Stripped (The Rolling Stones album)

Stripped
Live album by The Rolling Stones
Released 14 November 1995
Recorded 3 March – 26 July 1995
Genre Roots rock, blues rock
Length 59:34
Language English
Label Virgin
Producer Don Was, The Glimmer Twins
The Rolling Stones live chronology
Flashpoint
(1991)		 Stripped
(1995)		 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
(1996)
Singles from Stripped
  1. "Like a Rolling Stone"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Wild Horses"
    Released: 1996

Stripped is The Rolling Stones album released in 1995 during the Voodoo Lounge Tour. The album was a mixture of live recordings from smaller venues and studio recordings - made with no overdubs - of songs mostly from their previous catalogue. The exceptions were Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" and Willie Dixon's "Little Baby", neither of which the band released versions of before.

The two in-studio sessions were recorded from 3–5 March 1995 in Tokyo, Japan and 23–26 July in Lisbon, Portugal, while the recordings in smaller venues featuring live audiences are from performances in London, Paris and Amsterdam.

Some CD versions of Stripped included an enhanced portion for viewing on a computer, including videos of rehearsals of "Tumbling Dice" and "Shattered" and an alternate performance of "Like a Rolling Stone", and video interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood.

Released in November 1995 as their second album with Virgin Records, Stripped (a play on the title of Unplugged) was well-received with its relaxed and natural feel and reached #9 in both the UK and US, going platinum the latter territory. The lead single, a cover of Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", reached #12 in the UK, becoming a rock radio hit in the US, and was followed up by "Wild Horses" in early 1996.

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Contents

Track listing

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

  1. "Street Fighting Man" – 3:41
  2. "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan) – 5:39
  3. "Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin) – 3:06
  4. "Shine a Light" – 4:38
  5. "The Spider and the Fly" (Nanker Phelge) – 3:29
  6. "I'm Free" – 3:13
  7. "Wild Horses" – 5:09
  8. "Let It Bleed" – 4:15
  9. "Dead Flowers" – 4:13
  10. "Slipping Away" – 4:55
  11. "Angie" – 3:29
  12. "Love in Vain" (Robert Johnson) – 5:31
  13. "Sweet Virginia" – 4:16
  14. "Little Baby" (Willie Dixon) – 4:00

Personnel

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Chart positions

Album
Year Chart Position
1995 UK Top 75 Albums 9
1995 The Billboard 200 9
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1995 "Like a Rolling Stone" UK Top 75 Singles 12
1995 "Like a Rolling Stone" Mainstream Rock Tracks 16
1995 "Like a Rolling Stone" Bubbling Under Hot 100 9

Certification

Country Certification Sales
United States Platinum 1,000,000
France 2× Gold 200,000
United Kingdom Silver 60,000
Germany Gold 100,000
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