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“Seasons of Wither” by Aerosmith
From the album Get Your Wings (1974)
“Seasons of Wither” by Aerosmith appears on 13 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 2016. It was first released in 1974 on the album Get Your Wings. Its best result is #25 on the 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #831 classic rock song of all time.
"Seasons of Wither" is the eerie slow burn on Get Your Wings, Aerosmith's second album, out on Columbia in 1974, and it's all Steven Tyler: he wrote it alone, sings it and plays the acoustic guitar. The spark, he says, was a Massachusetts winter, lying in bed at dawn with the wind sounding lonely in the bare trees and his tax bill making him mad enough to write. Down to the basement he went, with a few Tuinals and Seconals, some incense and his so-called Dumpster guitar, a gift from Joey.
It's a power ballad with a love affair in the lyric, acoustic guitars and a haunting vocal over a sturdy rhythm, and the album take drifts in from crowd noise to howling wind. Jack Douglas and Ray Colcord produced, and it ranks among Tyler's own favorite Aerosmith songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 821 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1997 | 480 | 100.7 WZLX | WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) | 499 |
| 2002 | 129 | 100.7 WZLX | WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) | 500 |
| 2004 | 753 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2011 | 32 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 25 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 34 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) | 500 |
| 2013 | 62 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 307 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 166 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) | 400 |
| 2015 | 62 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2015 | 33 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) | 499 |
| 2016 | 456 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
Also listed as: Seasons Of Wither.
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