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Released
  
19 October 1992

Language
  
English

Artist
  
Keith Richards

Label
  
Mindless Records, LLC

Length
  
49:53

Main Offender (1992)
  
Vintage Vinos (2010)

Release date
  
19 October 1992

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Recorded
  
18 March – 6 September 1992

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll, Reggae, Hard rock, Funk rock, Boogie rock

Producers
  
Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel

Similar
  
Keith Richards albums, Rock music albums

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Main Offender is the second studio album by Keith Richards, released in 1992 between the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels and Voodoo Lounge projects.

Contents

Richards teamed with Talk Is Cheap collaborator Steve Jordan and added Waddy Wachtel to the mix both in composing and producing Main Offender. Sessions with Richards' group of musician friends known as "The X-Pensive Winos" took place in California and New York City from March to September 1992, with touring in Europe's autumn and early 1993 in North America.

When Richards reunited with Mick Jagger (who recorded Wandering Spirit while Richards was making Main Offender) in mid-1993 to start work on Voodoo Lounge, Jagger complimented him on Main Offender, and used the single "Wicked as It Seems" as inspiration for The Rolling Stones' next single, "Love Is Strong".

Main Offender was released in October 1992 to generally positive reviews. However, it failed to match the commercial success of Talk Is Cheap, reaching #45 in the UK, and #99 in the US. After the Main Offender tour, Richards returned to recording exclusively with the Rolling Stones and put his solo career on hold for the next 23 years, when he would record Crosseyed Heart.

Keith richards wicked as it seems from main offender


Track listing

  1. "999" (Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel) – 5:50
  2. "Wicked as It Seems" (Richards, Jordan, Charley Drayton) – 4:45
  3. "Eileen" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:29
  4. "Words of Wonder" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 6:35
  5. "Yap Yap" (Richards, Jordan, Watchel) – 4:43
  6. "Bodytalks" (Richards, Jordan, Drayton, Sarah Dash) – 5:20
  7. "Hate It When You Leave" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 4:59
  8. "Runnin' Too Deep" (Richards, Jordan) – 3:20
  9. "Will but You Won't" (Richards, Jordan) – 5:05
  10. "Demon" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:45
  11. "Key To The Highway" (Segar, Broozny) - 3:21 (Japanese issue bonus track)

Personnel

  • Jack Bashkow – woodwind
  • Crispin Cioe – woodwind
  • Sarah Dash – vocals, backing vocals on "Bodytalks"
  • Charley Drayton – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ
  • Babi Floyd – vocals
  • Bernard Fowler – vocals
  • Arno Hecht – woodwind
  • Steve Jordan – vocals, organ, drums, conga, percussion, castanets
  • Ivan Neville – bass guitar, piano, organ, harpsichord, clavinet, vibes
  • Keith Richards – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Waddy Wachtel – vocals, guitar, piano, celesta

    • Charts

    Album
    Singles

    Songs

    19995:50
    2Wicked as It Seems4:45
    3Eileen4:29

    References

    Main Offender Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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