Sweet Virginia
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| "Sweet Virginia" | ||||
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| Song by The Rolling Stones from the album Exile on Main St. | ||||
| Released | 12 May 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971-72 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Rolling Stones/Virgin | |||
| Writer | Mick Jagger/Keith Richards | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Miller | |||
| Exile on Main St. track listing | ||||
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"Sweet Virginia" is the sixth track on the Rolling Stones' 1972 double album Exile On Main St.. It was also released as the b-side of the "Rocks Off" single in Japan.
Recorded between 1971 and '72, "Sweet Virginia" is a slow country inspired song, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song features a harmonica solo by Jagger, a saxophone solo by Bobby Keys and a female chorus. Charlie Watts plays a country shuffle rhythm.[1]
The song was performed by the Stones during their 1972 American tour, their 1994 Voodoo Lounge Tour tour and their 2005 A Bigger Bang Tour. "Sweet Virginia" has also been covered by the band Phish[2] and Old Crow Medicine Show in concerts.
The song was used in the 1995 film Casino starring Robert De Niro.
Personnel
- Mick Jagger - lead vocals, harmonica
- Keith Richards - guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Taylor - guitar, backing vocals
- Charlie Watts - drums
- Bill Wyman - bass guitar
- Ian Stewart - piano
- Bobby Keys - saxophone
- Clydie King, Vanetta Fields, Dr. John, Shirley Goodman, Tammi Lynn - backing vocals
References
- ↑ Ciani, B. (2006). Great Rock Drummers of the Sixties (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. p. 177. ISBN 9780634099250.
- ↑ Mockingbird Foundation (2004). The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music. Hal Leonard. pp. 266, 313. ISBN 9780879307998.
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