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Talk Is Cheap
Studio album by Keith Richards
Released 3 October 1988
Recorded August 1987 – May 1988
Genre Rock and roll
Length 47:01
Language English
Label Virgin
Producer Keith Richards, Steve Jordan
Talk Is Cheap is the solo album debut by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, released in 1988. Recorded and released following a brief creative and personal fallout with Mick Jagger, Talk Is Cheap received glowing reviews upon its release.[citation needed]
Relations between Jagger and Richards had grown tense over the course of the 1980s, as they began to differ on the musical direction of their famous band; "You Don't Move Me" would be written about their feud. The image-conscious Jagger was keen to follow the trends and keep The Rolling Stones current, while Richards wanted to preserve their reputation and roots. When Jagger was more interested in pursuing his solo career instead of touring for Dirty Work in 1986, Richards was stung by Jagger's move and began contemplating a solo project for the first time.
Teaming up with Steve Jordan, who had worked on Dirty Work, the pair wrote several new songs (one of which, "Almost Hear You Sigh", would be placed on The Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels in 1989 with lyrical modifications by Jagger). Recording began in August 1987 at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec and continued sporadically until the following May with visits to Montserrat and Bermuda. In order to assert his independence further, Richards would sign with Virgin Records, while The Rolling Stones were currently under contract with Sony Music. The band would follow to that label in 1993.
Many guest artists took part in the recording, including Waddy Wachtel, Ivan Neville, Sarah Dash, Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker, and Patti Scialfa, and the only musician from the Stones to appear, guitarist Mick Taylor. Outtakes later surfaced that included an eight-minute version of "Struggle" and two passes at "Almost Hear You Sigh," as well as two unreleased jams, the 14-minute "She Put the Mark On Me" and the 12-minute "Breakin'."
Released in October 1988, Talk Is Cheap was released to a very receptive critical reaction (many reviewers half-jokingly called it the best Rolling Stones album in years) and it peaked at #37[citation needed] in the UK and #24[citation needed] in the US, where it went gold.[citation needed]
"Make No Mistake" was later featured in an episode of The Sopranos and on the 2001 soundtrack album, The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs: Music from the HBO Original Series.
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars link
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars link
Contents
Track listing
All songs by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan.
Side one
"Big Enough" – 3:17
"Take It So Hard" – 3:11
"Struggle" – 4:10
"I Could Have Stood You Up" – 3:12
"Make No Mistake" – 4:53
"You Don't Move Me" – 4:48
Side two
"How I Wish" – 3:32
"Rockawhile" – 4:38
"Whip It Up" – 4:01
"Locked Away" – 5:48
"It Means a Lot" – 5:22
Personnel
Keith Richards – lead vocals, guitar
Sarah Dash – backing vocals, duet on "Make No Mistake"
Charley Drayton – bass guitar
Steve Jordan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Ivan Neville – piano, keyboards
Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
Waddy Wachtel – acoustic, electric, and slide guitar, production consultant
Additional musicians
Bootsy Collins – bass guitar on "Big Enough"
Michael Doucet – violin on "Locked Away"
Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural – accordion on "You Don't Move Me", "Rockawhile" and "Locked Away"
Johnny Johnson – piano on "I Could Have Stood You Up"
Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone on "I Could Have Stood You Up" and "Whip It Up"
Chuck Leavell – organ on "I Could Have Stood You Up"
Maceo Parker – alto saxophone on "Big Enough"
Joey Spampinato – bass guitar on "I Could Have Stood You Up" and "Rockawhile"
Mick Taylor – guitar on "I Could Have Stood You Up"
Bernie Worrell – organ on "Big Enough" and "You Don't Move Me", clavinet on "Make No Mistake" and "Rockawhile"
Jimmi Kinnard – bass guitar on "Make No Mistake"
The Memphis Horns – horns
Willie Mitchell – horn arrangements
[edit] Production
Produced by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan
Engineers: Robert Berry (also assistant engineer), Joe Blaney, David Dorn (also assistant engineer), Richard Ealey (also assistant engineer), Joe Ferla, David Kennedy, Paul Milner (also assistant engineer), Julio Pena (also assistant engineer), Don Smith, Roger Talkov (also assistant engineer)
Mixing: Joe Blaney, Don Smith
Mastering: Greg Calbi
Sales chart performance
Album
Year Chart Position
1988 UK Top 100 Albums 37[citation needed]
1988 The Billboard 200 24[citation needed]
1989 The Billboard 200 54[citation needed]
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1988 "Take It So Hard" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3[citation needed]
1988 "You Don't Move Me" Mainstream Rock Tracks 18[citation needed]
1989 "Struggle" Mainstream Rock Tracks 47[citation needed]
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