Dirty Work is widely regarded as the Rolling Stones least successful album of the 1980s. It features the emergence of Keith Richards as band leader and musical director, as well as the passing of Ian Stewart, an original Rolling Stones member. Stewart was kicked out of the band in 1963 because he looked and acted too 'normal'; nevertheless, he continued to tour and record with the group until his death from a heart attack in 1985. 33⅓ LP vinyl record album The vinyl record is a type of gramophone record, most popular from the 1950s to the 1990s, that was most commonly used for mass-produced recordings of music. ... For other uses, see Rolling Stones (disambiguation) The Rolling Stones in 1964 The Rolling Stones are a British rock and roll band who rose to prominence during the mid-1960s. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music Events January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... 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. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972 after a period of selling discount records via their small shop in London. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... Steve Lillywhite is a well-known British music producer born in 1955. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a globally comprehensive metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... For other uses, see Rolling Stones (disambiguation) The Rolling Stones in 1964 The Rolling Stones are a British rock and roll band who rose to prominence during the mid-1960s. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Keith Richards first solo record resulted from an inabilty to keep The Rolling Stones working after the release of the 1986 album Dirty Work. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born December 18, 1943 in Dartford, Kent), is a British guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962. ... Ian Stewart (born 18 July 1938; died 12 December 1985), was a British rock musician. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ...

Sessions

Mick Jagger had just released his first solo record, She's the Boss, when the Rolling Stones began work on Dirty Work. She's the Boss produced a top ten hit, "Just Another Night", on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and Jagger was often absent from the recording sessions due to promotional efforts for the record. Reportedly, the working relationship between Richards and Jagger was so bad, Jagger began to record his parts when Richards was not in the studio. To Keith Richards credit, he assembled a long list of session players which he used to craft songs in a collaborative manner. What role Steve Lillywhite had in the sessions is unclear. He never reappeared on any Rolling Stones record subsequent to Dirty Work. Sir Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943 in Dartford, Kent) is a British rock musician, actor, writer, composer, record and film producer and businessman. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born December 18, 1943 in Dartford, Kent), is a British guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962. ... Steve Lillywhite is a well-known British music producer born in 1955. ...

Many of the tracks did not appear on the final cut; in fact, tracks such as “Too Much” were later recycled and appear as “Too Tight” on 1997’s Bridges to Babylon. Nevertheless, the cover of a somewhat obscure 1969 Bob and Earl song, “Harlem Shuffle” anchored the record and when released, exceed the Jagger solo track in chart position. The second single, “One Hit (to the Body)” reached #26, but quickly fell off the singles chart. This precipitated the quick evaporation of Dirty Work on the album chart, as Jagger began to write and record for Primitive Cool, a record released in 1987 with a huge promotional budget and tour plans. When it bombed commercially, Jagger could not ignore the fact that his best work was as a Rolling Stone. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Although little is often made of the role Charlie Watts plays in recording, he was conspicuously absent from many Dirty Work sessions. Watts was battling serious addictions in the 1980s which included a heroin addiction. During Undercover (Sly & Robbie) and Dirty Work (Anton Fig, Steve Jordan) replacement drummers were required. The last track on Dirty Work, “Sleep Tonight” actually has Ron Wood drumming. Watts’ condition was cited by Jagger in the press as a reason for not touring after the release of Dirty Work, something Richards desperately wanted to do. Charles Robert Charlie Watts (born June 2, 1941) is the drummer of The Rolling Stones. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Ron Wood (born June 1, 1947 in London) is a British rock guitarist and best known as a member of The Rolling Stones and The Faces. ...

Dirty Work in Stones discography

Keith Richards credits this record for his renewed confidence as a singer. Since Jagger was absent for much of the pre-production, he sung lead and his voice 'thickened up'. The Stones are a drinking man’s rock band, the world’s greatest bar band, and have often responded to criticism of their work with shrugs and smirks- it’s only rock and roll sort of attitude. Yet Dirty Work has a serious, if not sorrowful overtone. From Jagger’s odd lyrical meanderings about world politics and the nuclear holocaust on “Winning Ugly” and “Back to Zero" to Richards pain drenched grief on “One Hit (to the body)” and "Sleep Tonight”- wasn’t he still a newlywed?- the record lacks levity. The title track “Dirty Work” exhibits a concern for the human cost of using people to maintain an addiction or party lifestyle. Look at the whore sick in the street is not a line from a cheery pop ditty. “Fight” is just a violent fling of frustration and pent-up rage; “Hold Back” is probably the best, most upbeat tune, but interpreted in light of the feud with Richards, it can come across as more of a threat, then a promise. Nevertheless, songs such as “Sleep Tonight” and “One Hit (to the body)” show Richards in a new light, and prove he can carry, if not lead, a solo record, something he would be forced to do before the Stones would record again. Dirty Work was the only Rolling Stones record that was not included on Forty Licks (2002) the forty year compilation retrospective. Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born December 18, 1943 in Dartford, Kent), is a British guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962. ... Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ... Nuclear war, or atomic war, is war in which nuclear weapons are used. ... Addictive redirects here. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Forty Licks is the name of a career spanning compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released in 2002, and the name of a tour that followed its release. ...

Track listing

1. One Hit (To The Body) Jagger/Richards/Wood
2. Fight Jagger/Richards/Wood
3. Harlem Shuffle Relf/Nelson
4. Hold Back Jagger/Richards
5. Too Rude Roberts/Lindon
6. Winning Ugly Jagger/Richards
7. Back To Zero Jagger/Richards/Leavell
8. Dirty Work Jagger/Richards
9. Had It With You Jagger/Richards
10. Sleep Tonight Jagger/Richards

• 11.Hidden Track (Untitled Ian Stewert piano coda)

Personnel

Mick Jagger - vocals
Keith Richards - guitars, vocals
Ron Wood - guitar, guitar (Bass), drums, vocals
Bill Wyman - guitar (Bass)
Charlie Watts - drums
Matt Clifford - keyboards, piano
Chuck Leavell - organ, piano, keyboards
Bobby Womack - vocals
Steve Jordan - percussion
Anton Fig - percussion
Ian Stewart - keyboards
Patti Scialfa - vocals
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