Aerosmith's Greatest Hits (1980)

not liking Kings and Queens, madness!

the main reason "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" was chosen is because all of the songs on the album were singles, and all but "Same Old Song and Dance" charted (but that snuck in as it was their first single from Get Your Wings. nothing else was a single from Night in the Ruts except for "Remember", and they probably didn't want to release live songs, and only the live "Chip Away the Stone" charted.

of course this was before bands largely interpreted Greatest Hits to mean "our best songs chosen by what we play the most live and other criteria that have nothing to do with charts"

I can think of a lot of adjectives to describe Gems but wasteful would be near the bottom

worst Aerosmith Greatest hits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_Love:_Best_of_the_Ballads

not only plays fast and loose with the definition of ballad, and also, despite there being several quality ballads from the 70s, only "Dream On" makes the cut from that era.

xps I think the question was why "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" was originally chosen as the single to be released in conjunction with Night in the Ruts instead of a different track from that LP (or time period).

I'd imagine it was due to the label being pissed off at the lackluster sales for Draw the Line, demanding another hit, and then hearing the album and going "fuck, I don't HEAR a hit - other than the cover of a 60s hit that might be a sure bet for its nostalgia".

kinda pissed about how NITR gets shit on, it's top quality! I would disagree with there being no obvious hits, but the NITR-hate comes from pretty far and wide, and I often wonder how much the negative press leading up to its release plus Joe Perry leading had to do with that.

"Chiquita" is one of my favorites.

Also, I'd forgotten that post-Draw the Line they had a big hit with their "Come Together" cover, so the '60s had already worked once

xxxp They should've included Adam Sandler's 'Cryin' Crazy Amazing Crazy' as a joke.