Crosseyed Heart Explained
| Crosseyed Heart |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Keith Richards |
| Cover: | Crosseyed Heart.png |
| Released: | 18 September 2015 |
| Genre: | Rock, rock and roll, blues, country, reggae |
| Length: | 57:57 |
| Label: | Republic[1] |
| Producer: | Keith Richards. Steve Jordan |
| Prev Title: | Vintage Vinos |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
Crosseyed Heart is the third solo album by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.[2] Released on 18 September 2015, it is Richards' first studio album in 23 years since Main Offender. As with his first two albums, it was recorded with his band the X-Pensive Winos.
The first single from the album, "Trouble", was released on 17 July 2015, prior to the album's release.[3]
Critical reception
Crosseyed Heart was met with positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[4] Robert Christgau wrote, "it sounds like some kind of Honorable Mention--songwriting deliberately generic."[5]
Personnel
The X-Pensive Winos
- Keith Richards – lead vocals (1–15), acoustic guitar (1–8, 10–14), bass (2, 3, 5–10, 14, 15), electric guitar (2, 3, 5–12, 14, 15), piano (2–4, 8–12), backing vocals (3, 5, 14, 15), keyboards (6), electric sitar (8), Wurlitzer (8), Farfisa (8, 11), tiple (12)
- Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (2, 5, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (8), backing vocals (8), slide guitar (14)
- Steve Jordan – drums (2–15), backing vocals (2–7, 9–15), percussion (5, 6), piano (6), congas (7) vibes (11), timpani (11), horn arrangement (15)
- Bobby Keys – saxophone (3, 9)
- Ivan Neville – Hammond organ (6), backing vocals (6), Wurlitzer (15)
- Babi Floyd – backup vocals (11)
- Sarah Dash – backing vocals (14)
Additional musicians
- Norah Jones – co-lead vocals (11)
- Bernard Fowler – backing vocals (5, 6, 11–13, 15)
- Larry Campbell – violin (2), pedal steel guitar (2, 4), fiddle (12)
- Meegan Voss – backing vocals (3, 8)
- Paul Nowinski – bass (4), viola da gamba (12)
- Kevin Batchelor – trumpet (6)
- Clifton Anderson – trombone (6)
- Charles Dougherty – tenor saxophone (6)
- Aaron Neville – backing vocals (7)
- Charles Hodges – Hammond organ (7, 10, 14), piano (10)
- David Paich – Farfisa organ (8)
- Harlem Gospel Choir – backing vocals (10)
- Pino Palladino – bass (11)
- Blondie Chaplin – backing vocals (11–13, 15)
- Pierre DeBeauport – acoustic guitar (14)
- Ben Cauley – trumpet (15)
- Spooner Oldham – Hammond organ (15)
- Jack Hale – trombone (15)
- Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone (15)
- Jim Horn – baritone saxophone (15)
- Lester Snell – horn arrangement (15)
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Keith Richards Drops Catchy, Blues-Rockin' 'Trouble' From New Solo Album . Billboard.com . July 17, 2015 . November 15, 2016 . Payne, Chris.
- Web site: Keith Richards announces new album through his official website. Keithrichards.com. 17 July 2015. 31 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831235904/http://www.keithrichards.com/news/keith-announces-new-album-crosseyed-heart-118061. dead.
- Web site: Keith Richards Drops Catchy, Blues-Rockin' 'Trouble' From New Solo Album. Billboard.com. 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Reviews for Crosseyed Heart . Metacritic.com . 18 September 2015.
- Web site: Robert Christgau: Xgau Sez. Robertchristgau.com. 16 May 2021.
- Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2015. Ultratop. 18 September 2020.
- Web site: Rapports Annuels 2015. Ultratop. 18 September 2020.
