Released 14 April 1981 Language English Release date 9 March 1981 Label Polydor Records | Length 42:22 Artist The Rolling Stones Producer Jagger/Richards Genre Rock music | |
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Recorded November 1973 – December 1979 Sucking in the Seventies
(1981) Rewind (1971–1984)
(1984) Similar The Rolling Stones albums, Rock music albums | ||
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Sucking in the Seventies is the fourth official compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1981. As the successor to 1975's Made in the Shade, it covers material from It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Black and Blue (1976), Some Girls (1978) and Emotional Rescue (1980) recording sessions.
Contents
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Contents
All tracks on Sucking in the Seventies except "Shattered" and "Everything Is Turning to Gold" were mixed or edited for this release. "When the Whip Comes Down" is presented in an otherwise unreleased live version, recorded in Detroit on the 1978 tour.
"If I Was a Dancer (Dance Pt. 2)" is a longer and different mix and containing different lyrics from "Dance (Pt. 1)", the opening track on Emotional Rescue (1980). The Rolling Stones' only #1 hit of this period, "Miss You", is not included on this compilation.
Release and reception
Released in the spring of 1981, as Tattoo You was nearing its completion, Sucking in the Seventies reached #15 in the U.S., going gold, but failed to chart in the UK.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes:
The amazing thing is that Sucking in the Seventies captures the garish decadence and ennui of the band better than the proper albums from this period. Not that this is a better record than Some Girls, but it is better than either Black and Blue or Emotional Rescue.
In 2005, the album was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records.
Track listing
All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
- "Shattered" – 3:46
- From Some Girls (1978)
- "Everything Is Turning to Gold" (Jagger, Richards, Ronnie Wood) – 4:06
- B-side to "Shattered"
- "Hot Stuff" – 3:30
- Edited version from Black and Blue (1976)
- "Time Waits for No One" – 4:25
- Edited version from It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (1974)
- "Fool to Cry" – 4:07
- Edited version from Black and Blue (1976)
- "Mannish Boy" (Ellas McDaniel, Mel London, McKinley Morganfield) – 4:38
- Edited version from Love You Live (1977)
- "When the Whip Comes Down" (Live version) – 4:35
- Recorded live in Detroit on 6 July 1978
- "If I Was a Dancer (Dance Pt. 2)" (Jagger, Richards, Wood) – 5:50
- Previously unreleased, from the Emotional Rescue sessions (1980)
- "Crazy Mama" – 4:06
- Edited version from Black and Blue (1976)
- "Beast of Burden" – 3:27
- Edited version from Some Girls (1978)
Chart positions
Songs
1Shattered3:47
2Everything Is Turning to Gold4:08
3Hot Stuff3:30