AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Aerosmith

Artist:Aerosmith

Song:Dream On

Album:O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits

Though Dream On is not Aerosmith's biggest hit, it was their first top ten hit when it was re-released in 1975. They were already a successful album and touring band. In the 60s, lead singer Steve Tyler led the band Chain Reaction. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton had an instrumental band that had no name. They were commonly called Joe Perry's Jam Band. They added drummer Joey Kramer in 1969 and he was friends with Tyler. The two bands merged in 1970. They moved to Boston and Kramer came up with the name Aerosmith. Ray Abano was added as second guitarist. He was friends with Tyler. But he was soon replaced by Brad Whitford who like Kramer was a Berklee student. After having success in local clubs, Aerosmith's manager David Krebs arranged a showcase at Max's Kansas City in New York. Columbia President Clive Davis was there and he signed Aerosmith to a contract. Dream On is from Aerosmith's 1973 album Aerosmith. It reached #59 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified 2XPlatinum. The 1974 album Get Your Wings was certified 3XPlatinum. And the 1975 album Toys in the Attic was certified 8XPlatinum. But they still hadn't had that big hit single. Krebs still thought that Dream On could be a big hit if Columbia released the full version as a single. The original release was a radio edit. Columbia finally agreed to re-release Dream On as a single in the full version. It reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Tyler wrote the song when he was a teen. He never thought he would ever record it. Meanwhile Perry was unhappy that Dream On was a hit because it was a ballad and Aerosmith is a hard rock band. It's very common for power ballads to have chart success. After that Aerosmith faded until they first split up in 1979. They weren't getting along. They recorded for Geffen in the 80s and had renewed success. You can get Columbia and Geffen hits on this budget comp. Here's the video for Dream On by Aerosmith.