Artist: Aerosmith Release Date: 1993 Format: CD Record Label: Columbia (USA) Genre: Rock UPC: 074645737126 Sub-Genre: Hard Rock Track listing 1. Rats in the Cellar 2. Lick and a Promise 3. Chip Away the Stone 4. No Surprize 5. Mama Kin 6. Adam's Apple 7. Nobody's Fault 8. Round and Round 9. Critical Mass 10. Lord of the Thighs 11. Jailbait 12. Train Kept a Rollin' Details Playing time: 53 min. Distributor: Sony Music Distribution ( Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Aerosmith: Steven Tyler (vocals, harmonica, piano); Joe Perry (guitar, background vocals); Brad Whitford (guitar); Tom Hamilton (bass); Joey Kramer (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Jimmy Crespo, Rick Dufay (guitar); David Woodford (saxophone); Richie Supa, Scott Cushnie (piano). Producers include: Jack Douglas, Gary Lyons, Tony Bongiovi, Ray Colcord, Aerosmith. Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder (CBS Records Studios, New York, New York). During Aerosmith's first tour of duty at Columbia Records, the group established a reputation as America's premiere hard rock band. The group has influenced bands ranging from Guns N' Roses to R.E.M., who covered "Toys in the Attic." GEMS can be looked at as the follow-up to GREATEST HITS, the band's prior compilation. Unlike GREATEST HITS, which focused on chart hits and radio-familiar tracks, this collection leans more toward the band's harder-rocking material. Listening to early songs like the stripped-down "Mama Kin" or the fuller and more sinister "Lord of the Thighs," it is clear how Aerosmith attracted such a devoted following. As the group refined its craft, it also developed its trademark sass and swagger, best represented on the wailing "Critical Mass" and the autobiographical "No Surprize." Even on the sizzling "Jailbait," a track recorded by the post-Joe Perry/Brad Whitford lineup, Aerosmith's hard-hitting delivery is still there. Another standout is the Yardbirds' "Train Kept a Rollin'," a song that over time has almost become Aerosmith's own. Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2008 Muze Inc.