Talk Is Cheap (30th anniversary edition)

~ Release by Keith Richards (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

2019 Deluxe Edition 2CD set

Annotation last modified on 2019-04-01 17:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1Big Enough
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
alto saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
guitar and lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
organ:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
percussion:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
background vocals:
Sarah Dash, Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
Big Enough
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
3:16
2Take It So Hard
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
electric bass guitar:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
keyboard and piano:
Ivan Neville
background vocals:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
Take It So Hard
lyricist:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
composer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
53:16
3Struggle
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Charley Drayton
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
keyboard:
Ivan Neville
background vocals:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
Struggle
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
4:11
4I Could Have Stood You Up
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Joey Spampinato
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Mick Taylor
organ:
Chuck Leavell
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
background vocals:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
I Could Have Stood You Up
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
3:13
5Make No Mistake
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
clavinet and organ:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
congas, drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Charley Drayton
guitar and lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
horn:
Ben Cauley, Gray E. Topper, Jack Hale (trombone), Jimmi Kinnard, Andrew Love, The Memphis Horns, James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
other vocals [featured vocal]:
Sarah Dash
horn arranger:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
recording of:
Make No Mistake
lyricist:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
composer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
4:52
6You Don't Move Me
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
accordion:
Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Charley Drayton
organ:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
slide guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
background vocals:
Charley Drayton, Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
You Don’t Move Me
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
4:49
7How I Wish
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Charley Drayton
electric guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
keyboard and piano:
Ivan Neville
slide guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
background vocals:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer), Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Patti Scialfa
recording of:
How I Wish
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
3:32
8Rockawhile
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
accordion:
Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
clavinet:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Joey Spampinato
electric guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
slide guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
background vocals:
Sam Butler (Jr.; US gospel singer, guitarist and pastor), Sarah Dash, Charley Drayton, Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
Rockawhile
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
4:39
9Whip It Up
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Charley Drayton
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
background vocals:
Charley Drayton, Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer), Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Patti Scialfa
lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
Whip It Up
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
4:02
10Locked Away
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
accordion:
Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural
acoustic guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Charley Drayton
guitar and lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
keyboard and piano:
Ivan Neville
violin:
Michael Doucet
background vocals:
Charley Drayton, Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
Locked Away
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
5:50
11It Means a Lot
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Charley Drayton
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
keyboard:
Ivan Neville
background vocals:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
It Means a Lot
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
5:24
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Blues Jam
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Joey Spampinato
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Mick Taylor
organ:
Chuck Leavell
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
recording of:
Blues Jam
writer:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist), Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer), Bobby Keys (American saxophonist), Chuck Leavell, Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist), Joey Spampinato and Mick Taylor
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
4:39
2My Babe
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Joey Spampinato
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Mick Taylor
organ:
Chuck Leavell
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
background vocals:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
cover recording of:
My Babe
lyricist and arranger:
Willie Dixon
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Bug Music (music publishing), Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
is based on:
This Train
3:13
3Slim
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Joey Spampinato
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Mick Taylor
organ:
Chuck Leavell
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
recording of:
Slim
writer:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist), Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer), Bobby Keys (American saxophonist), Chuck Leavell, Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist), Joey Spampinato and Mick Taylor
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
10:18
4Big Town Playboy
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Joey Spampinato
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Mick Taylor
organ:
Chuck Leavell
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
background vocals:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
cover recording of:
Big Town Playboy
writer:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:20
5Mark On Me
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
Charley Drayton
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
keyboard:
Ivan Neville
lead vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recording of:
Mark On Me
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
5:51
6Brute Force
producer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric bass guitar:
"Bootsy" Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
guitar and percussion:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
organ:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
recording of:
Brute Force
writer:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V. (from 1988 to present)
4:00

Credits

Release

art direction and design:David Gorman (art director and designer)
Zachariah Mattheus
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
photography:Santé D'Orazio (photographer)
Jane Rose
Alastair Thain (photographer)
mixer:Joe Blaney
Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
assistant engineer:Noah Baron
Robert Berry
Kris Crawford
David Dorn
Richard Ealey
Richard Moakes
Paul Milner
Julio Pena
Roger Talkov (engineer)
executive producer:Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
Jane Rose
producer:Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
additional recording engineer:Joe Blaney
Joe Ferla
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
recording engineer:Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
mastering:Greg Calbi (American mastering engineer)
additionally recorded at:Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Bermuda Sound Recording Studios
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Royal Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Studio 900 in New York, New York, United States
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
mixed at:Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13422610 [info]
ASIN:DE: B07MM63FYM [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005002312 [info]