"Still Life" (American Concert 1981)

"Still Life" (American Concert 1981) is a live album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1982. Recorded during the band's American Tour 1981 in the latter portion of that year, it was released in time for their European Tour 1982 continuation the following summer.

The album was preceded by their cover of The Miracles' "Going to a Go-Go", which became a Top 30 hit in the UK and US, while follow-up single, "Time Is on My Side" managed to reach the lower part of the UK charts.

"Still Life" (American Concert 1981) was a commercial success, reaching #4 in the UK and #5 in the US, going platinum there, but was not critically well-received, being admonished for sounding too slick and lacking any rough edges expected in a Rolling Stones performance. Former Stones bassist Bill Wyman may agree; the album received only a brief and dismissive mention in the otherwise heavily detailed chronicle of his life with the band, Rolling with the Stones. Of particular chagrin to Stones fans was the fact that nearly half of the Hampton Coliseum rendition of "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" was edited out for the release.

In 1998, "Still Life" (American Concert 1981) was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records. and again in 2010 by universal

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

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Side one

1. Intro: "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 0:27 (Performed by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra)
2. "Under My Thumb" – 4:18
3. "Let's Spend the Night Together" – 3:51
4. "Shattered" – 4:11
5. "Twenty Flight Rock" (Eddie Cochran/Ned Fairchild) – 1:48
6. "Going to a Go-Go" (William Robinson/Warren Moore/Robert Rogers/Marvin Tarplin) – 3:21

Side two

7. "Let Me Go" – 3:37
8. "Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade) – 3:39
9. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong) – 5:23
10. "Start Me Up" – 4:21
11. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – 4:24
12. Outro: "Star Spangled Banner" (Trad) – 0:48 (arranged and performed by Jimi Hendrix)

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, and guitar
• Keith Richards – guitar and backing vocals
• Charlie Watts – drums, percussion
• Ronnie Wood – guitar, backing vocals
• Bill Wyman – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Ian McLagan – organ
• Ian Stewart – piano
• Ernie Watts – saxophone

Chart positions

Album

Singles