I Got the Blues
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| "I Got the Blues" | ||
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| Song by The Rolling Stones | ||
| from the album Sticky Fingers | ||
| Released | April 23, 1971 | |
| Recorded | May - March, 1970 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3m:53s | |
| Label | Rolling Stones/Virgin | |
| Writer(s) | Jagger-Richards | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Miller | |
| Sticky Fingers track listing | ||
| "Bitch" (6) |
"I Got the Blues" (7) |
"Sister Morphine" (8) |
"I Got the Blues" is a song off of the Rolling Stones' 1971 album Sticky Fingers. Compared to some of the more hard-rocking tracks from that album, "I Got the Blues" is a much slower-paced song, featuring languid guitars with a bluesy feel. It's said that singer Mick Jagger wrote the song about his break-up with Marianne Faithfull, singing at one point:
| “ | In the silk sheet of time, I will find peace of mind. Love is a bed full of blues | ” |
Recorded during the months of May through March 1970, the song features Billy Preston performing a wrenching organ solo, and Stones veterans Bobby Keys on saxophone and Jim Price on trumpet.
