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Box of Fire is a box set album with all 12 single-disc albums released by Aerosmith under their first contract with Columbia Records. Additionally, the set includes a 20 minute bonus disc of previously unreleased recordings. Box of Fire was released in 1994.

Track listing

Aerosmith (Disc 1)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Make ItSteven Tyler3:38
2.“Somebody”Tyler, Steven Emspack3:45
3.Dream OnTyler4:27
4.One Way StreetTyler7:00
5.Mama KinTyler4:27
6.“Write Me a Letter”Tyler4:10
7.Movin’ OutTyler, Joe Perry5:02
8.Walkin’ the DogRufus Thomas3:12
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Same Old Song and DanceTyler, Perry3:53
2.Lord of the ThighsTyler4:14
3.“Spaced”Tyler, Perry4:22
4.“Woman of the World”Tyler, Don Solomon5:48
5.S.O.S. (Too Bad)Tyler2:51
6.Train Kept A-Rollin'Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann5:33
7.Seasons of WitherTyler5:39
8.“Pandora’s Box”Tyler, Joey Kramer5:44
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Toys in the AtticTyler, Perry3:05
2.“Uncle Salty”Tyler, Tom Hamilton4:10
3.“Adam’s Apple”Tyler4:34
4.Walk This WayTyler, Perry3:40
5.“Big Ten Inch Record”Fred Weismantel2:16
6.Sweet EmotionTyler, Hamilton4:34
7.“No More No More”Tyler, Perry4:34
8.“Round and Round”Tyler, Brad Whitford5:03
9.You See Me CryingTyler, Don Solomon5:12

Rocks (Disc 4)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Back in the SaddleTyler, Perry4:39
2.Last ChildTyler, Whitford3:27
3.“Rats in the Cellar”Tyler, Perry4:06
4.“Combination”Perry3:39
5.“Sick as a Dog”Tyler, Hamilton4:12
6.Nobody’s FaultTyler, Whitford4:25
7.“Get the Lead Out”Tyler, Perry3:42
8.“Lick and a Promise”Tyler, Perry3:05
9.Home TonightTyler3:16

Draw the Line (Disc 5)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Draw the LineTyler, Perry3:23
2.“I Wanna Know Why”Tyler, Perry3:09
3.“Critical Mass”Tyler, Hamilton, Jack Douglas4:53
4.Get It UpTyler, Perry4:02
5.“Bright Light Fright”Perry2:19
6.Kings and QueensTyler, Whitford, Hamilton, Kramer, Douglas4:55
7.“The Hand That Feeds”Tyler, Whitford, Hamilton, Kramer, Douglas4:23
8.“Sight for Sore Eyes”Tyler, Perry, Douglas, David Johansen3:56
9.“Milk Cow Blues”Kokomo Arnold4:14

Live! Bootleg (Disc 6)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Back in the Saddle” (Indianapolis, IN, 4 July 1977)Tyler, Perry4:25
2.Sweet Emotion” (Chicago, IL, 24 March 1978)Tyler, Hamilton4:42
3.Lord of the Thighs” (Chicago, IL, 23 March 1978)Tyler7:18
4.Toys in the Attic” (Boston, MA, 28 March 1978)Tyler, Perry3:45
5.Last Child” (The Paradise Club, Boston, MA, 9 August 1978)Tyler, Whitford3:14
6.Come Together” (The Wherehouse, Waltham, MA, 21 August 1978)John Lennon, Paul McCartney4:51
7.Walk This Way” (Detroit, MI, 2 April 1978)Tyler, Perry3:46
8.“Sick as a Dog” (Indianapolis, IN, 4 July 1977)Tyler, Hamilton4:42
9.Dream On” (Louisville, KY, 3 July 1977)Tyler4:31
10.Chip Away the Stone” (The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, 8 April 1978)Richard Supa4:12
11.“Sight for Sore Eyes” (Columbus, OH, 24 March 1978)Tyler, Perry, Douglas, Johansen3:18
12.Mama Kin” (Indianapolis, IN, 4 July 1977)Tyler3:43
13.S.O.S. (Too Bad)” (Indianapolis, IN, 4 July 1977)Tyler2:46
14.“I Ain’t Got You” (Paul’s Mall, Boston, MA, 23 April 1973; WBCN-FM radio simulcast)Calvin Carter3:57
15.Mother Popcorn/Draw the Line” (Paul’s Mall, Boston, MA, 23 April 1973; WBCN-FM radio simulcast / Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, March 26, 1978)James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis / Tyler, Perry11:35
16.Train Kept A-Rollin’/Strangers in the Night” (Detroit, MI, 2 April 1978)Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann / Bert Kaempfert, Charlie Singleton, Eddie Snyder4:51
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.“No Surprize”Tyler, Perry4:25
2.“Chiquita”Tyler, Perry4:24
3.Remember (Walking in the Sand)Shadow Morton4:05
4.“Cheese Cake”Tyler, Perry4:15
5.“Three Mile Smile”Tyler, Perry3:42
6.“Reefer Head Woman”Joe Bennett, Jazz Gillum, Lester Melrose4:02
7.“Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)”Tyler, Perry2:59
8.“Think About It”Keith Relf, Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty3:35
9.“Mia”Tyler4:14

