| Get a Grip | ||||
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| Studio album by Aerosmith | ||||
| Released | April 1993[1] | |||
| Recorded | January - February 1992 at A&M Studios in Los Angeles, California September - November 1992 at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, B.C., Canada[2] |
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| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 64:12 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
| Blender | [5] |
Get a Grip is the 11th studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in April 1993 by Geffen Records.[1] Get a Grip was the band's last studio album to be released by Geffen before they returned to Columbia Records.
Get a Grip featured guests including Don Henley, who sang backup on "Amazing", and Lenny Kravitz, who offered backup vocals and collaboration to "Line Up". As on Permanent Vacation and Pump, this album featured numerous song collaborators from outside the band including: Desmond Child, Jim Vallance, Mark Hudson, Richie Supa, Taylor Rhodes, Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw.
Get a Grip became Aerosmith's best-selling studio album worldwide, achieving sales of over 20 million copies, and is tied with Pump for their second best-selling album in the United States, selling over 7 million copies as of 1995. This also made it their third consecutive album with US sales of at least five million. Two songs from the album won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, in 1993 and 1994.
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In his Allmusic review for Get a Grip, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the album failed compared to Pump because he thinks the band was trying too hard to have a hit and it didn't have any depth to it, but he feels the album still "sounds good".[1] Mark Coleman, for his Rolling Stone magazine review of Get a Grip, said he liked the title track and he compared the album's introduction, titled "Intro", to Steven Tyler and Joe Perry's collaboration with Run–D.M.C. on "Walk This Way", but feels that most of the album lacks "adventure" and is too "somber". In his interview he compared "Livin' on the Edge" to a Bon Jovi song and feels that a problem with the album comes from the outside songwriters/collaborators.[3] Robert Christgau, however, feels on Get a Grip that they are trying many different things on the album and that they are really good at trying something new, like the song "Cryin'" and he gave it their best review since 1980's Greatest Hits.[4] Ben Mitchell called the album "soft" and "shallow" but considered "Eat the Rich" and "Crazy" standout tracks.[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance | 0:23 |
| 2. | "Eat the Rich" | Tyler, Perry, Vallance | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Get a Grip" | Tyler, Perry, Vallance | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Fever" | Tyler, Perry | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Livin' on the Edge" | Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson | 6:07 |
| 6. | "Flesh" | Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child | 5:56 |
| 7. | "Walk on Down" | Perry | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Shut Up and Dance" | Tyler, Perry, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Cryin'" | Tyler, Perry, Taylor Rhodes | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Gotta Love It" | Tyler, Perry, Hudson | 5:58 |
| 11. | "Crazy" | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:16 |
| 12. | "Line Up" | Tyler, Perry, Lenny Kravitz | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Amazing" | Tyler, Richard Supa | 5:56 |
| 14. | "Boogie Man" (Recorded by Tony Lentini) | Tyler, Perry, Vallance | 2:16 |
Immediately after "Amazing," a snippet of "Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well," by Lucky Millinder, is heard as if being tuned in on an old radio. Tyler says, "So from all of us at Aerosmith to all of you out there, wherever you are, remember: the light at the end of the tunnel may be you. Good night." The music then fades out.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Can't Stop Messin'" | Tyler, Perry, Blades, Shaw | 3:30 |
"Can't Stop Messin'" is track 13 on the international version, bumping the remaining two tracks down to 14 and 15.
Don't Stop
Head First
Amazing (Orchestral Version)
Livin' On The Edge (Acoustic Version)
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Top 40)[7] | 3 |
| Austria (Top 75)[8] | 3 |
| Canada RPM 100 Albums[9] | 2 |
| France (InfoDisc)[10] | 24 |
| Netherlands (Top 100)[11] | 2 |
| New Zealand (Top 50)[12] | 9 |
| Norway (Top 40)[13] | 3 |
| Switzerland (Top 100)[14] | 1 |
| Sweden (Top 60)[15] | 3 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 1 |
| UK (Top 100)[17] | 2 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Amazing" | US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[18] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 24 | ||
| US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[18] | 9 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[19] | 57 | ||
| "Cryin'" | US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[18] | 1 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 12 | ||
| US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[18] | 11 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[19] | 17 | ||
| Norway Top 20[20] | 1 | ||
| Sweden Top 60[20] | 3 | ||
| Schweizer Top 75[21] | 4 | ||
| "Eat the Rich" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[18] | 5 | |
| UK Singles Chart[19] | 34 | ||
| "Fever" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[18] | 5 | |
| "Livin' on the Edge" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[18] | 1 | |
| Billboard Hot 100[18] | 18 | ||
| Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[18] | 19 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[19] | 19 | ||
| Australian Top 50[22] | 21 | ||
| Norway Top 20[20] | 4 | ||
| 1994 | "Crazy" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 17 | ||
| Top 40 Mainstream | 7 |
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[23] | 77 |
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| IFPI – Sweden[24] | Gold (20,000 units) | 1987–1998 |
| Platinum (40,000 units) | ||
| BPI – U.K.[25] | Silver (60,000 units) | May 1, 1993 |
| Gold (100,000 units) | ||
| Platinum (300,000 units) | October 1, 1994 | |
| RIAA – U.S.[26] | Gold (500,000 units) | June 23, 1993 |
| Platinum (1,000,000 units) | ||
| 2× Platinum(2,000,000 units) | September 13, 1993 | |
| 3× Platinum(3,000,000 units) | January 12, 1994 | |
| 4× Platinum(4,000,000 units) | April 19, 1994 | |
| 5× Platinum(5,000,000 units) | September 15, 1994 | |
| 6× Platinum(6,000,000 units) | December 6, 1994 | |
| 7× Platinum(7,000,000 units) | November 7, 1995 | |
| CIA – Canada | Gold(50,000 units) | Apr 19, 1993 |
| Platinum(100,000 units) | Apr 19, 1993 | |
| 2× Platinum(200,000 units) | Jun 09, 1993 | |
| 3× Platinum(300,000 units) | Sep 29, 1993 | |
| 4× Platinum(400,000 units) | Nov 11, 1993 | |
| 5× Platinum(500,000 units) | Nov 30, 1993 | |
| 6× Platinum(600,000 units) | Feb 24, 1994 | |
| 7× Platinum(700,000 uits) | Jun 22, 1994 | |
| 8× Platinum(800,000 units) | Jul 25, 1994 | |
| Diamond(1,000,000 units) | Nov 18, 1994 | |
| IFPI – Finland[27] | Gold (10,000 units) | 1994 |
| ABPD – Brazil[28] | 2× Gold(200,000 units) | 1995, 1996 |
| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Livin' on the Edge" | Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal |
| 1994 | "Crazy" | Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal |
| Preceded by The Bodyguard (soundtrack) by Various artists |
Billboard 200 number-one album May 8–14, 1993 |
Succeeded by The Bodyguard (soundtrack) by Various artists |