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Encyclopedia > Some Girls
Some Girls
Some Girls cover
Studio album by The Rolling Stones
Released 9 June 1978
Recorded 10 October -
21 December 1977,
5 January - 2 March 1978,
Pathé Marconi Studios (Paris)
Genre Rock
Length 40:45
Label Rolling Stones/Virgin
Producer The Glimmer Twins
Professional reviews
The Rolling Stones chronology
Love You Live
(1977)
Some Girls
(1978)
Emotional Rescue
(1980)

Some Girls is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1978. Considered a highlight of their output and the best of their post-Exile on Main Street records, the album revitalized the band's career upon its release and re-established The Rolling Stones as a vital rock and roll band in an era infused with punk rock and disco. It also became the band's biggest-selling album in the United States, with more than 6 million copies to date. Image File history File links SomeGirls78. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 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. ... 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. ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... 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 5_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... 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. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Love You Live is a double live album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1977. ... Emotional Rescue is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1980. ... Some Girls may refer to Some Girls, the 1978 Rolling Stones album Some Girls, the Rachel Stevens song Some Girls, an American indie rock band Some Girls, an American hardcore punk band Some Girls, a 1988 film starring Jennifer Connelly and Patrick Dempsey Some Girls, an Off Broadway play that... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Exile on Main Street is a 1972 (see 1972 in music) album by the rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. ... 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. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article is about the music genre. ...

Contents

History

With the advent of punk rock, The Rolling Stones, among many of their musical contemporaries, were being targeted by some in the movement as cultural dinosaurs, compromising their standing. Mick Jagger felt invigorated by the provocations and was determined to answer them lyrically. It helped, however, that almost all the punks had, openly or not, idolized the Stones in the 1960s and were heavily influenced by the band's rebellious records from that era. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are giant reptiles that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for most of their 165-million year existence. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ...


At least as important for the band's reinvigoration was the addition of Ron Wood to the lineup, as Some Girls was the first album recorded with him as a full member. His guitar playing meshed seamlessly with that of Keith Richards, and what he lacked in virtuosity compared to his predecessor Mick Taylor he made up for in energy and dynamics; his pedal steel playing would become one of the band's hallmarks, and his unconventional uses of the instrument are prominent on Some Girls. In addition, Jagger, who had learned to play guitar over the previous decade, contributed a third guitar part to many songs. This gave songs like "Respectable" a three-guitar lineup that was as hard-driving as many punk bands. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones in 1962. ... 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. ... Pedal steel guitar (also called Steel Guitar) is a type of guitar, and a method of playing the instrument. ...


Mick Jagger is generally regarded as the principal creative force behind Some Girls, a conception that, though disputable (Richards was present at all of the sessions), is plausible considering Richards' various legal entanglements at the time (see below). Jagger claimed in a 1995 interview to have written a great number of the album's songs (though when the amount was pointed out to him he denied that the record was mostly his own), including its signature song, "Miss You." In addition to punk, Jagger claims to have been influenced by dance music, most notably disco, during the recording of Some Girls, and cites New York City as a major inspiration for the album, an explanation for his lyrical preoccupation with the city throughout. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the music genre. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

The inspiration for the record was really based in New York and the ways of the town. I think that gave it an extra spur and hardness. And then, of course, there was the punk thing that had started in 1976. Punk and disco were going on at the same time, so it was quite an interesting period. New York and London, too. Paris—there was punk there. Lots of dance music. Paris and New York had all this Latin dance music, which was really quite wonderful. Much more interesting than the stuff that came afterward.[1]

Less often noted by critics is the fact that if Jagger was indeed the main force behind Some Girls, then he was by extension responsible for the two most well-regarded of The Rolling Stones' post-Exile albums, this and 1981's Tattoo You. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Tattoo You is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1981. ...


