Crosseyed Heart

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Crosseyed Heart
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Studio album by
Keith Richards
Released18 September 2015
GenreRock, rock and roll, blues, country, reggae
Length57:57
LabelRepublic[1]
ProducerKeith Richards. Steve Jordan
Keith Richards chronology
Main Offender
(1992) 		Crosseyed Heart
(2015)
Singles from Crosseyed Heart
  1. "Trouble"
    Released: 17 July 2015
  2. "Heartstopper"
    Released: 6 November 2015

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[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian4/5 stars[5]
Mojo4/5 stars[6]
NME4/5 stars[7]
Paste9/10[8]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[9]
Slant Magazine3.5/5 stars[10]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crosseyed Heart"Keith Richards1:52
2."Heartstopper" 3:04
3."Amnesia" 3:35
4."Robbed Blind"Keith Richards4:00
5."Trouble" 4:17
6."Love Overdue"Gregory Isaacs3:28
7."Nothing On Me" 3:47
8."Suspicious"Keith Richards3:42
9."Blues In the Morning" 4:25
10."Something For Nothing" 3:28
11."Illusion"Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Norah Jones3:48
12."Just a Gift" 4:01
13."Goodnight Irene"Huddie Ledbetter, Alan Lomax5:46
14."Substantial Damage" 4:21
15."Lover’s Plea"Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, David Porter4:23
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[]

Singles[]

Single Chart (2015) Peak
position
"Trouble" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs

Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay

UK Top 100 Airplay

20

49

64

"Heartstopper" Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay 46

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