Blind Man (Aerosmith song)

"Blind Man" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes. It was released as a single in November 1994 from the Geffen-era compilation album Big Ones, one of three songs from that greatest hits record not previously released on any Aerosmith studio album, which was also released in November (see 1994 in music).

Despite the song's moderate success, the band hardly ever performed it live after the 1993-1994 Get a Grip Tour.

Recording

The song was recorded at two separate sessions, the first session took place at Power Station, New York City in April 1994, and was engineered by Adam Kasper with second engineering by Chris Albert. The second session took place at Capri Digital Studios, Capri, Italy in June, and was also engineered by Adam Kasper, but the second engineer on that session was Max Carola.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blind Man" (LP version)	3:57
2.	"Shut Up And Dance" (Live)	4:44
3.	"Get a Grip" (LP version)	3:58

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	76
Canada (RPM)^[3]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	89
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[5]	37
Norway (VG-lista)^[6]	9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[7]	23
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	48
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks^[8]	3
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40^[8]	23

Video

The video for the song was also one of the only songs from Aerosmith's Geffen era not released on the video collection Big Ones You Can Look At. The live performance portions of the video were filmed during the day at The Summit in Houston, Texas before Aerosmith's performance there on September 30, 1994. The video was directed by Marty Callner, and featured cameo appearances by Pamela Anderson and A&R man John Kalodner.

In 2009, drummer Joey Kramer admitted on That Metal Show that this is his least favorite Aerosmith video.

References

1 2 3 Big Ones (CD liner). Aerosmith. United States: Geffen Records. 1994. GEFD-24716.
↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 27 Nov 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved September 1, 2016.
↑ "RPM - Item Display: Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 25, January 23, 1995" (.Php). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
↑ "Musicline.de – Aerosmith Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Aerosmith – Blind Man" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Aerosmith – Blind Man". VG-lista.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1994-11-05" UK Singles Chart.
1 2 3 "Aerosmith - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

Aerosmith singles discography

1970s	"Mama Kin" "Dream On" "Same Old Song and Dance" "Train Kept A-Rollin'" "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" "Sweet Emotion" "Toys in the Attic" "Walk This Way" "You See Me Crying" "Last Child" "Home Tonight" "Back in the Saddle" "Draw the Line" "Kings and Queens" "Get It Up" "Come Together" "Chip Away the Stone" "Remember (Walking in the Sand)"

1980s	"Lightning Strikes" "Bitch's Brew" "Let the Music Do the Talking" "Shela" "My Fist Your Face" "Darkness" "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" "Hangman Jury" "Angel" "Rag Doll" "Chip Away the Stone" (re-release) "Love in an Elevator" "F.I.N.E.*" "Janie's Got a Gun"

1990s	"What It Takes" "The Other Side" "Monkey on My Back" "Love Me Two Times" "Helter Skelter" "Sweet Emotion" (re-release) "Livin' on the Edge" "Eat the Rich" "Fever" "Cryin'" "Amazing" "Shut Up and Dance" "Deuces Are Wild" "Crazy" "Blind Man" "Walk on Water" "Nine Lives" "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" "Hole in My Soul" "Pink" "Taste of India" "Full Circle" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "What Kind of Love Are You On"

2000s	"Angel's Eye" "Jaded" "Fly Away from Here" "Sunshine" "Just Push Play" "Girls of Summer" "Baby, Please Don't Go" "Devil's Got a New Disguise"

2010s	"Legendary Child" "Lover Alot" "What Could Have Been Love" "Can't Stop Lovin' You"

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