Still Life (Rolling Stones album)
1982 live album by the Rolling Stones
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Still Life (American Concert 1981) is a live album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 1 June 1982. Recorded during the band's 1981 American tour, it was released in time for their 1982 European tour.
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25 November 1981
8â9 December 1981
13 December 1981
18â19 December 1981
Overdubs: MarchâApril 1982
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| Released | 1 June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 5â6 November 1981 25 November 1981 8â9 December 1981 13 December 1981 18â19 December 1981 Overdubs: MarchâApril 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:08 | |||
| Label | Rolling Stones/Atlantic | |||
| Producer | The Glimmer Twins | |||
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The album cover is a painting by Japanese artist Kazuhide Yamazaki, whose work inspired the tour's stage design.
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | Bâ[2] |
| MusicHound | [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Tom Hull | B+[6] |
The album was preceded by the release of a cover version of the Miracles' "Going to a Go-Go", which became a Top 30 hit in the United Kingdom and United States; the follow-up single, "Time Is on My Side", reached the lower part of the UK chart.
Still Life was a commercial success, reaching number 4 in the UK Albums Chart and number 5 in the U.S., and going Platinum in the U.S. and Canada, as well as Gold in the UK, but was not critically well-received, being admonished for sounding too slick and lacking any rough edges expected in a Rolling Stones performance.[1]
In 1998, Still Life was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records, and again in 2010 by Universal Music. It was released on SHM-SACD in 2011 by Universal Music Japan.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro: Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) | 0:27 |
| 2. | "Under My Thumb" (East Rutherford 5.11.81) | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Let's Spend the Night Together" (Hampton 18.12.81) | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Shattered" (Hampton 18.12.81) | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Twenty Flight Rock" (Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild, (Largo 9.12.81)) | 1:48 |
| 6. | "Going to a Go-Go" (William Robinson, Warren Moore, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin, (Largo 9.12.81)) | 3:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let Me Go" (Largo 8.12.81) | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade, (Hampton 18.12.81)) | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, (Hampton 19.12.81)) | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Start Me Up" (Chicago 25.11.81) | 4:21 |
| 5. | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Tempe 13.12.81) | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Outro: Star Spangled Banner" (Trad. (arr. Jimi Hendrix)) | 0:48 |
Personnel
The Rolling Stones
- Mick Jagger â lead vocals, guitar
- Keith Richards â guitar, backing vocals
- Ronnie Wood â guitar, backing vocals
- Bill Wyman â bass guitar
- Charlie Watts â drums
Additional personnel
- Ian Stewart â piano
- Ian McLagan â keyboards
- Ernie Watts â saxophone
Technical
- Recorded by Bob Clearmountain and David Hewitt with the Record Plant Remote (New York)
- Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Power Station Studios
- Front cover painting by Kazuhide Yamazaki
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (original LP and 1998 remastered CD)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Gold | 20,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[22] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[23] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[24] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[26] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||