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Given Steven Tyler's newly anointed role as America’s lecherous sweetheart thanks to his gig as an American Idol judge, it was only a matter of time before a new Aerosmith compilation hit the stores in 2011. Tough Love: The Best of the Ballads arrived right on time, appearing just weeks before the close of the season, its title pitched to those AmIdol viewers who celebrate Tyler's wackiness while happily ignoring his lecherous side glances…an ignorance that would extend to the contents of this 12-track collection, as there is just no possible way that “Love in an Elevator” and “Rag Doll” could qualify as “ballads.” Instead, view Tough Love as a greatest hits of Aerosmith’s late-‘80s and early-‘90s comeback, expanded slightly by the inclusion of the granddaddy of all power ballads, “Dream On,” and the collection makes sense, as it has all the big hits -- “Angel,” “Amazing,” “Crazy,” “What It Takes,” “Livin’ on the Edge,” “Janie’s Got a Gun” -- leaving only “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” behind. For those who fell back in love or just got to know Tyler via American Idol, this is an album designed for them.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Matt Serletic, Producer - Jeff Jones, Producer, Executive Producer - Diane Warren, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist - Steve Berkowitz, Producer, Executive Producer - Jeffrey Peisch, Producer
℗ 1998 Aerodisc Partnership
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Arnott, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Fraser, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Aerodisc Partnership
Richie Supa, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Brad Whitford, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Fraser, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Keenlyside, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Aerodisc Partnership
Richard Supa, ComposerLyricist - GLEN BALLARD, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Steven Tyler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Archie Avila, Producer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Taylor Rhodes, Arranger, Work Arranger, ComposerLyricist - Brendan O'Brien, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Plotnikoff, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist - KEN LOMAS, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Perry, Arranger, Work Arranger, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Aerodisc Partnership
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 Aerodisc Partnership
Holly Knight, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Fraser, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Vallance, ComposerLyricist - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 Aerodisc Partnership
Brendan O'Brien, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Mike Plotnikoff, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist - KEN LOMAS, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Aerodisc Partnership
Brendan O'Brien, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Jim Vallance, ComposerLyricist - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist
℗ 1994 Aerodisc Partnership
Mark Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Brendan O'Brien, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Plotnikoff, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist - KEN LOMAS, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Aerodisc Partnership
Taylor Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Michael Beinhorn, Producer - Aerosmith, MainArtist - Joe Perry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 Geffen Records
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Fraser, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Vallance, ComposerLyricist - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist - Joe Perry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 Geffen Records
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist - Thomas Hamilton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Douglas, Producer - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Aerodisc Partnership
Adrian Barber, Producer - Steven Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Aerodisc Partnership
Albumbeschreibung
Given Steven Tyler's newly anointed role as America’s lecherous sweetheart thanks to his gig as an American Idol judge, it was only a matter of time before a new Aerosmith compilation hit the stores in 2011. Tough Love: The Best of the Ballads arrived right on time, appearing just weeks before the close of the season, its title pitched to those AmIdol viewers who celebrate Tyler's wackiness while happily ignoring his lecherous side glances…an ignorance that would extend to the contents of this 12-track collection, as there is just no possible way that “Love in an Elevator” and “Rag Doll” could qualify as “ballads.” Instead, view Tough Love as a greatest hits of Aerosmith’s late-‘80s and early-‘90s comeback, expanded slightly by the inclusion of the granddaddy of all power ballads, “Dream On,” and the collection makes sense, as it has all the big hits -- “Angel,” “Amazing,” “Crazy,” “What It Takes,” “Livin’ on the Edge,” “Janie’s Got a Gun” -- leaving only “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” behind. For those who fell back in love or just got to know Tyler via American Idol, this is an album designed for them.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:48
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Aerosmith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Aerosmith P&D - Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 Geffen Records This Compilation ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
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