Shine a Light (Rolling Stones album)

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Shine a Light
Shinealightalbum.jpg
Live album by
the Rolling Stones
Released1 April 2008
Recorded29 October and 1 November 2006,
Venue Beacon Theatre, New York City, United States
Genre Rock
Length101:12
Label Polydor
Director Martin Scorsese
Producer The Glimmer Twins, Bob Clearmountain
The Rolling Stones (Live) chronology
Rolled Gold+: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones
(2007)		Shine a Light
(2008)		 The Rolling Stones Box Set
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
PopMatters 8/10 [2]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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.TitleWriter(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"
3:32
7."Some Girls" 4:19
8."Just My Imagination"
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
1."Undercover of the Night"4:24

Single-disc edition

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(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"
  • Mick Jagger
  • Keith 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 Waters5:58
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

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Shine a Light
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [34] Gold10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Gold100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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