Greatest Hits (Disc 8)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Dream OnTyler4:28
2.Same Old Song and DanceTyler, Perry3:01
3.Sweet EmotionTyler, Hamilton3:12
4.Walk This WayTyler, Perry3:31
5.Last ChildTyler, Whitford3:27
6.Back in the SaddleTyler, Perry4:38
7.Draw the LineTyler, Perry3:21
8.Kings and QueensTyler, Hamilton, Kramer, Whitford, Douglas3:48
9.Come TogetherLennon, McCartney3:45
10.Remember (Walking in the Sand)Morton4:05
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.“Jailbait”Tyler, Jimmy Crespo4:38
2.Lightning StrikesSupa4:26
3.Bitch’s BrewTyler, Crespo4:14
4.“Bolivian Ragamuffin”Tyler, Crespo3:32
5.Cry Me a RiverArthur Hamilton4:06
6.“Prelude to Joanie”Tyler1:21
7.“Joanie’s Butterfly”Tyler, Crespo, Douglas5:35
8.“Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)”Tyler, Crespo, Douglas4:46
9.“Jig Is Up”Tyler, Crespo3:10
10.“Push Comes to Shove”Tyler4:28

Classics Live! (Disc 10)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Train Kept A-Rollin'Bradshaw, Mann, Kay3:20
2.Kings and QueensTyler, Whitford, Hamilton, Kramer, Douglas4:46
3.Sweet EmotionTyler, Hamilton5:14
4.Dream OnTyler4:50
5.Mama KinTyler3:41
6.“Three Mile Smile / Reefer Head Woman”Tyler, Perry / Melrose, Bennett, Gillum4:54
7.Lord of the ThighsTyler7:05
8.“Major Barbara”Tyler4:03
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Back in the SaddleTyler, Perry4:38
2.Walk This WayTyler, Perry4:22
3.Movin’ OutTyler, Perry5:44
4.Draw The LineTyler, Perry4:47
5.Same Old Song and DanceTyler, Perry5:45
6.Last ChildTyler, Whitford3:43
7.Let the Music Do the TalkingPerry5:44
8.Toys in the AtticTyler, Perry4:04

Gems (Disc 12)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Rats in the CellarTyler, Perry4:06
2.Lick and a PromiseTyler, Perry3:05
3.Chip Away the StoneSupa4:01
4.“No Surprize”Tyler, Perry4:26
5.Mama KinTyler4:27
6.Adam’s AppleTyler4:34
7.Nobody’s FaultTyler, Whitford4:18
8.Round and RoundTyler, Whitford5:03
9.“Critical Mass”Tyler, Hamilton, Douglas4:52
10.Lord of the ThighsTyler4:14
11.“Jailbait”Tyler, Crespo4:39
12.Train Kept A-Rollin'Bradshaw, Kay, Mann5:41

Box of Fire Bonus Disc (Disc 13)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Sweet Emotion” (1991)Tyler, Hamilton4:33
2.“Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu”Huey “Piano” Smith2:54
3.“Subway”Whitford, Hamilton, Kramer3:29
4.“Circle Jerk”Whitford3:40
5.Dream On” (MTV Anniversary)Tyler5:44

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Tracks Label Catalog # Barcode Edition Series Notes
USA Nov 22, 1994 CD x 13 121 Columbia/SMEI CXK 66687 074646668726 1993 Remasters (except Box of Fire Bonus Disc); sched. for Nov 8, 1994 – delayed 2 weeks[4][5]

References

Box of Fire at MusicBrainz (list of releases)