Shine a Light (Rolling Stones album)

Shine a Light
Live album by the Rolling Stones
Released	1 April 2008
Recorded	29 October and 1 November 2006,
Venue	Beacon Theatre, New York City, United States
Genre	Rock
Length	101:12
Label	Polydor
Director	Martin Scorsese
Producer	The Glimmer Twins, Bob Clearmountain
The Rolling Stones chronology
Rarities 1971–2003 (2005) Shine a Light (2008) The Rolling Stones Box Set (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	8/10 [2]
Q	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Tom Hull	B [5]

Shine a Light is the soundtrack to the Rolling Stones' concert film of the same name, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was released on 1 April 2008 in the UK by Polydor Records and one week later in the United States by Interscope Records. Double disc and single disc versions were issued.

History

Shine a Light is the 10th concert album released by the Rolling Stones. Like the two 2006 shows from which it was culled, it features no songs from their 2005 album A Bigger Bang . The two-disc version features all but two of the songs played on the two nights; the missing numbers are "Undercover of the Night" (included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition and as a download on iTunes Store) and "Honky Tonk Women".

Shine a Light features guest musicians Jack White on "Loving Cup", Christina Aguilera on "Live with Me" and Buddy Guy on "Champagne and Reefer".

The album was well-received, especially in the UK, where it debuted at No. 2, selling 23,013 copies in its first week ^[6] – the best chart position for a Rolling Stones concert album since Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! in 1970. In the United States, it debuted at No. 11^{[ citation needed ]} on the Billboard charts with 37,117 copies sold^{[ citation needed ]} – the band's highest US debut for a concert album since 1995's Stripped .^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

"Maybe they've been fired up by Scorsese's fan worship, or it's simple professional pride," wrote Mark Blake in Q , "but everyone seems to have raised their game. In an era when a Rolling Stones live show can sometimes become a pantomime, Shine a Light is closer to a proper rock 'n' roll circus." ^[3]

"Buddy Guy was incredible," remarked Charlie Watts. "Jack White was great. And I thought Christina Aguilera was amazing, because often those girls freeze when they dance with Mick. We've had some great people – including our dear Amy [Winehouse], although I don't think she was quite well – who were never as good as Christina." ^[7]

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Double-disc edition

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jumpin' Jack Flash"		4:23
2.	"Shattered"		4:06
3.	"She Was Hot"		4:44
4.	"All Down the Line"		4:35
5.	"Loving Cup" (with Jack White)		4:02
6.	"As Tears Go By"	Jagger Richards Andrew Loog Oldham	3:32
7.	"Some Girls"		4:19
8.	"Just My Imagination"	Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong	6:39
9.	"Far Away Eyes"		4:37
10.	"Champagne and Reefer" (with Buddy Guy)	Muddy Waters	5:58
11.	"Tumbling Dice"		4:24
12.	"Band introductions"		1:39
13.	"You Got the Silver"		3:22
14.	"Connection"		3:31

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Martin Scorsese introduction"	0:12
2.	"Sympathy for the Devil"	5:56
3.	"Live with Me" (with Christina Aguilera)	3:54
4.	"Start Me Up"	4:05
5.	"Brown Sugar"	5:25
6.	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	5:37
7.	"Paint It Black"	4:28
8.	"Little T&A"	3:31
9.	"I'm Free"	4:37
10.	"Shine a Light"	4:05

Japanese and iTunes Store edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Undercover of the Night"	4:24

Single-disc edition

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jumpin' Jack Flash"		4:23
2.	"Shattered"		4:06
3.	"She Was Hot"		4:44
4.	"All Down the Line"		4:35
5.	"Loving Cup" (with Jack White)		4:02
6.	"As Tears Go By"	Jagger Richards Andrew Loog Oldham	3:32
7.	"Some Girls"		4:19
8.	"Just My Imagination"	Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong	6:39
9.	"Far Away Eyes"		4:37
10.	"Champagne and Reefer" (with Buddy Guy)	Muddy Waters	5:58
11.	"Band introductions"		1:39
12.	"You Got the Silver"		3:22
13.	"Connection"		3:31
14.	"Sympathy for the Devil"		5:56
15.	"Live with Me" (with Christina Aguilera)		3:54
16.	"Start Me Up"		4:05
17.	"Brown Sugar"		5:25

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger  – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Keith Richards  – guitar, backing vocals on "Far Away Eyes" and "I'm Free", lead vocals on "You Got The Silver", "Connection" and "Little T&A"
• Ron Wood  – guitar, pedal steel guitar on "Far Away Eyes"
• Charlie Watts  – drums

Additional musicians

• Darryl Jones  – bass guitar
• Christina Aguilera  – vocals on "Live with Me"
• Buddy Guy  – guitar and vocals on "Champagne and Reefer"
• Jack White  – guitar and vocals on "Loving Cup"
• Chuck Leavell  – keyboards, backing vocals ^[8]
• Lisa Fischer  - backing vocals
• Bernard Fowler  - backing vocals, percussion
• Blondie Chaplin  - backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
• Bobby Keys  - saxophone
• Michael Davis  - trombone
• Kent Smith - trumpet
• Tim Ries  - saxophone, keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Shine a Light Chart (2008) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 28 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 12 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 42 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13] 9 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [14] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 7 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [16] 30 French Albums (SNEP) [17] 27 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 7 Irish Albums (IRMA) [19] 10 Italian Albums (FIMI) [20] 10 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [21] 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [22] 18 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [23] 10 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [24] 9 Scottish Albums (OCC) [25] 4 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [26] 24 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [27] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [28] 16 UK Albums (OCC) [29] 2 US Billboard 200 [30] 11 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [31] 4 US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [32] 6

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Shine a Light Chart (2008) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [33] 68

Certifications

Certifications for Shine a Light

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [34]	Gold	10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [35]	Gold	100,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Official press release on RollingStones.com