For the first time since 1968's Beggars Banquet, the core band — now Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood and Bill Wyman — would be the only musicians on a Rolling Stones album, with few extra contributors. Ian McLagan, formerly of The Faces played keyboards, harmonica virtuoso Sugar Blue contributed to several songs, in addition to saxophonist Mel Collins and Simon Kirke, who played percussion (the three jokingly credited as "1 Moroccan, 1 Jew, 1 WASP"). Jagger's guitar contributions caused the band's road manager, Ian Stewart, to be absent from many of the sessions as he felt piano would be superfluous, making this a rare Rolling Stones album on which he did not appear. Alternate cover Initially rejected cover of Beggars Banquet Beggars Banquet is an LP released in 1968 by The Rolling Stones. ... 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. ... Charles Robert Charlie Watts (born 2 June 1941) is the drummer of The Rolling Stones. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... Ian McLagan is a British keyboards player, best known as a member of The Small Faces in the 1960s and The Faces in the 1970s. ... Small Faces album cover Faces were an early 1970s rock band formed in 1969 from the ashes of The Small Faces after Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie; new members Ron Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (vocals) (both from The Jeff Beck Group) joined Ronnie Lane (bass), Ian McLagan... Sugar Blue (born James Whiting in 1950) is a Grammy Award-winning American blues harmonica player. ... Melvyn Desmond Mel Collins (b. ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, commonly abbreviated to the acronym WASP, is a term which originated in the United States. ... Ian AR Stewart (18 July 1938 – 12 December 1985) was a Scottish rock musician. ...


A serious concern was the issue of Keith Richards and his highly-publicized heroin possession bust in Toronto in early 1977. While he cleaned up for good that summer after realizing the gravity of his situation - which also sparked his desire to get back into the music - there was still the very real possibility that he might be sent to jail for years. However, in October of 1978, he received a light sentence: to perform a show for charity. As a commemoration of his second lease on life following the end of his heroin addiction, Keith reverted his surname back to "Richards" with an "s" for Some Girls, after fifteen years without it. For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... 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. ...


The sessions for Some Girls began in October 1977, breaking before Christmas and starting up again after New Year's before finishing in March 1978. Under their new British recording contract with EMI (remaining with Warner Music in North America only), they were able to record at EMI's Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris, a venue at which they would record frequently for the next several years. The Rolling Stones ended up recording about fifty new songs, several of which would turn up in altered forms on Emotional Rescue and Tattoo You. Engineer for the sessions was Chris Kimsey, whose approach to recording breathed life into the somewhat dense sounding recordings like Goats Head Soup and It's Only Rock'n Roll albums. Kimsey's direct method of recording, together with the entrance of the then state-of-the-art Mesa/Boogie Mark I amps instead of the Ampeg SVT line of amps, yielded a bright, direct and aggressive guitar sound. For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... New Years Eve is a celebration held the day before New Years Day, on December 31, the final day of the year. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Emotional Rescue is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1980. ... Tattoo You is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1981. ... Chris Kimsey is a record producer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones Undercover and Steel Wheels albums. ... Goats Head Soup is an album by The Rolling Stones released in 1973. ... Its Only Rockn Roll is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1974. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mark I may mean one of the following: Harvard Mark I - an early computer; Manchester Mark I - another early computer; Ferranti Mark I - yet another early computer; Mark I - one of the first tanks. ... The Ampeg SVTis a bass amplifier made by Ampeg. ...


The album cover for Some Girls was designed by Peter Corriston, who would design the next three album covers as well. An elaborate die-cut design, with colors varying on different sleeves, it featured The Rolling Stones and select female celebrities in garish drag, as well as a bunch of lingerie ads. The cover immediately ran into trouble when Lucille Ball, Farrah Fawcett, Raquel Welch, and the estates of Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe threatened legal action. It was withdrawn and womens likenesses removed. Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an iconic American comedian, actress and star of the landmark sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, and Heres Lucy. ... Farrah Fawcett (born February 2, 1947) is an American actress. ... Jo Raquel Tejada (born September 5, 1940), best known by her stage name Raquel Welch, is an American actress who reached fame during the 1960s. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969) was an Academy Award-nominated American film actress and singer, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe award winning American actress, model and sex symbol. ...


Another controversy surrounded the lyrics to the title song, an extended musing on women of various nationalities and races. The line "Black girls just wanna get fucked all night" drew strong protests from various groups, including Jesse Jackson's PUSH. Jagger famously replied, "I've always said, you can't take a joke, it's too fucking bad," although he was reportedly more conciliatory to Jackson in private, as he claimed the song was intended as a parody of racist attitudes. Saturday Night Live cast member Garrett Morris would have the final say on the controversy with a mock-editorial on the show's Weekend Update segment: After giving the impression that he was going to openly criticize the Stones, he quoted a sanitized version of the "Black girls just..." line, then stated "I have one thing to say to you, Mr. Mick Jagger... where are these women?!?" Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. ... Look up Push in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Garrett Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an American comedian and actor from New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies current events. ...


