Still Life (Rolling Stones album)

Still Life
Live album by the Rolling Stones
Released	1 June 1982
Recorded	5–6 November 1981 25 November 1981 8–9 December 1981 13 December 1981 18–19 December 1981 Overdubs: March–April 1982
Genre	Rock
Length	40:08
Label	Rolling Stones/Atlantic
Producer	The Glimmer Twins
The Rolling Stones chronology
Tattoo You (1981) Still Life (1982) Undercover (1983)
Singles from Still Life
"Going to a Go-Go" Released: 1 June 1982 "Time Is on My Side" Released: 13 September 1982

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.

The album cover is a painting by Japanese artist Kazuhide Yamazaki, whose work inspired the tour's stage design.

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B− [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.

Side one

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

Side two

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  – lead vocals, guitar
• Keith Richards  – guitar, backing vocals
• Ronnie Wood  – guitar, backing vocals
• Bill Wyman  – bass guitar
• Charlie Watts  – drums

Additional personnel

• Ian Stewart  – piano
• Ian McLagan  – keyboards
• Ernie Watts  – 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 Chart (1982) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [7] 10 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 2 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [9] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 1 Finland (The Official Finnish Charts) [11] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 4 Italian Albums ( Musica e Dischi ) [13] 16 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [14] 14 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 6 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [16] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 1 UK Albums (OCC) [18] 4 US Billboard 200 [19] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [20] 40 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [21] 39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
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^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• Let's Spend the Night Together (film)

References

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