Still Life (Rolling Stones album)

Still Life
Live album by
Released1 June 1982
Recorded5–6 November 1981
25 November 1981
13 December 1981
18–19 December 1981
Overdubs: March–April 1982
GenreRock
Length40:08
LabelRolling Stones/Atlantic
ProducerThe Glimmer Twins
The Rolling Stones chronology
Tattoo You
(1981)
Still Life
(1982)
Story of The Stones
(1982)
Singles from Still Life
  1. "Going to a Go-Go"
    Released: 2 June 1982
  2. "Time Is on My Side"
    Released: 13 September 1982

Still Life (American Concert 1981) is a live album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 1 June 1982. Recorded during the band's 1981 American tour, it was released in time for their 1982 European tour.

The album cover is a painting by Japanese artist Kazuhide Yamazaki, whose work inspired the tour's stage design.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB−
MusicHound
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Tom HullB+

The album was preceded by the release of a cover version of the Miracles' "Going to a Go-Go", which became a Top 30 hit in the United Kingdom and United States; the follow-up single, "Time Is on My Side", reached the lower part of the UK chart.

Still Life was a commercial success, reaching number 4 in the UK Albums Chart and number 5 in the U.S., and going Platinum in the U.S. and Canada, as well as Gold in the UK, but was not critically well-received, being admonished for sounding too slick and lacking any rough edges expected in a Rolling Stones performance.

In 1998, Still Life was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records, and again in 2010 by Universal Music. It was released on SHM-SACD in 2011 by Universal Music Japan.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Intro: Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn)0:27
2."Under My Thumb" (East Rutherford 5.11.81)4:18
3."Let's Spend the Night Together" (Hampton 12.18.81)3:51
4."Shattered" (Hampton 12.18.81)4:11
5."Twenty Flight Rock" (Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild, (Largo 9.12.81))1:48
6."Going to a Go-Go" (William Robinson, Warren Moore, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin, (Largo 9.12.81))3:21
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Go" (Largo 8.12.81)3:37
2."Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade, (Hampton 12.18.81))3:39
3."Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, (Hampton 12.19.81))5:23
4."Start Me Up" (Chicago 25.11.81)4:21
5."(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Tempe 13.12.81)4:24
6."Outro: Star Spangled Banner" (Trad. (arr. Jimi Hendrix))0:48

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

Additional personnel

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 20,000^
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000^
Japan (RIAJ) Gold 100,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also


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