Monkey Grip (Bill Wyman album)
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| Studio album by Bill Wyman | ||||||||||
| Released | 15 May 1974 | |||||||||
| Recorded | November 1973, February 1974 | |||||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||||
| Length | 37:05 | |||||||||
| Label | Rolling Stones/Atlantic | |||||||||
| Producer | Bill Wyman | |||||||||
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Monkey Grip is an album by Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. It was released in 1974 by Rolling Stones Records.[1]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Džuboks | (Favorable)[3] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Bill Wyman, except where noted.
| # | Track title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Wanna Get Me a Gun" | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Crazy Woman" | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Pussy" | 2:10 |
| 4. | "Mighty Fine Time" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Monkey Grip Glue" | 4:56 |
| 6. | "What a Blow" (Wyman, Malcolm Rebenack) | 5:22 |
| 7. | "White Lightnin'" | 2:42 |
| 8. | "I'll Pull You Thro'" | 4:23 |
| 9. | "It's a Wonder" | 5:30 |
| Bonus Tracks | ||
| 10. | "Wine and Wimmen" [Instrumental] (Imperial TECI 24302 4988004097119, Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 only Track 10) |
3:42 |
| 11. | "It's Just a Matter of Time" (Imperial TECI 24302 4988004097119, Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 only Track 11) |
3:03 |
| 12. | "If You've Got The Feelin'" (Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 only Track 12) |
3:39 |
| 13. | "Five Card Stud" (Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 only Track 13) |
3:47 |
| 14. | "Monkey Grip Glue" [Single Edit] (Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 only Track 14) |
3:18 |
| 15. | "What a Blow" [Single Edit] (Bill Wyman/Malcolm Rebenack) (Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 only Track 15) |
3:46 |
| 16. | "White Lightnin'" [Single Edit] (Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 only Track 16) |
2:44 |
| 17. | "Pussy" [Single Mix] (Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 only Track 17) |
2:11 |
Personnel
- Bill Wyman - lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano, clavinet, Jew's harp, horn arrangements
- Dr. John - organ, piano
- Gwen McCrae - backing vocals
- Leon Russell - piano
- Betty Wright - backing vocals
- Mark Colby - saxophone
- Lowell George - guitar (5, 14)
- John McEuen - acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin
- Byron Berline - fiddle
- Neal Bonsanti - English horn, saxophone, clarinet
- Abigale Haness - backing vocals
- Hubert Heard - organ, piano
- Danny Kortchmar - guitar
- Joe Lala - percussion
- Joey Murcia - guitar
- Wayne Perkins - guitar
Reception
In a retrospective review, AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five. They noted "I Wanna Get Me a Gun", "White Lightnin" and "I'll Pull You Thro" as the best songs on the album and hinted approval of Wyman's vocals, describing them as "loose and joy-filled". They also praised the album for avoiding the usual egotism of solo albums: "Though these types of albums can be self-absorbed affairs, Monkey Grip is meant to be a relaxed, unpretentious outlet for the compositions that would never see the light of day in Wyman's main band -- and, as a credit to the bassist, it comes off exactly that way."[4]
Release information
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10 May 1974 LP Atlantic COC 79100 (Inner Sleeve) - 10 May 1974 LP Atlantic COC 79100 0698 (Inner Sleeve) (Promo)
- 1974 LP (Quadra Disc) Atlantic QD 79100 (Inner Sleeve)
- 1974 MC Atlantic (Slide Box)
- 1974 8-Track Atlantic TP 79100
- March 1997 CD One Way Records OW 34520 046633452021
- 21 November 2006 CD Castle 02182-36266-2 021823626628 (Expanded Edition)
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May 1974 LP Atlantic COC 79100 (Inner Sleeve) -
15 May 1974 LP RSR COC 59102 (Inner Sleeve and Front Cover Labels) - 15 May 1974 LP RSR COC 59102 (Inner Sleeve) (Promo)
- 24 June 1996 CD Sequel Rec. NEM CD 846
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July 1974 LP RSR/WEA COC 79100 - July 1974 MC RSR/WEA M5S 79100
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1974 LP RSR/Music Hall Records 50-14.122 (Inner Sleeve) (Serie Super Lujo Especial) -
25 November 1995 CD Trattoria PSCR-5413 4988023032245 - 25 November 1995 CD Trattoria PSCR-5413 / 381483 4988023032245 (Promo)
- 24 August 2005 CD Imperial TECI 24302 4988004097119 (Paper Sleeve)
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21 November 2006 CD Castle CMRCD1362 5050749413628 (Expanded Edition)
References
- ↑ Rolling Stones database 1974 at The Complete Works Website
- ↑ Kurutz, Steve. Monkey Grip at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ Konjović, Slobodan. "Bill Wyman - Monkey Grip". Džuboks (in Serbian) (Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine) (7 (second series)): 22–23.
- ↑ Kurutz, Steve. Monkey Grip at AllMusic
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