This album was the first recorded after former guitarist Mick Taylor quit in December 1974.
As he had done the previous time the Stones were between second guitarists in 1968, Keith Richards recorded the bulk of the guitar parts himself, though the album recording sessions also served as an audition for Taylor's replacement. Richards said of the album that it was used for "rehearsing guitar players, that's what that one was about."
Numerous guitarists showed up to auditions; those who appeared on the album were Wayne Perkins, Harvey Mandel, and Ronnie Wood.
Wood had previously contributed to the title track from the It's Only Rock 'n Roll album, and would become a full-time member of the Stones in 1976.
The Stones rhythm section of bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts appear on nearly all tracks, and frequent collaborators Nicky Hopkins and Billy Preston play keyboards on most of the album, with percussionist Ollie E. Brown also appearing on about half of the tracks.
The album was the second to be self-produced, credited to "The Glimmer Twins", a pseudonym used by Jagger and Richards for their roles as producers.
Black and Blue showed the band blending its traditional rock and roll style with heavy influences from reggae and funk music.
Only one single from the album, "Fool to Cry", had any significant chart success, and criticism of the album was mixed.
The two songs that are undeniable highlights are "Memory Motel" and "Fool to Cry," the album's two ballads and, therefore, the two that had to be written and arranged, not knocked out in the studio; they're also the ones that don't quite make as much sense, though they still work in the context of the record.
No, this is all about groove and sound, as the Stones work Ron Wood into their fabric. And the remarkable thing is, apart from "Hand of Fate" and "Crazy Mama," there's little straight-ahead rock & roll here.
They play with reggae extensively, funk and disco less so, making both sound like integral parts of the Stones' lifeblood.
Apart from the ballads, there might not be many memorable tunes, but there are times that you listen to the Stones just to hear them play, and this is one of them.
Side A
A1. Hot Stuff - 5:21
A2. Hand Of Fate - 4:28
A3. Cherry Oh Baby - 3:54
A4. Memory Motel - 7:06
Side B
B1. Hey Negrita - 4:58
B2. Melody - 5:48
B3. Fool To Cry - 5:02
B4. Crazy Mama - 4:32
The Rolling Stones
- Mick Jagger – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals, percussion, piano, electric piano, electric guitar
- Keith Richards – electric guitar, backing vocals, electric piano, bass guitar, piano, co-lead vocals
- Ronnie Wood – backing vocals, electric guitar
- Bill Wyman – bass guitar, percussion
- Charlie Watts – drums (all tracks), percussion
- Billy Preston – piano, organ, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
- Nicky Hopkins – piano, synthesizer, organ
- Harvey Mandel – electric guitar
- Wayne Perkins – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Ollie E. Brown – percussion
- Ian Stewart – percussion
- Arif Mardin – horn arrangement
- Engineers – Keith Harwood, Glyn Johns, Phil McDonald, Lew Hahn (edit)
- Assistant engineers – Jeremy Gee, Dave Richards, Tapani, Steve Dowd, Gene Paul
- Lee Hulko – LP mastering at Sterling Sound (original 1976)
- Bea Fleiter – art director
Notes
Release: 1976
Format: LP (Gatefold)
Genre: Rock
Label: Rolling Stones Records
Catalog# COC 59106
Prijs: €3,50
Vinyl: Very Good
Cover: Very Good
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