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Black and Blue
Black and Blue cover
Studio album by The Rolling Stones
Released 23 April 1976
Recorded 7 - 15 December 1974,
22 January -
9 February 1975,
25 March - 4 April 1975,
19 - 31 October 1975,
3-16 December 1975,
18 January -
February 1976
Genre Rock
Funk Rock
Reggae
Blues Rock
Jazz
Length 41:24
Label Rolling Stones/Atlantic
Producer The Glimmer Twins
Professional reviews
The Rolling Stones chronology
Made in the Shade
(1975)
Black and Blue
(1976)
Love You Live
(1977)

Black And Blue is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1976. It is notable for being their first studio album following guitarist Mick Taylor's departure, while Ron Wood made his first appearance on a Rolling Stones album, becoming an official member of the band by the end of Black and Blue's sessions. Image File history File links BlackBlue. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Funk-rock is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining elements of the blues with rock and roll, with an emphasis on the electric guitar. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Rolling Stones Records is the record label formed by The Rolling Stones in 1970, after their recording contract with Decca Records expired. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Glimmer Twins first appears in 1974. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Compilation of the finest years of the Stones - The Mick Taylor years. ... Love You Live is a double live album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1977. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Michael Mick Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is an English musician best known as the former guitarist for The Rolling Stones. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Contents

History

With barely any time to catch their breath following Mick Taylor's quitting, The Rolling Stones returned to Munich, Germany - the site of It's Only Rock'n Roll's recording - in December 1974 and began the recording of their new album at Musicland Studios, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (at the time under a heavy heroin addiction) - as The Glimmer Twins - producing again. With a view to have it released in time for the summer 1975 Tour of the Americas, the band broke for the holidays and returned in January in Rotterdam, Netherlands to continue the good work - all the while auditioning new guitarists as they recorded. Among the hopefuls were Jeff Beck, Rory Gallagher, Harvey Mandel, Wayne Perkins, Peter Frampton, and Ron Wood, although only Mandel's, Perkins' and Wood's guitar work would appear on the finished album. With much work to follow, it was decided to delay the album for the following year and release the Made in the Shade compilation instead. "Cherry Oh Baby" would be the only song from the upcoming album even sporadically played on the Americas Tour. For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Its Only Rockn Roll is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1974. ... Musicland Studios was a recording studio based in Munich, Germany. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones in 1962. ... Heroin or diamorphine (INN) (colloquially referred to as junk, babania, horse, golden brown, smack, black tar, big H, lady H, dope, skag, juice, diesel, etc. ... Glimmer Twins first appears in 1974. ... The Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas 75 was a concert tour, intended for North and South America, that took place during 1975. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ... Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, Greater London) is an English rock guitarist. ... Rory Gallagher (2 March 1948–14 June 1995) was an Irish blues/rock guitarist, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, grew up in Cork City in the south of Ireland. ... Canned Heat was a blues-rock band in the 1960s. ... Wayne Perkins (born, 1951, Birmingham, Alabama) is a rock and R & B guitarist, singer, songwriter and session musician. ... Peter Kenneth Frampton (born April 22, 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s and as one of the original members of the band Humble Pie. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Compilation of the finest years of the Stones - The Mick Taylor years. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ...


Following the conclusion of the tour, The Rolling Stones went to Montreux, Switzerland in October for some overdub work, while returning to Musicland Studios in Munich in December to perform similar duties. Upon their arrival at Musicland Studios, the Rolling Stones were reportedly amazed that Led Zeppelin had recorded and mixed their entire album Presence in a mere seventeen days, with Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page having stayed awake for two days straight to perform all of the guitar overdubs just before the arrival of the Rolling Stones. Montreux is a resort town in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on Lake Geneva with a population of 22,897. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Presence is the seventh studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released by Swan Song Records on March 31, 1976. ... James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. ...


After some final touch-ups, Black and Blue was completed in New York City in February 1976. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...


Stylistically, Black and Blue - so named for its black music influences - embraces funk with "Hot Stuff", reggae with their cover of "Cherry Oh Baby" and jazz with "Melody", featuring the talents of Billy Preston - a heavy contributor to the album. Musical and thematic styles were merged on the seven-minute epic "Memory Motel", with both Jagger and Richards contributing lead vocals to a love song embedded within a life-on-the-road tale. African American music (also called black music, formerly known as race music) is an umbrella term given to a range of musical genres emerging from or influenced by the culture of United States. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ...


