Talk Is Cheap CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Big Enough ~ Keith Richards

2. Take It So Hard ~ Keith Richards

3. Struggle ~ Keith Richards

4. I Could Have Stood You Up ~ Keith Richards

5. Make No Mistake ~ Keith Richards

6. You Don't Move Me ~ Keith Richards

7. How I Wish ~ Keith Richards

8. Rockawhile ~ Keith Richards

9. Whip It Up ~ Keith Richards

10. Locked Away ~ Keith Richards

11. It Means A Lot ~ Keith Richards

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel includes: Keith Richards (vocals, guitar, percussion); Waddy Wachtel (guitar); Michael Doucet (violin); Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural (accordion); Maceo Parker (alto saxophone); Bobby Keys (tenor & baritone saxophone); Johnnie Johnson (piano); Ivan Neville (piano, keyboards); Bernie Worrell (organ, clavinet); Chuck Leavell (organ); "Bootsy" Collins, Joey Spampinato (bass); Charley Drayton (bass, drums, vocals), Steve Jordan (drums, percussion, bass, background vocals); Sarah Dash, Patti Scialfa, Sam Butler (background vocals).
	Recorded at Air Studios, Montserrat, Switzerland and Le Studio, Montreal, Canada.
	All songs co-written by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan.
	Composers: Keith Richards; Steve Jordan .
	Personnel: Keith Richards (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, background vocals); Keith Richards; Stanley Dural (accordion); Jimmi Kinnard, Ben Cauly, Gary Topper, Jimmi Kinnard, Willie Mitchell, Ben Cauley (horns); Joey Spampinato, Bootsy Collins (bass guitar); Sam Bulter, Sam Butler (background vocals); Sarah Dash (vocals, background vocals); Waddy Wachtel (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar); Mick Taylor (guitar); Michael Doucet (violin); Maceo Parker (alto saxophone); Bobby Keys (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); The Memphis Horns (horns, percussion); James Mitchell , Andrew Love, Jack Hale (horns); Ivan Neville (piano, keyboards); Johnnie Johnson (piano); Bernie Worrell (Clavinet, organ); Chuck Leavell (organ); Steve Jordan (bass guitar, drums, congas, percussion, background vocals); Charley Drayton (drums, background vocals); Patti Scialfa (background vocals); Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural.
	Audio Mixers: Don Smith ; Joe Blaney.
	Recording information: Air Studios Montserrat, Montreal, Canada; Atlantic Studios; Bermuda Sound Recording Studios; HIt Factory; House of Music; Le Studio, Montreal, Canada; Royal Recording Studio; Studio 900; Studio, Montreal, Canada; The Hit Factory, New York, NY.
	Photographer: Sante d'Orazio.
	Unknown Contributor Roles: Jack Hale; Andrew Love; James Mitchell ; James J. Mitchell; Gary Topper; Jimmi Kinnard; Willie Mitchell; Ben Cauley.
	Arranger: Willie Mitchell.
	The first solo outing from Mr. Rock & Roll himself, TALK IS CHEAP is a solid, rootsy effort with something for everyone. The opening cut, "Big Enough," mines a deep funk groove (abetted by veteran funksters Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell of Parliament/Funkadelic fame) and makes it clear that the set will not be pure Stones revival. While "Take It So Hard" kicks off with the clarion call of Keith Richards's signature guitar sound and echoes the vibe of Stones songs "Happy" and "Tumbling Dice," it lays claim to its own distinctive mood.
	"I Could Have Stood You Up" hearkens back to the swinging rock & roll of the 1950s, complete with doo-wop backing vocals and honky-tonk piano, before segueing into mid-tempo, emotive tracks "Make No Mistake" and "You Don't Move Me," recalling late-'70s Dylan. Approaching the album's end, the melancholic "Locked Away" provides an antidote to the head-bobbing rhythm of "Rockawhile" and the angular closing punch of "It Means a Lot." Richards's understated vocal delivery and blues-drenched guitar lines (which manage to sound simultaneously clean, spare, and gloriously sleazy) earmark this fine collection of tunes.
Producer: Keith Richards; Steve Jordan; Keith Richards; Steve Jordan
Engineer: David Dorn; Richard Moakes; Paul Milner; Robert Berry; Richard Ealey; Julio Pena; Roger Talkov; David Kennedy; Don Smith; Donald Smith; Joe Blaney; Joe Ferla; David Dorn; Richard Moakes; Paul Milner; Robert Berry; Richard Ealey; Julio Pena; Noah Barton; R
Musical Guests
	Michael Doucet
	Maceo Parker
	Buckwheat Zydeco
	Ivan Neville
	Johnnie Johnson
	Bernie Worrell
	Bootsy Collins
	Patti Scialfa

Artist Overview

Best known as lead guitarist and musical mastermind of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards's modern re-interpretation of American blues, rock & roll, and country influences, along with an unconventional guitar tuning, provided the template for countless now-classic signature riffs. Outside the Stones, with his group the X-Pensive Winos, he performed and recorded some characteristically gritty, bluesy music that highlighted exactly what he brings to the Stones' musical table. While his whiskey-etched physique would become a trademark - more than one comedian noted Richards would survive an apocalypse - it is merely a tribute to his resilience and musical legend.

Compilation Appearances

	Live At The Hollywood Palladiu
	1988-93-Best Of Ziggy Marley &
	Sopranos-Peppers & Eggs (Explicit Version)
	Les Paul & Friends
	Last Man Standing
	Scratch Came Scratch Saw Scratch Conq
	100 Greatest Personalities
	Christmas A Go Go
	Thank You Les
	Son Of Rogues Gallery:pirate Ballads

Associated Artists and Works

Jimmy Rogers All-Stars (The)

Technical Info

	Release Date : 12/31/1988
	Original Release Date : 1988
	Catalog ID : CDV 2554
	Label : Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00077778607922