Keith Richards - Talk is Cheap 1988


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Keith Richards

Talk is Cheap 1988
Label: Virgin

Tracks:
1. Big Enough (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
2. Take It So Hard (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
3. Struggle (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
4. I Could Have Stood You Up (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
5. Make No Mistake (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
6. You Don't Move Me (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
7. How I Wish (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
8. Rockawhile (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
9. Whip It Up (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
10. Locked Away (S. Jordan, K. Richards)
11. It Means a Lot (S. Jordan, K. Richards)

Credits:
Sam Butler - Background Vocals (8)
Ben Cauley - Horns (5)
Bootsy Collins - Bass (1)
Sarah Dash - Background Vocals (1, 8), Lead Vocals (5)
Michael Doucet - Violin (10)
Charley Drayton - Bass (3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), Drums (2), Background Vocals (8, 9, 11)
Stanley Dural - Accordion (6, 8, 10)
Jack Hale - Horns (5)
Johnnie Johnson - Piano (4)
Steve Jordan - Bass (2), Percussion (1, 6), Congas (5), Drums (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), Background Vocals (1 - 11)
Bobby Keys - Baritone and Tenor Sax (4, 9)
Jimmi Kinnard - Horns (5)
Chuck Leavell - Organ (4)
Andrew Love - Horns (5)
The Memphis Horns - Percussion, Horns
James Mitchell - Horns (5)
Willie Mitchell - Horn Arrangements (5)
Ivan Neville - Piano (2, 7, 10), Keyboards (2, 3, 7, 10, 11)
Maceo Parker - Alto Sax (1)
Keith Richards - Acoustic Guitar (6, 7, 8), Electric Guitar, Percussion (1), Vocals, Background Vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Patti Scialfa - Background Vocals (7, 9)
Joey Spampinato - Bass (4, 8)
Mick Taylor - Guitar (4)
Gary Topper - Horns (5)
Waddy Wachtel - Acoustic Guitar (10, 11), Electric Guitar (2, 3, 7, 8, 9), Slide Guitar (6, 7, 8, 11)
Bernie Worrell - Organ (1, 5, 6), Clavinet (5, 8)

Keith Richards - Producer
Steve Jordan - Producer
Waddy Wachtel - Production Consultant
Joe Blaney - Engineer, Mixing (1, 4, 5)
Joe Ferla - Engineer
David Kennedy - Engineer
Donald Smith - Engineer
Don Smith - Engineer, Mixing
Roger Talkov - Assistant Engineer
Paul Milner - Assistant Engineer
Noah Baron - Assistant Engineer
Robert Berry - Assistant Engineer
David Dorn - Assistant Engineer
Richard Ealey - Assistant Engineer
Richard Moakes - Assistant Engineer
Julio Pena - Assistant Engineer
Greg Kalbi - Mastering
Sante d'Orazio - Photography, Cover Photo
Alastair Thain - Sleeve Photo

"Take It So Hard"

"Struggle"

"You Don't Move Me"

"How I Wish"

"Rockawhile"

"Whip It Up"

"Locked Away"

"It Means A Lot"

Click any photo to enlarge.........

Keith Richards, Waddy Wachtel, Charley Drayton, "Take It So Hard" video shoot 1988 (Photo by: Neal Preston)	Ivan Neville, Charley Drayton, Waddy Wachtel, Steve Jordan, Keith Richards, "Take It So Hard" video shoot 1988 (Photo by: Neal Preston)
Ivan Neville, Charley Drayton, Keith Richards, Waddy Wachtel, Steve Jordan, "Take It So Hard" video shoot 1988 (Photo by: Neal Preston)	Waddy Wachtel, Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, and Little Steven Van Zandt at Sterling Sound, mastering Talk Is Cheap in July 1988. (Photo: J Bouquet)

Keith Richards formed his band The X-Pensive Winos while recording "Talk Is Cheap," and they went on a tour in 1988 after the release of the album. More info on that tour at:
X-Pensive Winos "Talk is Cheap" Tour 1988

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Talk Is Cheap
30th Anniversary Re-issue with bonus tracks 2019
Label: BMG
Re-mastered by Steve Jordan

Tracks on the CD:
1. Big Enough
2. Take It So Hard
3. Struggle
4. I Could Have Stood You Up
5. Make No Mistake
6. You Don’t Move Me
7. How I Wish
8. Rockawhile
9. Whip It Up
10. Locked Away
11. It Means A Lot

Bonus Tracks on the vinyl and CD Deluxe:
1. Blues Jam
2. My Babe (Willie Dixon)
3. Slim
4. Big Town Playboy (Little Johnny Jones)
5. Mark On Me
6. Brute Force

Credits:
All songs composed by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan except as noted above.
Musician and vocalist credits same as the original album.

More:
Waddy Wachtel with Keith Richards - List of credits with links to pages
Photos of Waddy Wachtel with Keith Richards and the X-Pensive Winos
Videos of Waddy Wachtel with the X-Pensive Winos
Guitar World 1988 article - Kicking It Out With Keef / Waddy Wachtel on "Talk is Cheap"
Life by Keith Richards 2010 - excerpts of Waddy Wachtel quotes from the book
Guitar Player Magazine 1992 article - The Keith Chronicles (Keith speaking about Waddy Wachtel

Outside Link:
Keith Richards Web Site

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