Released in April 1976 - with "Fool to Cry", a worldwide Top 10 hit, as its lead single - Black and Blue reached #2 in the UK and spent an interrupted four week spell at #1 in the US, going platinum there. Critical view was polarized, with some finding its emphasis on jamming a reflection of the perceived weak songwriting, while others consider it an undervalued gem.


The album was promoted with a controversial billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood that depicted a bruised, bound woman under the phrase "I'm Black and Blue from the Rolling Stones — and I love it!" The billboard was removed after protests by the feminist group Women Against Violence Against Women, although it earned the band widespread press coverage.[1] Billboard redirects here. ... Sunset Boulevard (officially known as West Sunset Boulevard, except in Beverly Hills) is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. ... ... Women Against Pornography (WAP) was a radical feminist activist group based out of New York City and an influential force in the anti-pornography movement of the late 1970s and 1980s. ...


Two extra tracks recorded in the Rotterdam sessions were later released on 1981's Tattoo You. Tattoo You is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1981. ...


In 1994, Black and Blue was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records. Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ...


Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted. Jagger/Richards is a songwriting team that consists of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. ...

  1. "Hot Stuff" – 5:20
  2. "Hand of Fate" – 4:28
    • Features Wayne Perkins on guitar and Billy Preston on piano
  3. "Cherry Oh Baby" (Eric Donaldson) – 3:53
  4. "Memory Motel" – 7:07
  5. "Hey Negrita" – 4:58
    • Inspiration by Ron Wood
    • Features lead guitar by Ron Wood and organ and piano by Billy Preston
  6. "Melody" – 5:47
    • Inspiration by Billy Preston
    • Features Billy Preston on piano, organ and harmony vocal
    • Horn arrangement by Arif Mardin
    • (Bill Wyman released a version of "Melody" with his Rhythm Kings, and claimed the song was written by Preston.)
  7. "Fool to Cry" – 5:04
  8. "Crazy Mama" – 4:34

Hot Stuff is a song by English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones off of their 1976 album Black and Blue. ... Canned Heat was a blues-rock band in the 1960s. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... Eric Donaldson Reggae singer/songwriter Eric Donaldson was born in St. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nicholas Nicky Hopkins (February 24, 1944 in Ealing, West London – September 6, 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA) was an English musician who featured on scores of the most important British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, playing piano and organ. ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The organ is a keyboard instrument played using one or more manuals and a pedalboard. ... Memory Motel is a song from rock and roll band The Rolling Stones 1976 album Black and Blue. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones in 1962. ... A Rhodes piano is a musical instrument. ... The ARP String Ensemble, produced by Solina from 1974 to 1981, is a fully polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer with a 49-key keyboard. ... A steel string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... Hey Negrita is a song by The Rolling Stones that appeared on their 1976 album Black and Blue. ... Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 - June 25, 2006) was a renowned Turkish-American music producer, who worked with a wide range of artists, across many different styles and genres of music. ... Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936) was the bassist for the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from its founding in 1962 until 1993. ... Bill Wymans Rhythm Kings are a Blues-rock band founded and lead by former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman. ... Fool to Cry is a song by English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones off of their 1976 album Black and Blue. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... A Rhodes piano is a musical instrument. ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... The ARP String Ensemble, produced by Solina from 1974 to 1981, is a fully polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer with a 49-key keyboard. ... Wayne Perkins (born, 1951, Birmingham, Alabama) is a rock and R & B guitarist, singer, songwriter and session musician. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones in 1962. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ...

Musicians

  • Mick Jagger - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano
  • Keith Richards - Guitar, Backing Vocals, Vocals, Electric Piano, Bass
  • Charlie Watts - Drums, Percussion
  • Bill Wyman - Bass, Percussion
  • Ron Wood - Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Ollie Brown - Percussion
  • Nicky Hopkins - Electric Piano, Organ, String Synthesizer
  • Harvey Mandel - Electric Guitar
  • Wayne Perkins - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
  • Billy Preston - Backing Vocals, Piano, Vocals, Organ, Keyboards, String Synthesizer
  • Ian Stewart - Percussion

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1976 UK Top 60 Albums 2
1976 Billboard 200 (24 Weeks) 1 (4Weeks)

Single The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Year Single Chart Position
1976 "Fool to Cry" UK Top 50 Singles 6
1976 "Fool to Cry" The Billboard Hot 100 10
1976 "Hot Stuff" The Billboard Hot 100 49
1976 "Hot Stuff" Black Singles 84
1976 "Hot Stuff" Club Play Singles 11

References

  1. ^ Child, Lee. (1977). "Really Socking It to Women". Time (February 7, 1977).

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