Main Offender

Main Offender
Black and white close-up photograph of Richards' face, brightly lit on right side of picture, hidden in shadow on left side, with KEITH RICHARDS MAIN OFFENDER in white scribbled capitals in top left quarter of album cover
Studio album by
Released19 October 1992
Recorded18 March – 6 September 1992
StudioMaster Sound Astoria, Astoria, New York; The Site, San Rafael, Marin County, California; Studio 900, New York City; Giant Recording Studios, New York
Genre
Length49:53
LabelVirgin
Producer
Keith Richards chronology
Talk Is Cheap
(1988)
Main Offender
(1992)
Crosseyed Heart
(2015)

Main Offender is the second studio album by Keith Richards, released in 1992 between the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels and Voodoo Lounge projects.

Richards teamed with Talk Is Cheap collaborator Steve Jordan and added Waddy Wachtel to the mix both in composing and producing Main Offender. Sessions with Richards' group of musician friends known as "The X-Pensive Winos" took place in California and New York City from March to September 1992, with touring in Europe's autumn and early 1993 in North America.

Main Offender was released in October 1992 to generally positive reviews. However, it failed to match the commercial success of Talk Is Cheap, reaching No. 45 in the UK, and No. 99 in the US. After the Main Offender tour, Richards returned to recording exclusively with the Rolling Stones and did not release another solo album until Crosseyed Heart in 2015. In 2022 the album was reissued to mark its 30th anniversary. The reissue featured the previously unreleased concert album Winos Live in London ’92.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Entertainment WeeklyB+
Orlando Sentinel

Track listing

  1. "999" (Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel) – 5:50
  2. "Wicked as It Seems" (Richards, Jordan, Charley Drayton) – 4:45
  3. "Eileen" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:29
  4. "Words of Wonder" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 6:35
  5. "Yap Yap" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 4:43
  6. "Bodytalks" (Richards, Jordan, Drayton, Sarah Dash) – 5:20
  7. "Hate It When You Leave" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 4:59
  8. "Runnin' Too Deep" (Richards, Jordan) – 3:20
  9. "Will but You Won't" (Richards, Jordan) – 5:05
  10. "Demon" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:45
  11. "Key to the Highway" (Charlie Segar, Big Bill Broonzy) – 3:21 (Japanese issue bonus track)

Winos Live In London ‘92

Released as part of the 30th Anniversary reissue.

  1. "Take It So Hard" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:15
  2. "999" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 6:45
  3. "Wicked As It Seems" (Richards, Jordan, Drayton) – 5:14
  4. "How I Wish" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:31
  5. "Gimme Shelter" (Mick Jagger, Richards) – 6:10
  6. "Hate It When You Leave" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 6:39
  7. "Before They Make Me Run" (Jagger, Richards) – 3:31
  8. "Eileen" (Richards, Jordan) – 5:42
  9. "Will But You Won’t" (Richards, Jordan) – 7:30
  10. "Bodytalks" (Richards, Jordan, Drayton, Dash) – 6:53
  11. "Happy" (Jagger, Richards) – 8:28
  12. "Whip It Up" (Richards, Jordan) – 8:33

Personnel

Technical
  • Don Smith, Joe Blaney - recording
  • Niko Bolas, Don Smith, Joe Blaney - mixing
  • Mick Haggerty - art direction
  • Dewey Nicks - black & white photography
  • David LaChapelle - colour photography
  • Ted Jensen - mastering

Charts

Chart performance for Main Offender
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 96
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 60
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 43
UK Albums (OCC) 45
US Billboard 200 99
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 152
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 4
Scottish Albums (OCC) 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 13
UK Independent Albums (OCC) 8

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