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Released
  
10 May 1974

Monkey Grip (1974)
  
Stone Alone (1976)

Release date
  
10 May 1974

Label
  
Rolling Stones Records

Length
  
37:05

Artist
  
Bill Wyman

Producer
  
Bill Wyman

Genre
  
Rock music

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Recorded
  
November 1973, February 1974

Similar
  
Bill Wyman albums, Rock music albums

Bill wyman monkey grip 1974 full album


Monkey Grip is an album by Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. It was released in 1974 by Rolling Stones Records.

Contents

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five. They noted "I Wanna Get Me a Gun", "White Lightnin" and "I'll Pull You Thro" as the best songs on the album and hinted approval of Wyman's vocals, describing them as "loose and joy-filled". They also praised the album for avoiding the usual egotism of solo albums: "Though these types of albums can be self-absorbed affairs, Monkey Grip is meant to be a relaxed, unpretentious outlet for the compositions that would never see the light of day in Wyman's main band -- and, as a credit to the bassist, it comes off exactly that way."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bill Wyman, except where noted.

Personnel

  • Bill Wyman - lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano, clavinet, Jew's harp, horn arrangements
  • Dr. John - organ, piano
  • Gwen McCrae - backing vocals
  • Leon Russell - piano
  • Betty Wright - backing vocals
  • Mark Colby - saxophone
  • Lowell George - guitar (5, 14)
  • John McEuen - acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin
  • Byron Berline - fiddle
  • Neal Bonsanti - English horn, saxophone, clarinet
  • Abigale Haness - backing vocals
  • Hubert Heard - organ, piano
  • Danny Kortchmar - guitar
  • Joe Lala - percussion
  • Joey Murcia - guitar
  • Wayne Perkins - guitar
  • Release information

  • 10 May 1974 LP Atlantic COC 79100 (Inner Sleeve)
  • 10 May 1974 LP Atlantic COC 79100 0698 (Inner Sleeve) (Promo)
  • 1974 LP (Quadra Disc) Atlantic QD 79100 (Inner Sleeve)
  • 1974 MC Atlantic (Slide Box)
  • 1974 8-Track Atlantic TP 79100
  • March 1997 CD One Way Records OW 34520 046633452021
  • 21 November 2006 CD Castle 02182-36266-2 021823626628 (Expanded Edition)
  • May 1974 LP Atlantic COC 79100 (Inner Sleeve)
  • 15 May 1974 LP RSR COC 59102 (Inner Sleeve and Front Cover Labels)
  • 15 May 1974 LP RSR COC 59102 (Inner Sleeve) (Promo)
  • 24 June 1996 CD Sequel Rec. NEM CD 846
  • July 1974 LP RSR/WEA COC 79100
  • July 1974 MC RSR/WEA M5S 79100
  • 1974 LP RSR/Music Hall Records 50-14.122 (Inner Sleeve) (Serie Super Lujo Especial)
  • 25 November 1995 CD Trattoria PSCR-5413 4988023032245
  • 25 November 1995 CD Trattoria PSCR-5413 / 381483 4988023032245 (Promo)
  • 24 August 2005 CD Imperial TECI 24302 4988004097119 (Paper Sleeve)
  • 21 November 2006 CD Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 (Expanded Edition)
  • Songs

    1I Wanna Get Me a Gun4:58
    2Crazy Woman2:42
    3Pussy2:09

    References

    Monkey Grip (Bill Wyman album) Wikipedia


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