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Get a Grip
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Studio album by Aerosmith
Released April 20, 1993
Recorded December 1991 - March 1992 & October 1992 - January 1993
Genre Hard Rock, Blues Rock
Length 62:07
Label Geffen
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
Professional reviews
Aerosmith chronology
Pump
(1989)		Get a Grip
(1993)		Nine Lives
(1997)


Get a Grip is the eleventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music).

Get a Grip was considered a more commercial style for Aerosmith and delivered five hit singles, four of which charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, between 1993 and 1994: "Livin' on the Edge," "Eat the Rich," and the three songs that make up what fans have come to call the "Cryamazy trilogy:" "Cryin'," "Amazing," and "Crazy."

Get a Grip also demonstrated more of a wide range of styles for the group. "Gotta Love It" was a step into R&B, featuring bluesy solos from Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and even a bass guitar solo from Tom Hamilton. The Grammy-nominated instrumental "Boogie Man" was based on the Peter Green days of Fleetwood Mac. The album also featured famous musical 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 a good number of song collaborators from outside the group, 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.

Get a Grip won the band two Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

The promo CD version had a simulated-cowhide cover, reportedly of a unique pattern on each one.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" (Joe Perry, Jim Vallance, Steven Tyler) – 0:23
  2. "Eat the Rich" (Perry, Vallance, Tyler) – 4:09
  3. "Get a Grip" (Perry, Vallance, Tyler) – 3:58
  4. "Fever" (Perry, Tyler) – 4:15
  5. "Livin' on the Edge" (Mark Hudson, Perry, Tyler) – 6:20
  6. "Flesh" (Desmond Child, Perry, Tyler) – 5:56
  7. "Walk on Down" (Perry) – 3:37
  8. "Shut Up and Dance" (Jack Blades, Perry, Tommy Shaw, Tyler) – 4:55
  9. "Cryin'" (Perry, Taylor Rhodes, Tyler) – 5:08
  10. "Gotta Love It" (Hudson, Perry, Tyler) – 5:58
  11. "Crazy" (Child, Perry, Tyler) – 5:16
  12. "Line Up" (Lenny Kravitz, Perry, Tyler) – 4:02
  13. "Amazing" (Richie Supa, Tyler) – 5:56
  14. "Boogie Man" (Perry, Vallance, Tyler) – 2:16
  • The international version includes bonus track "Can't Stop Messin'", co-written by Tyler and Perry with Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw.

Personnel

Additional personnel
  • Paul Baron - trumpet
  • Desmond Child - keyboard
  • Alison Dyer - voices
  • Bruce Fairbairn - trumpet
  • Frank Felder - guitar
  • Thom Gimbel - keyboard, saxophone, background vocals
  • Don Henley - background vocals
  • Sandy Kanaeholo - log drums
  • Tom Keenlyside - saxophone
  • Lenny Kravitz - vocals, vocal ad-libs
  • Melvin Liufau - log drums
  • Wesey Mamea - log drums
  • Ian Putz - baritone saxophone
  • Bob Rogers - trombone
  • Richard Supa - keyboard
  • Liainaiala Tagaloa - log drums
  • Mapuhi T. Tekurio - log drums
  • Aladd Alationa Teofilo - log drums
  • Lenny Tyler - percussion
  • John Webster - keyboard

Production

  • Producer: Bruce Fairbairn
  • Engineers: John Aguto, Ed Korengo, Ken Lomas, Mike Plotnikoff, David Thoener
  • Mixing: Brendan O'Brien
  • Mastering: Greg Fulginiti at Masterdisk
  • Mastering Supervisor: David Donnelly
  • Programming: John Webster
  • Production coordination: Debra Shallman
  • Guitar technician: Dan Murphy
  • Arranger: Steven Tyler
  • Art direction: Michael Golob
  • Cover design: Hugh Syme
  • Photography: Ed Colver, William Hames
  • John Kalodner : John Kalodner

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1993The Billboard 2001


Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
1993"Amazing"Mainstream Rock Tracks3
1993"Amazing"The Billboard Hot 10024
1993"Amazing"Top 40 Mainstream9
1993"Cryin'"Mainstream Rock Tracks1
1993"Cryin'"The Billboard Hot 10012
1993"Cryin'"Top 40 Mainstream11
1993"Eat the Rich"Mainstream Rock Tracks5
1993"Fever"Mainstream Rock Tracks5
1993"Livin' on the Edge"Mainstream Rock Tracks1
1993"Livin' on the Edge"The Billboard Hot 10018
1994"Crazy"Mainstream Rock Tracks7
1994"Crazy"The Billboard Hot 10017
1994"Crazy"Top 40 Mainstream7

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA - USAGoldJune 23, 1993
RIAA - USAPlatinumJune 23, 1993
RIAA - USA2x PlatinumSeptember 13, 1993
RIAA - USA3x PlatinumJanuary 12, 1994
RIAA - USA4x PlatinumApril 19, 1994
RIAA - USA5x PlatinumSeptember 15, 1994
RIAA - USA6x PlatinumDecember 6, 1994
RIAA - USA7x PlatinumNovember 7, 1995
ABPD - BrazilGold1995

Awards

Grammy Awards
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

Miscellanea

The track "Walk on Down" features lead vocals from Perry instead of Tyler.

The track "Fever" would later be covered by Garth Brooks, with new lyrics, and retitled "The Fever," in 1995.

External links

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Studio albums: Aerosmith | Get Your Wings | Toys in the Attic | Rocks | Draw the Line | Night in the Ruts | Rock in a Hard Place | Done with Mirrors | Permanent Vacation | Pump | Get a Grip | Nine Lives | Just Push Play | Honkin' on Bobo
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B-side(s) "Don't Stop"/"Can't Stop Messin'"
Released 1993
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Recorded 1993
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Length 6:07
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'Get a Grip'
Released 1993
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Recorded 1993
Genre Rock
Length 4:10
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Writer(s) Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance
Producer(s) Bruce Fairbairn
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'Get a Grip'
B-side(s) "Head First"
Released 1993
Format Cassette, CD
Recorded 1993
Genre Blues Rock
Length 5:08
Label Geffen
Writer(s) Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Taylor Rhodes
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'Get a Grip'
B-side(s) "Gotta Love It"
Released 1993
Format Cassette, CD
Recorded 1993
Genre Rock
Length 5:56
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Writer(s) Steven Tyler, Richie Supa
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B-side(s) "Gotta Love It"
Released 1994
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