• Rolling Stones Black And White

The fifth studio album in succession to top the American charts, but, like its predecessor it only made No.2 in Britain. Work on the album began prior to the Tour of the Americas the previous year and continued in various locations until it was completed in New York City in February 1976.

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It’s Ronnie Wood’s first studio album as a band member, but it also features guitarists Wayne Perkins and Harvey Mandel, both of whom can be heard on the classic ballad, “Memory Hotel” on which Mick and Keith trade vocals. “Melody”, a jazz influenced track, was inspired by Billy Preston, who as well as appearing live with the band during this period is heard on the album playing piano, organ and synthesizer. With its cover shot taken by Hiro, the Japanese fashion photographer, it harks back to album covers from early days of the Stones’ career.

. ' Released: 26 April 1976. ' Released: 1976 Black and Blue is the 13th British and 15th American studio album by the band, released in 1976. It was the band's first studio album released with as the replacement for. Wood had played twelve-string acoustic guitar on the track ' from the album and appears on half of the Black and Blue album tracks (mostly backing vocals) with and playing guitar on the remaining titles.

Rolling Stones Black And White

Would later comment 'Rehearsing guitar players, that's what that one was about'. The album showed the band incorporating its traditional style with heavy influences from and. Though recorded at a transitional moment for the band, the release has received mixed to positive retrospective reviews from publications such as, with critic stating that the album's 'being longer on grooves and jams than songs' ended up being 'what's good about it'. Contents. History In December 1974, the Rolling Stones returned to, Germany —where they had recorded their previous album It's Only Rock 'n' Roll—and began the recording of their new album at, with and (as ) producing again. With a view to releasing it in time for the summer 1975, the band broke for the holidays and returned in January in, to continue working—all the while auditioning new guitarists as they recorded. Among the hopefuls were, and (although only Mandel, Perkins and Wood's guitar work would appear on the finished album).

Guitar-heroes and both went over for a jam with the band 'just to see what was going on,' but both declined interest in joining the group, happy with their solo careers. Jeff Beck stated that, 'in two hours I got to play three chords - I need a little more energy than that.' With much work to follow, it was decided to delay the album for the following year and release the compilation instead. 'Cherry Oh Baby' (which was a cover version of 's 1971 song) would be the only song from the upcoming album sporadically played on the 1975. Following the conclusion of the tour, the band went to, in October for some overdub work, returning to Musicland Studios in Munich in December to perform similar work. After some final touch-ups, Black and Blue was completed in New York City in February 1976.

In February 1976 the Stones flew to Sanibel Island Beach on, Florida, to be photographed by fashion photographer for the album cover art. Stylistically, Black and Blue embraces with 'Hot Stuff'; with their cover of 'Cherry Oh Baby'; and with 'Melody', featuring the talents of – a heavy contributor to the album. Musical and thematic styles were merged on the seven-minute 'Memory Motel', with both Jagger and Richards contributing lead vocals to a love song embedded within a life-on-the-road tale.

Release and reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating A– 3/5 7/10 Released in April 1976 – with 'Fool to Cry', a worldwide Top 10 hit, as its lead single – Black and Blue reached number 2 in the UK and spent an interrupted four-week spell at number 1 in the US, going platinum there. Critical view was polarised: wrote in that 'the heat's off, because it's all over, they really don't matter anymore or stand for anything' and 'This is the first meaningless Rolling Stones album, and thank God'; but in the 1976 Creem Consumer Guide rated the album an A–. While all the album's songs except 'Cherry Oh Baby' were officially credited to Jagger/Richards as authors, the credit for 'Hey Negrita' specifies 'Inspiration by Ron Wood' and 'Melody' lists 'Inspiration by Billy Preston'. Would later release a version of 'Melody' with his, crediting Preston as author. The album was promoted with a controversial billboard on in Hollywood that depicted the model Anita Russell, bound by Jagger under the phrase 'I'm Black and Blue from the Rolling Stones – and I love it!'

The billboard was removed after protests by the group, although it earned the band widespread press coverage. Two extra tracks recorded in the Rotterdam sessions were later released on 1981's: ' and '. In 1994, Black and Blue was remastered and reissued by, again in 2009 by, and once more in 2011 by Universal Music Enterprises in a Japanese-only - version.

The 1994 remaster was initially released in a Collector's Edition CD, which replicated in miniature many elements of the original gatefold album packaging. Track listing All songs by, except where noted. Title Writer(s) Length 1. 'Hand of Fate' 4:28 3. 'Cherry Oh Baby' 3:57 4. ' 7:07 Side two No.

Title Writer(s) Length 5. ' inspiration by Ron Wood 4:59 6. 'Melody' inspiration by Billy Preston 5:47 7.

Charts Album Chart (1976) Peak position Austrian Albums 4 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( ) 2 Dutch Albums 1 German Albums 15 New Zealand Albums 4 Norwegian Albums 2 Swedish Albums 6 UK Albums 2 US 1 Singles Year Single Chart Position 1976 'Fool to Cry' UK Singles (OCC) 6 1976 'Fool to Cry' US Billboard Hot 1 'Hot Stuff' US Billboard Hot 100 49 Certifications Region Certification /Sales United Kingdom Gold 100,000 ^ United States Platinum 1,000,000 ^.sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone References. Hector, James (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of The Rolling Stones. London, UK: Omnibus Press. ^.

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