WELL I NEVER
KEPT A DOLLAR
PAST SUNSET
IT ALWAYS BURNED
A HOLE IN MY PANTS
Exile on Main St.
is the tenth
studio album
by the English
rock band
released on
May 12th 1972,
by Rolling Stones Records.
The 10th released
in the UK
and 12th
in the US,
it is viewed as a
culmination of a string of
the band's most
critically successful albums,
following
Beggars Banquet
(1968),
Let It Bleed
(1969)
and
Sticky Fingers
(1971).
Exile on Main St.
is known for its wide
stylistic range
and the strong influence
of Delta blues,
gospel music,
and
country rock.
The album was
originally met
with mixed reviews
before receiving
strong reassessments by
the end of the 1970s.
It has since been
recognized as a
pivotal rock album,
viewed by many critics as
the Rolling Stones'
best work
and as one of the
greatest albums
of all time.
The album was a
commercial success,
topping the charts
in six countries,
including Netherlands,
Norway,
Canada,
Sweden,
the US
and UK.
Recording
Recording began in 1969
at Olympic Studios
in London
during sessions for
Sticky Fingers,
with the main sessions
beginning in mid-1971
at Nellcôte,
a rented villa
in the South of France,
after the band members
became tax exiles.
Due to the lack of a
professional studio nearby,
they worked with a
mobile recording studio
and recorded in-house.
The loose and
unorganised Nellcôte sessions
went on for hours
into the night,
with personnel varying
greatly from day to day.
Recording was completed
with overdub sessions
at Sunset Sound
in Los Angeles
and included
additional musicians
such as the pianist
Nicky Hopkins,
the saxophonist
Bobby Keys,
the drummer
and producer
Jimmy Miller,
and the horn player
Jim Price.
The results produced
enough songs for
the Stones'
first double album.
The band continued a
back-to-basics direction
heard in
Sticky Fingers,
yet Exile exhibited a
wider range of influences
in blues,
rock and roll,
swing,
country and gospel,
while the lyrics
explored themes related to
hedonism,
sexuality,
and nostalgia.
It included the singles
"Happy",
which featured
lead vocals
from
Keith Richards,
the country ballad
"Sweet Virginia",
and the
worldwide
top-ten hit
"Tumbling Dice".
The album's artwork,
a collage of various images,
reflected
the Rolling Stones'
prideful rebellion.
After its release,
the Stones embarked on
an American tour,
gaining infamy for
riotous audiences
and performances
.Rolling Stone magazine
ranked the album
number 7
on its list of the
"500 Greatest Albums of All Time"
in 2003
and 2012,
with it dropping to
number 14
in the 2020 edition,
consistently as the
highest-ranked
Rolling Stones album
on the list.
In 2012,
the album was inducted
into the
Grammy Hall of Fame,
the band's fourth album
to be inducted.
2010 Deluxe Edition
A remastered and expanded version
of the album was released in 2010
featuring a bonus disc
with
10 new tracks.
Unusual for
a re-release,
it also charted highly
at the time of its release,
reaching number one
in the UK
and number two
in the US.
TRACKLIST
Rocks Off
Rip This Joint
Shake Your Hips
Casino Boogie
Tumbling Dice
Sweet Virginia
Torn and Frayed
Sweet Black Angel
Loving Cup
Happy
Turd on the Run
Ventilator Blues
I Just Want to See His Face
Let It Loose
All Down The Line
Stop Breaking Down
Shine A Light
Soul Survivor
Know The Reason Why [*]
Highway Child [*]
I Ain't Lying [*]
CD 2
Pass the Wine
Plundered My Soul
I'm Not Signifying
Following the River
Dancing in the Light
So Divine
(Aladdin Story)
Loving Cup
(alternate take)
Soul Survivor
(alternate take)
Good Time Women
Potted Shrimp [*]
So Divine
(Aladdin Story)
(Instr Take)
Leather Jacket [*]
Exile on Main St.Blues [*]
Andrews Blues [*]
Cocksuckers Blues [*]
Let it Loose
(Instr)
Sweet Black Angel
(Instr) [*]
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