HONKIN' ON BOBO

NOTE: Limited edition package includes a collectible Aerosmith harmonica keychain.
 

Covers of various traditional and classic blues tunes except Track 8 which was originally written during early 2002 recording session in Maui, HI for the Spiderman soundtrack /Ultimate Hits album (was titled "Into The Grind").

Track 12 appeared on the 1964 album: Fred McDowell And The Hunter's Chapel Singers: Amazing Grace

All songs produced by Tyler, Perry with Jack Douglas except "Baby, Please Don't Go" and "Stop Messin' Around"
Produced by Tyler, Perry and Frederiksen
Album mixed by Marti Frederiksen at Pandora's Box and the Attic
Album mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering - Portland, ME
All songs rehearsed and arranged at The Boneyard, except "Jesus Is On The Main Line" at The Bryer Patch,
"Baby, Please Dont Go" and "Stop Messin' Around" in every city in the U.S., and "The Grind" arranged in Maui.

Original copyright  title of Track 5 is "I Never Loved A Man"

Notes: Original slated for release in September 2003 and then  (as per article in late June) January 2004. Album title was detailed in an article dated July 9th, 2003.

Album formats: LP(vinyl), CD and cassette (Sony 87025)
 

North American version of the CD is a multi-session CD with CD Extra content that allows you to see bonus online video footage which comes in two video parts allowing you to see footage of the band recording and making the album. In case of issues, goto:

http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/Aerosmith/bonus.html


 

Week 3: (21/4) : Soundscan Top 200 week, sales were down 22.5% *

Week 9 (2./6): Soundscan Top 200 week, sales were up 9%
Week 10 (9/6): A&E documentary was broadcast June 4 2004.
Week 12: Sales up 16% (Father's Day)


Top Blues Album: (April 7) :8, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2,1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Top Internet Albums (April 7):: 1 (7,100), 4 (3,500), 6 (2,300), 17 (900)
Top Pop Category : (March 23) Greatest Hits: 46, 45 (3,700), 40, 37 - (June 2)  30 (3,500), 30 (4,000), 32 (3,700), 28 (4,000), 25 (5,000), 43 (3,600)
Top Pop Category: (July 7) O Yeah 48 (3,400)

Mainstream Rock Tracks - Baby Please Don't Go
Date: 20/03/2004 - Run: 31-13-12-*7*-9-9-8-10-10-9-12-18-21-25-28-33-35-39 (18/7 wks)

The Billboard 200 - Honkin' On Bobo
Date: 17/04/2004 - Run: *5*-11-18-27-37-49-57-73-81-70-82-99-138-173-179 (15/1 wks)

Argentina: 1, 43, 14 (5, 17 Ltd Ed): Both versions in top 5 at same time.
Brazil: 27, 15, 17,23, 31, 31

Nine Lives and Just Push Play received both Gold and Platinum RIAA certification 4 and 8  weeks respectively after release.

Album awarded Gold Disc after 6 weeks., May 11, 2004. Exact Soundscan sales on this date was 365,159

The strategy of adding  "Jaded" is that the  track was used on Special Magic Coca Cola adverts in Asia/Japan (2004).

 

Japanese Album Charts
Date	Position	Sales	Change%
08 April 04	6	88.667	-
15 April 04	8	31,504	64.4
22 April 04	9	17,758	43.6
29 April 04	14	12,795	27.9
6 May 04	24	9,668	24.4
13 May 04	23	7,652	20.8
TOTAL		168,054

Taiwanese Slipcase (front picture)
 

Charts:

Ireland: 60 (1 week)
Netherlands: 71, 64, 67, 76 (4 weeks)
Switzerland: 24, 17, 23, 26, 33, 41, 65, 94 (8 weeks)
France: 52, 63, 83, 102, 117, 133, 154, 196 ( 8 weeks)
Sweden: 38, 0, 57 (2 weeks)
Germany: 32, 74, 65, 67, 76, 85,. 80, 94 (8 weeks)
Italy: 21, 31, 46, 54, 43, 53, 66 (7 weeks)
Austria: 22, 42, 42, 50, 70 (5 weeks)
Denmark: 58, 87, 88 (3 weeks)
Hungary: 54 (1 week)
Spain* 48 (1 week)
Greece* 30, 23, 18 (3 weeks)

* entered charts 2 weeks later

Eurochart: 24, 43, 52, 59, 9, 100 (6 weeks)

The European album is a standard CD with no CD Extra content. Goto:
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/Aerosmith/bonus.html
 

Same listing as for American version.

First album since "Pump" to have to same album listing as the North American version.

 

UK Album Charts
Date	Position	Sales	Change%
04 April 04	28	11,800	-
11 April 04	56	5,000	57.6
18 April 04	69	4,000a	20.0
25 April 04	87	1,500a	25.0
02 May 04	134	500a	33.0
TOTAL	5 weeks	23,000a

The video was put together by Mark Hafeli (recent credits include Paul McCartney's "Drivin'" USA special)  and Keith Garde (who directed the "Eat The Rich" (1993) video and is part of Aerosmith's management group).
Mark Hafeli is also directing the Aerosmith show filmed at Orlando on April 5th that will be broadcast on a future A&E special (mid-2004).

Video released to MTV: originally detailed as May 10th. Premiered on May 20th.

June 7, 2004: Coca Cola C2 released in Japan and "You Gotta Move" is being used as accompanying music. Jaded was used earlier in the year for Coca Cola promotion.
 

UK PROMO 1 track promo single SAMPCS 13960 1 (3:24)
Picture artwork is the last page (back) of the album CD booklet.

To be released as a maxi-single on March 31, 2004

Japanese 2 track promo is coupled with Jaded.

Top 40: Mr Heartbreaker: No14,12, 16

Release Date: Originally detailed March 31, 2004 - Catalogue Number: SIBP 40

Hard to say when this will appear as has various dates on Japanese sites from mid April and even mid-May. Some still report March 31 (recommended price is 3800 yen).