Release and legacy

In May 1978, the first single from the album, "Miss You", a prowling, moody number built on a stripped-down disco beat and bluesy pop harmonies, was released to very strong response, garnering The Rolling Stones their last US #1 hit and reaching #3 in the UK. Some Girls appeared in June to a very welcoming audience, reaching #1 in the US and #2 in the UK, becoming their biggest-selling studio album in the process (currently certified six times platinum in the US alone). It was also a major critical success, with many reviewers calling it a classic return to form, and their best album since 1972's Exile on Main St. (praise that would become cliché by the mid 80s). "Beast of Burden", "Respectable" (in the UK) and "Shattered" (in the US) would follow as the next singles, all becoming minor hits as well. Miss You is a 1978 hit song by the Rolling Stones, from their album Some Girls. ... Exile on Main St. ... A Beast of Burden is an animal that toils for the benefit of humans such as a mule or an ox. ...


The Stones embarked on their summer US Tour 1978 in support of the album, which for the first time saw them mount several small venue shows, sometimes under a pseudonym. The Rolling Stones US Tour 1978 was a concert tour of the United States that took place during June and July 1978, immediately following the release of their album Some Girls. ...


In 1994, Some Girls was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records, with a restoration of the original cover art and the first pressing being packaged in a replica of the original vinyl packaging. In 2003, the album was ranked number 269 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...


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. "Miss You" – 4:48
  2. "When the Whip Comes Down" – 4:20
  3. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 4:38
  4. "Some Girls" – 4:37
  5. "Lies" – 3:12
  6. "Far Away Eyes" – 4:24
  7. "Respectable" – 3:07
  8. "Before They Make Me Run" – 3:25
  9. "Beast of Burden" – 4:25
  10. "Shattered" – 3:47

Miss You is a 1978 hit song by The Rolling Stones, from their album Some Girls. ... When the Whip Comes Down is a song by rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from their 1978 album Some Girls. ... Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) is a 1971 number-one hit single released on the Gordy (Motown) label, recorded by The Temptations and produced by Norman Whitfield. ... Norman Whitfield Norman Jesse Whitfield (born in Harlem, New York in 1943) was a songwriter and producer for Berry Gordys Motown label during the 1960s. ... Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941 in West Point, Mississippi) is an African-American singer and songwriter. ... Some Girls is the title track of English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones 1978 album Some Girls. ... Far Away Eyes is the sixth track from rock and roll band the Rolling Stones 1978 album Some Girls. ... For other uses, including the UK sitcom, see Respectable (disambiguation). ... Before They Make Me Run is a song by rock and roll band the Rolling Stones featured on their 1978 album Some Girls. ... Beast of Burden is a song by British rock band the Rolling Stones, featured on the 1978 album Some Girls. ... Shattered is a song by The Rolling Stones from their 1978 album, Some Girls. ...

Personnel

  • Mick Jagger – Vocals, Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Piano
  • Keith Richards – Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Piano
  • Charlie Watts – Drums
  • Ron Wood – Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Pedal Steel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass, Bass Drum
  • Bill Wyman – Bass, Synthesizer

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. ... Charles Robert Charlie Watts (born 2 June 1941) is the drummer of The Rolling Stones. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ...

Additional personnel

Melvyn Desmond Mel Collins (b. ... Ian McLagan is a British keyboards player, best known as a member of The Small Faces in the 1960s and The Faces in the 1970s. ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Sugar Blue (born James Whiting in 1950) is a Grammy Award-winning American blues harmonica player. ... Ian AR Stewart (18 July 1938 – 12 December 1985) was a Scottish rock musician. ...

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1978 UK Top 75 Albums 2
1978 Billboard Pop Albums 1
1979 Billboard Pop Albums 19
1980 Billboard Pop Albums 186
1981 Billboard Pop Albums 124

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Miss You" UK Top 75 Singles 3
1978 "Miss You" The Billboard Hot 100 1
1978 "Miss You" Club Play Singles 6
1978 "Miss You" Black Singles 33
1978 "Beast Of Burden" The Billboard Hot 100 8
1978 "Respectable" UK Top 75 Singles 23
1979 "Shattered" The Billboard Hot 100 31

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold June 12, 1978
RIAA – USA Platinum June 22, 1978
BPI – UK Gold June 28, 1978
RIAA – USA 4x Platinum October 30, 1984
RIAA – USA 6x Platinum May 31, 2000

is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

References

  1. ^ Wenner, Jan. Rolling Stone. Jagger Remembers 14 December 1995.
Preceded by
City to City by Gerry Rafferty
Billboard 200 number-one album
July 15, 1978 - July 22, 1978
Succeeded by
Grease

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