Shine a Light (The Rolling Stones album)

Shine a Light
Live album by The Rolling Stones
Released	1 April 2008
Recorded	29 October and 1 November 2006, Beacon Theatre, New York City, United States
Genre	Rock
Length	101:12
Language	English
Label	Polydor
Director	Martin Scorsese
Producer	The Glimmer Twins, Bob Clearmountain
The Rolling Stones (Live) chronology
Live Licks (2004) Shine a Light (2008) Brussels Affair (Live 1973) (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Shine a Light is the soundtrack to The Rolling Stones concert film of the same name, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was released on 1 April 2008 in the UK by Polydor Records and one week later in the US by Interscope Records. Two different versions were released, one a double disc and the other a single disc.

History

Shine a Light is the ninth concert album to be released by the Rolling Stones. This collection, like the two 2006 shows it was culled from, features no performances of songs from their 2005 album A Bigger Bang. The two-disc version features all but two of the songs played on the two nights; the missing numbers are "Undercover of the Night" (included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition and as a download on iTunes Store) and "Honky Tonk Women".

Shine a Light features several guest performers: Jack White, of The White Stripes, performs on "Loving Cup"; Christina Aguilera appears on "Live with Me"; and bluesman Buddy Guy performs on Muddy Waters' "Champagne and Reefer".

The album was very well received, especially in the UK, where it debuted at No. 2, selling 23,013 copies in its first week^[4] – the best chart position for a Rolling Stones concert album since 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!' in 1970. In the US, it debuted at #11 on the Billboard charts with 37,117 copies sold—the band's highest US debut for a concert album since 1995's Stripped.

Songs performed at the Beacon Theatre concerts

Titles marked with asterisks have been released on CD and/or DVD.

29 October "Start Me Up" "Shattered" "She Was Hot" "All Down the Line" "Loving Cup" "As Tears Go By" "I'm Free"* "Undercover of the Night"* "Just My Imagination" "Shine a Light"* "Champagne and Reefer" "Tumbling Dice" "You Got the Silver" "Little T&A"* "Sympathy for the Devil" "Live with Me" "Paint it Black"* "Jumpin' Jack Flash" "Brown Sugar"

1 November "Jumpin' Jack Flash"* "Shattered"* "She Was Hot"* "All Down the Line"* "Loving Cup"* "As Tears Go By"* "I'm Free" "Some Girls"* "Just My Imagination"* "Far Away Eyes"* "Champagne and Reefer"* "Tumbling Dice"* "You Got the Silver"* "Connection"* "Sympathy for the Devil"* "Live with Me"* "Honky Tonk Women" "Start Me Up"* "Brown Sugar"* "Satisfaction"*

Track listing

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

Double-disc edition

Disc one

1. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 4:23
2. "Shattered" – 4:06
3. "She Was Hot" – 4:44
4. "All Down the Line" – 4:35
5. "Loving Cup" – 4:02 with Jack White
6. "As Tears Go By" (Jagger/Richards/Andrew Loog Oldham) – 3:32
7. "Some Girls" – 4:19
8. "Just My Imagination" (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong) – 6:39
9. "Far Away Eyes" – 4:37
10. "Champagne & Reefer" (Muddy Waters) – 5:58 with Buddy Guy
11. "Tumbling Dice" – 4:24
12. Band introductions – 1:39
13. "You Got the Silver" – 3:22
14. "Connection" – 3:31

Disc two

1. Martin Scorsese intro – 0:12
2. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 5:56
3. "Live with Me" – 3:54 with Christina Aguilera
4. "Start Me Up" – 4:05
5. "Brown Sugar" – 5:25
6. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – 5:37
7. "Paint It Black" – 4:28
8. "Little T&A" – 4:09
9. "I'm Free" – 3:31
10. "Shine a Light" – 4:05

Japanese and iTunes Store edition bonus track

• "Undercover of the Night" – 4:24

Single-disc edition

1. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 4:23
2. "She Was Hot" – 4:44
3. "All Down the Line" – 4:35
4. "Loving Cup" – 4:02
5. "As Tears Go By" – 3:32
6. "Some Girls" – 4:19
7. "Just My Imagination" (Whitfield/Strong) – 6:39
8. "Far Away Eyes" – 4:37
9. "Champagne & Reefer" (Waters) – 5:58
10. Band introductions – 1:39
11. "You Got the Silver" – 3:21
12. "Connection" – 3:31
13. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 5:56
14. "Live With Me" – 3:54
15. "Start Me Up" – 4:05
16. "Brown Sugar" – 5:25

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals on "Far Away Eyes" and "I'm Free", lead vocals on "You Got The Silver", "Connection" and "Little T&A"
• Ron Wood – guitar, pedal steel guitar on "Far Away Eyes"
• Charlie Watts – drums

Additional musicians

• Darryl Jones – bass guitar
• Christina Aguilera – vocals on "Live with Me"
• Buddy Guy – guitar and vocals on "Champagne and Reefer"
• Jack White – guitar and vocals on "Loving Cup"
• Chuck Leavell – keyboards, backing vocals^[5]
• Lisa Fischer - backing vocals
• Bernard Fowler - backing vocals, percussion
• Blondie Chaplin - backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
• Bobby Keys - saxophone
• Michael Davis - trombone
• Kent Smith - trumpet
• Tim Ries - saxophone, keyboards

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2008	UK Album Chart	2
2009	UK Album Chart	61
2008	Billboard 200	11

Chart	Position
Europe Top 100[6]	4
Argentina[7]	9
Australia[8]	28
Austria[9]	3
Belgium (Flanders)[10]	12
Canada[11]	9
Czech Republic[12]	19
Denmark[13]	7
Finland[14]	30
France[15]	27
Germany[16]	7
Greece[17]	14
Hungary[18]	19
Ireland[19]	10
Italy[20]	10
Japan[21]	10
Netherlands[22]	7
New Zealand[23]	18
Norway[24]	10
Portugal[25]	9
Spain[26]	24
Sweden[27]	6
Swiss[28]	16

Certification

Country	Certification	Sales
United Kingdom	Silver	60,000

References

1. Shine a Light at AllMusic
2. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/58382/the-rolling-stones-shine-a-light-original-soundtrack/
3. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/19847183/review/19935362/shine_a_light
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28. The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community. Swisscharts.com.

External links

• Official press release on RollingStones.com