Crosseyed Heart
Crosseyed Heart | ||||
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Released | 18 September 2015 | |||
Genre | Rock, rock and roll, blues, country, reggae | |||
Length | 57:57 | |||
Label | Republic[1] | |||
Producer | Keith Richards. Steve Jordan | |||
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Singles from Crosseyed Heart | ||||
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Crosseyed Heart is the third solo album by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.[2] Released on 18 September 2015, it is Richards' first studio album in 23 years since Main Offender. As with his first two albums, it was recorded with his band the X-Pensive Winos.
The first single from the album, "Trouble", was released on 17 July 2015, prior to the album's release.[3]
Critical reception[]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[4] |
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Paste | 9/10[8] |
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Crosseyed Heart was met with positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[11] Robert Christgau wrote, "it sounds like some kind of Honorable Mention--songwriting deliberately generic."[12]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan, except where noted[13].
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Crosseyed Heart" | Keith Richards | 1:52 |
2. | "Heartstopper" | 3:04 | |
3. | "Amnesia" | 3:35 | |
4. | "Robbed Blind" | Keith Richards | 4:00 |
5. | "Trouble" | 4:17 | |
6. | "Love Overdue" | Gregory Isaacs | 3:28 |
7. | "Nothing On Me" | 3:47 | |
8. | "Suspicious" | Keith Richards | 3:42 |
9. | "Blues In the Morning" | 4:25 | |
10. | "Something For Nothing" | 3:28 | |
11. | "Illusion" | Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Norah Jones | 3:48 |
12. | "Just a Gift" | 4:01 | |
13. | "Goodnight Irene" | Huddie Ledbetter, Alan Lomax | 5:46 |
14. | "Substantial Damage" | 4:21 | |
15. | "Lover’s Plea" | Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, David Porter | 4:23 |
16. | "Love Overdue (ft. Lee "Scratch" Perry)" (Best Buy exclusive bonus track) |
Personnel[]
The X-Pensive Winos
- Keith Richards – Lead Vocals (1g15), Acoustic Guitar (1-8,10-14), Bass (2,3,5-10,14,15), Electric Guitar (2,3,5-12,14,15), Piano (2-4,8-12), Backup Vocals (3,5,14,15), Keyboards (6), Electric Sitar (8), Wurlitzer (8), Farfisa (8,11), Tiple (12)
- Steve Jordan – Drums (2-15), Backup Vocals (2-7,9-15), Percussion (5,6), Piano (6), Congas (7), Vibes (11), Timpani (11), Horn Arrangement (15)
- Waddy Wachtel – Electric Guitar (2,5,8,10), Acoustic Guitar (8), Backup Vocals (8), Slide Guitar (14)
- Ivan Neville – Hammond Organ (6), Backup Vocals (6), Wurlitzer (15)
- Bobby Keys – Saxophone (3,9)
- Babi Floyd – Backup Vocals (11)
- Sarah Dash – Backup Vocals (14)
Additional musicians
- Norah Jones – Lead Vocals (11)
- Bernard Fowler – Backup Vocals (5,6,11-13,15)
- Larry Campbell – Violin (2), Pedal Steel Guitar (2,4), Fiddle (12)
- Meegan Voss – Backup Vocals (3,8)
- Paul Nowinski – Bass (4), Viola (12), Gamba (12)
- Kevin Batchelor – Trumpet (6)
- Clifton Anderson – Trombone (6)
- Charles Dougherty – Tenor Saxophone (6)
- Aaron Neville – Backup Vocals (7)
- Charles Hodges – Hammond Organ (7,10,14), Piano (10)
- David Paich - Farfisa (8)
- Harlem Gospel Choir – Backup Vocals (10)
- Pino Palladino – Bass (11)
- Blondie Chaplin – Backup Vocals (11-13,15)
- Pierre DeBeauport – Acoustic Guitar (14)
- Ben Cauley – Trumpet (15)
- Spooner Oldham – Hammond Organ (15)
- Jack Hale – Trombone (15)
- Lannie McMillan – Tenor Saxophone (15)
- Jim Horn – Baritone Saxophone (15)
- Lester Snell - Horn Arrangement (15)
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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Singles[]
Single | Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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"Trouble" | Billboard Adult Alternative Songs
Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay UK Top 100 Airplay |
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49 64 |
"Heartstopper" | Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay | 46 |
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