Album
Aerosmith
Aerosmith's self-titled debut arrived on 5 January 1973 on Columbia Records, the first of fifteen studio albums the band would make. It is sometimes mistakenly called Make It, after its opening track, but the name on the sleeve is simply Aerosmith. The music sits in hard rock and blues rock, and it captures the American band at the very start of a long career.
Its story really unfolds a few years after release. "Dream On" came out as a single in 1973, then returned on 27 December 1975 and became a US top ten hit. That success pulled the album along with it, and it peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 in 1976. If you know the band from their later, glossier years, this is the place to hear where it all began.
Aerosmith: tracklist, credits and charts
8 tracks · 35:58Tracklist
- 1Make ItSteven Tyler3:41
- 2SomebodySteven Emspack and Steven Tyler3:47
- 3Dream OnSteven Tyler4:28
- 4One Way StreetSteven Tyler7:04
- 5Mama KinSteven Tyler4:28
- 6Write MeSteven Tyler4:14
- 7Movin' OutJoe Perry and Steven Tyler5:03
- 8Walkin' the DogRufus Thomas3:13
- Produced by
- Adrian Barber
- Recorded at
- Intermedia Studios (Boston)
- Recorded
- October 1972
- Mixed by
- Ray Colcord
- Engineered by
- Adrian Barber, Caryl Weinstock, Ray Colcord
- Label
- Columbia
- Length
- 35:58
Line-up
- Tom Hamilton · bass, electric bass guitar
- Joey Kramer · drums (drum set)
- Joe Perry · guitar, background vocals
- Brad Whitford · guitar
- Steven Tyler · lead vocals, flute, harmonica, background vocals
- David Woodford · saxophone · guest
Singles
- “Dream On” · 27 June 1973
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1976 | 21 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2026 | 22 |
| Scottish Albums · 2026 | 15 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1976 | 58 |
| German Albums · 2026 | 89 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2026 | 161 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2026 | 166 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1979 | Platinum |
| United States | 2× Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 January 1973 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 January 1973 | |
| Wikidata | 5 January 1973 | |
| US release | 5 January 1973 | earliest US date |
29 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | Columbia | 5099746666620 | other |
| January 1973 | US | Columbia | other | |
| 5 January 1973 | CA | Columbia | original | |
| 5 January 1973 | US | Columbia | original | |
| 1976 | US | Columbia | other | |
| 21 October 1987 | JP | CBS/Sony | 4988009584751 | other |
| 1988 | US | Columbia | 074643200523 | other |
| 1990 | US | CBS | 5099703220322 | other |
| 20 October 1990 | US | Columbia | 07464320052 | other |
| 1991 | XE | Columbia | 5099746901127 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Columbia | 074645736020 | other |
| 1993 | US | Columbia | other | |
| 7 September 1993 | US | Columbia | 074645736020 | other |
| 21 November 1996 | JP | Sony | 4988009904597 | other |
| 7 April 1997 | XE | Columbia | 5099747496226 | other |
| 2004 | BR | Columbia | 5099705736029 | other |
| 7 July 2004 | JP | Sony Records International | 4562109406955 | other |
| 26 August 2011 | XW | Columbia | 074645736020 | other |
| 5 September 2011 | XW | Columbia | 074645736020 | other |
| 23 November 2011 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366062465 | other |
| 2 November 2012 | XW | Columbia | 886443691360 | other |
| 6 March 2013 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366190540 | other |
| 20 April 2013 | US | Columbia | 887654861313 | other |
| 20 April 2013 | XE | Music on Vinyl | 8718469532605 | other |
| 6 December 2022 | XW | Aerosmith P&D – Sony | 00074645736020 | other |
| 7 December 2022 | XW | Aerosmith P&D – Sony | 00602448777850 | other |
| 2023 | US | Capitol Records | 602455099617 | other |
| 20 March 2026 | XW | Aerosmith P&D – Sony | 00199957617093 | deluxe |
| 20 March 2026 | — | Columbia | 602465852509 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1287×1147 | rejected |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |