Po dlouhých deseti letech je tu konečně studiové album legendární skupiny The Rolling Stones s názvem Blue & Lonesome, které je jakýmsi návratem k bluesovým kořenům skupiny. Zajímavostí je, že album se natáčelo pouhé tři dny v British Grove Studios v Západním Londýně, jen malý kus cesty od Richmondu a Eel Pie Island, kde Stones začínali jako mladá bluesová kapela hrající po hospodách a klubech.
Jejich přístup k albu byl spontánní – vše bylo zahráno naživo ve studio bez overdubbingu. Kapelu - Mick Jagger (zpěv & harmonika), Keith Richards (kytara), Charlie Watts (bicí) a Ronnie Wood (kytara) doplnili jejich dlouholetí spoluhráči z turné Darryl Jones (basová kytara), Chuck Leavell (klávesy) a Matt Clifford (klávesy) a ve dvou z dvanácti skladeb hostoval starý kamarád Eric Clapton.
Skladby
1. Just Your Fool
(Original written and recorded in 1960 by Little Walter)
2. Commit A Crime
(Original written and recorded in 1966 by Howlin' Wolf - Chester Burnett)
3. Blue And Lonesome
(Original written and recorded in 1959 by Little Walter)
4. All Of Your Love
(Original written and recorded in 1967 by Magic Sam - Samuel Maghett)
5. I Gotta Go
(Original written and recorded in 1955 by Little Walter)
6. *Everybody Knows About My Good Thing
(Original recorded in 1971 by Little Johnny Taylor, composed by Miles Grayson & Lermon Horton)
7. Ride 'Em On Down
(Original written and recorded in 1955 by Eddie Taylor)
8. Hate To See You Go
(Original written and recorded in 1955 by Little Walter)
9. **Hoo Doo Blues
(Original recorded in 1958 by Lightnin' Slim, composed by Otis Hicks & Jerry West)
10. Little Rain
(Original recorded in 1957 by Jimmy Reed, composed by Ewart.G.Abner Jr. and Jimmy Reed)
11. Just Like I Treat You
(Original written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in December 1961)
12. *I Can't Quit You Baby
(Original written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Otis Rush in 1956)
All tracks feature:
Mick Jagger: Vocals & Harp, Keith Richards: Guitar, Charlie Watts: Drums, Ronnie Wood: Guitar,
Darryl Jones: Bass, Chuck Leavell: Keyboards, Matt Clifford: Keyboards
Guests:
*Eric Clapton: Guitar
**Jim Keltner: Percussion
