A Little South of Sanity
1998 live album and compilation album by Aerosmith
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A Little South of Sanity is a live and compilation album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released on October 20, 1998, by Geffen Records. The two-disc album features recordings taken while the band was on the Nine Lives Tour, which began in 1997 and was still ongoing at the time of the live album release, and the Get a Grip Tour, which the band was on tour with from 1993 to 1994.
1997–1998 (Nine Lives Tour)
| A Little South of Sanity | ||||
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| Live album and compilation album by | ||||
| Released | October 20, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 (Get a Grip Tour) 1997–1998 (Nine Lives Tour) | |||
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| Length | 115:17 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producers | Aerosmith, Jack Douglas | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| NME | 4/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
This release was the only Aerosmith album to receive the Parental Advisory sticker, primarily due to lead singer Steven Tyler shouting profanities in between songs and modifying some song lyrics to racier ones, although some other song lyrics had profanity in their original studio versions as well.
Production
Shortly after the band reunited in 1984, they signed a contract to generate six albums for Geffen. Three of these, the studio releases Done With Mirrors, Permanent Vacation, and Pump, were finished before Aerosmith agreed to a contract with Columbia Records in 1991. The contract was not due to take effect until after Aerosmith's obligations to Geffen were fulfilled, but after the 1993 album Get a Grip was released, the band did not record another studio album for the label. Instead, a compilation of their hits from the Geffen era, titled Big Ones, was put together and plans for a live album were conceived as Aerosmith went to Columbia.
Artwork
Filmmaker Patrick Connolly claims that he inspired, and is depicted on, the album cover.[9] As a teenager, Connolly was the gas station attendant for Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer when Kramer's Ferrari caught fire while refueling.[10] At the time of the incident and for a time after, Joey Kramer was convinced that the fire was Patrick Connolly's fault.[11] Connolly maintains that the album's cover, released in October 1998, features an image of a gas attendant who bears a resemblance to a teenage Connolly. He is convinced that the album cover artwork was intended to mockingly blame him for the July 15, 1998 incident.[12] The fire was later found to be caused by a defective fuel line in the vehicle's gas tank.
Live sources
There are no official listings to support where or when each performance was culled from; the CD booklet only mentions they were recorded during the Get a Grip and Nine Lives world tours. However, the recordings of "Love in an Elevator", "Same Old Song and Dance", and "Sweet Emotion" each have Tyler calling out to the live crowd, revealing where they were recorded. The first song has him mentioning the crowd in State College, Pennsylvania, the second a crowd in West Palm Beach, Florida, and the third a crowd in Seattle, Washington.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eat the Rich" (San Jose, Costa Rica, 10 November 1994) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Love in an Elevator" (University Park, PA, January 19, 1998) | Tyler, Perry | 5:56 |
| 3. | "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" (West Palm Beach, FL, October 5, 1997) | Tyler, Perry, Glen Ballard | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Same Old Song and Dance" (West Palm Beach, FL, October 5, 1997) | Tyler, Perry | 5:58 |
| 5. | "Hole in My Soul" (West Palm Beach, FL, October 5, 1997) | Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child | 5:40 |
| 6. | "Monkey on My Back" (Seattle, WA, October 20, 1997) | Tyler, Perry | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Livin' on the Edge" (Vancouver, Canada, October 25, 1997) | Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson | 5:24 |
| 8. | "Cryin'" (Helsinki, Finland, May 25. 1997) | Tyler, Perry, Taylor Rhodes | 5:11 |
| 9. | "Rag Doll" (Anaheim, CA, December 16. 1997) | Tyler, Perry, Vallance, Holly Knight | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Angel" (Tokyo, Japan, March 8, 1998) | Tyler, Desmond Child | 5:35 |
| 11. | "Janie's Got a Gun" (Las Vegas, NV, December 7. 1997) | Tyler, Tom Hamilton | 5:07 |
| 12. | "Amazing" (Castle Donington, UK, June 4, 1994) | Tyler, Richard Supa | 5:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Back in the Saddle" (West Palm Beach, FL, October 5, 1997) | Tyler, Perry | 6:11 |
| 2. | "Last Child" (Yokohama, Japan, March 12, 1998) | Tyler, Brad Whitford | 5:05 |
| 3. | "The Other Side" (Las Vegas, NV, December 7, 1997) | Tyler, Vallance, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Walk on Down" (Mansfield, MA, August 20, 1994) | Perry | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Dream On" (Las Vegas, NV, December 7, 1997) | Tyler | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Crazy" (San Jose, Costa Rica, November 10, 1994) | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:45 |
| 7. | "Mama Kin" (Boston, MA, December 30, 1997) | Tyler | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Walk This Way" (Albany, NY, January 13, 1998) | Tyler, Perry | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (Albany, NY, January 13, 1998) | Tyler, Perry, Child | 4:22 |
| 10. | "What It Takes" (Albany, NY, January 13, 1998 and Columbia, SC, January 29) | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Sweet Emotion" (Seattle, WA, October 22, 1997) | Tyler, Hamilton | 5:57 |
Personnel
- Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals, talkbox on "Sweet Emotion", pedal steel guitar on "Rag Doll", lead vocals on "Walk on Down"
- Brad Whitford – guitar
- Tom Hamilton – bass
- Joey Kramer – drums
- Additional musicians
- Russ Irwin – keyboards, backing vocals
- Thom Gimbel – keyboards, backing vocals
- Production
- Engineer: Jay Messina
- Assistant engineers: Lawrence Manchester, John Wydrycs
- Producer, mixing at Chung King Studios, New York: Jack Douglas
- Mastering: Greg Calbi
- Monitor engineer: Mike Sprague
- Director, lighting design: Jim Chapman
- Photography: Moshe Brakha
- Clothing/wardrobe: Sherry Willshire
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 141 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 37 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 34 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 10 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] | 6 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] | 34 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] | 24 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[20] | 39 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 21 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] | 8 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] | 3 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] | 47 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[25] | 45 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[26] | 43 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 24 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] | 16 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[29] | 36 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[30] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[31] | 12 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[32] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[33] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[34] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[35] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Latin America | — | 450,000[36] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Tracks | Label | Catalog # | Barcode | Edition | Series | Notes |
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| USA | Oct 20, 1998 | CD x 2 | 23 | Geffen/Universal | GEFD2-25221 | 720642522127 | Explicit Version | — | [37] |
| USA | Oct 20, 1998 | Cassette x 2 | 23 | Geffen/Universal | GEFC2-25221 | 720642522141 | Explicit Version | — | [38] |
| USA | Oct 20, 1998 | CD x 2 | 23 | Geffen/Universal | GEFD2-25308 | 720642530825 | Clean Version | — | [39] |
| USA | Oct 20, 1998 | Cassette x 2 | 23 | Geffen/Universal | GEFC2-25308 | 720642530849 | Clean Version | — | [40] |
| USA | Nov 24, 1998 | CD x 2 | 23 | Geffen/Universal | GEFD2-25314 | 720642531426 | Special Collector's Edition | — | embroidered cloth digipak[41] |