Get A Grip Aerosmith iposterstock
First Release Date: April 1993
The eleventh studio album by Aerosmith. "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.
"Get A Grip" topped the Billboard Top 200 and produced seven singles:
"Livin' On The Edge"
"Eat The Rich"
"Cryin'"
"Amazing"
"Fever"
"Shut Up And Dance"
"Crazy"
Many songs were written and recorded for the album that were either used as B-sides or never released. "Don't Stop" and "Head First" were released as B-sides, as well as "Can't Stop Messin'", which also appears on several special editions of the album as an addition in the track list. Other songs were listed on the official Aerosmith website in the late 1990s. "Black Cherry", "Devil's Got A New Disguise", "Dime Store Lover", "Legendary Child", "Lizard Love", "Meltdown", "Rocket 88", "Wham Bam", and "Yo Momma" were listed on the lyrics page of the website.
In 2005, Kalodner confirmed the existence of several of the songs above, as well as "Trouble", "Strange", "13", and "Keep On Movin'". "Deuces Are Wild" was possibly recorded again during these sessions. Several songs are also listed on copyright repertoires, including "Ain't Gonna Break My Heart", "Good Thang", and "Jake". These songs can be traced to the year 1991. Reworked versions of "Devil's Got A New Disguise", "Deuces Are Wild", "Lizard Love", and "Legendary Child" have since been released on various albums and soundtracks.