mike Plotnikoff
engineer:
Ken Lomas
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
additional percussion, harmonica, mandolin, background vocals and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
Appalachian dulcimer [dulcimer]:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
baritone saxophone:
Ian Putz
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
instruments:
The Margarita Horns
keyboard [keyboards]:
Steven Tyler and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
saxophone:
Tom Keenlyside
trombone:
Bob Rogers (Trombonist)
trumpet:
Paul Baron (trumpet player) and Bruce Fairbairn
vocals:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1993) and Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Cryin' by Aerosmith (American hard rock band)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 222)
recording of:
Cryin’
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith), Taylor Rhodes (songwriter, producer, publisher, and musician) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (from 1992 to ????), Swag Song Music, Inc. (from 1992 to ????) and T. Rhodes Songs (from 1992 to present)
3.655:09
5What It Takes
assistant engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 240)
recording of:
What It Takes
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child, Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Desmobile Inc., EMI April Music Inc., JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, SBK April Music Inc., Swag Song Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.355:12
6Rag Doll
assistant engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) and Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
additional clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Tom Keenlyside
additional organ:
Jim Vallance
additional trombone:
Bob Rogers (Trombonist)
additional trumpet:
Henry Christian
baritone saxophone:
Ian Putz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
trumpet:
Bruce Fairbairn
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
additional horn arranger:
Tom Keenlyside
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 236)
recording of:
Rag Doll
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1987-03 until 1987-04)
lyricist:
Holly Knight, Steven Tyler and Jim Vallance (from 1987-03 until 1987-04)
composer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Jim Vallance (from 1987-03 until 1987-04)
publisher:
Aero Dynamics Music Publishing, Inc. (publisher; do not use as label), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc., JuJu Rhythms, Knighty-Knight Music, Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, Primary Wave Knight, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Some Guy Songs and Testatyme Music
4.154:25
7Crazy
programming:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
assistant engineer:
Mike Plotnikoff
engineer:
Ken Lomas
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
additional percussion, harmonica, mandolin and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
Appalachian dulcimer [dulcimer]:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
baritone saxophone:
Ian Putz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
instruments:
The Margarita Horns
keyboard [keyboards]:
Desmond Child, Steven Tyler and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
saxophone:
Tom Keenlyside
trombone:
Bob Rogers (Trombonist)
trumpet:
Paul Baron (trumpet player) and Bruce Fairbairn
vocals:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
orchestrator:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1993) and Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 221)
recording of:
Crazy
writer:
Desmond Child, Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Desmobile Inc. (in 1992), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1992) and Swag Song Music, Inc. (in 1992)
3.95:17
8Deuces Are Wild
assistant engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) and Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith) (in 1989-05)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith) (in 1989-05)
guitar family:
Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) (in 1989-05)
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler (in 1989-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1994)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1989-05)
recording of:
Deuces Are Wild (in 1989-05)
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1988-12 until 1989-01)
lyricist:
Steven Tyler
composer:
Jim Vallance (from 1988-12 until 1989-01)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc., Primary Wave Steven Tyler and Testatyme Music
33:33
9Livin’ on the Edge
assistant engineer:
John Aguto, Ed Korengo and Mike Plotnikoff
engineer:
Ken Lomas and David Thoener
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar family:
Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1993)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 232)
recording of:
Livin’ on the Edge
writer:
Mark Hudson (US songwriter/record producer), Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Beef Puppet Music, EMI April Music Inc., JuJu Rhythms, MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Swag Song Music, Inc. (in 1992)
46:21
10Blind Man
assistant engineer:
Chris Albert (US engineer) and Max Carola
engineer:
Adam Kasper
co-producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
recording of:
Blind Man
lyricist and composer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith), Taylor Rhodes (songwriter, producer, publisher, and musician) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Swag Song Music, Inc., T. Rhodes Songs and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2.53:58
11Janie’s Got a Gun (single version)
additional engineer:
Ken Lomas
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
lead vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989), The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 37) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 230)
recording of:
Janie’s Got a Gun
lyricist:
Steven Tyler
composer:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI April Music Inc., Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Shack in the Back Music and Swag Song Music, Inc.
4.155:29
12Dream On
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
Ray Colcord
miscellaneous support:
Frank Connelly, David Krebs and Steve Leber
assistant engineer:
Bob Stoughton (engineer)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Caryl Weinstock
assistant producer:
Buddy Verga (production)
producer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
bass:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith) (in 1972)
drums (drum set):
Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith) (in 1972)
electric bass guitar:
Tom Hamilton (bassist for Aerosmith)
flute and harmonica and lead vocals:
Steven Tyler (in 1972)
guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) (in 1972) and Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) (in 1972)
harmonica:
Steven Tyler
background vocals:
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1973, in 2012) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1973, in 1994)
recorded at:
Intermedia Studios in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1972)
music videos:
Dream On by Aerosmith (American hard rock band)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, BILLIONS CLUB, The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 223), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 172) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 199)
recording of:
Dream On (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Frank Connelly Music, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Vindaloo Productions, Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4.454:25