Like Emotional Rescue before it, Tattoo You was comprised primarily of leftovers, but unlike its predecessor, it never sounds that way.
Instead, Tattoo You captures the Stones at their best as a professional stadium-rock band.
Divided into a rock & roll side and a ballad side, the album delivers its share of thrills on the tight, dynamic first side.
"Start Me Up" became the record's definitive Stonesy rocker, but the frenzied doo wop of "Hang Fire," the reggae jam of "Slave," the sleazy Chuck Berry rockers "Little T&A" and "Neighbours," and the hard blues of "Black Limousine" are all terrific.
The ballad side suffers in comparison, especially since "Heaven" and "No Use in Crying" are faceless.
But "Worried About You" and "Tops" are effortless, excellent ballads, and "Waiting on a Friend," with its Sonny Rollins sax solo, is an absolute masterpiece, with a moving lyric that captures Jagger in a shockingly reflective and affecting state of mind.
"Waiting on a Friend" and the vigorous rock & roll of the first side make Tattoo You an essential latter-day Stones album, ranking just a few notches below Some Girls.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start Me UpMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Hang FireMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | SlaveMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 06:32 | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| 4 | Black LimousineMick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | NeighboursMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Worried About YouMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | TopsMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | HeavenMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | No Use in CryingMick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Waiting on a FriendMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | Little T & A | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 298 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Clearmountain | Mixing, Remixing |
| 2 | Peter Corriston | Art Direction |
| 3 | The Glimmer Twins | Producer |
| 4 | Mick Jagger | Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 5 | Chris Kimsey | Associate Producer, Engineer |
| 6 | Bob Ludwig | Digital Remastering |
| 7 | Gary Lyons | Mixing |
| 8 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 9 | Wayne Perkins | Guitar |
| 10 | Keith Richards | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 11 | The Rolling Stones | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Sonny Rollins | Saxophone |
| 13 | Barry Sage | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 14 | Mick Taylor | Guitar |
| 15 | Charlie Watts | Drums |
| 16 | Stewart Whitmore | Mastering |
| 17 | Ron Wood | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 18 | Bill Wyman | Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |