THE ROLLING STONES
COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962 - 2002

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1098.  Always Suffering (Jagger, Richards)

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13 March - July 1997: Place: Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, USA.
Producer: Don Was, Pierre De Beauport, The Glimmer Twins.
Assistant Engineer: Alan Sanderson.  Mixed by Ed Chernel, assisted by Stewart Brawley.
Engineer: Ed Cherney, Dan Bosworth.
Track status: UK LP BRIDGES TO BABYLON: 29 September 1997: No 6 - 6 weeks
USA LP BRIDGES TO BABYLON: 29 September 1997: No 3
Rolling Stones with Darryl Jones, Waddy Wachtel, Jim Keltner, Benmont Tench, Bernard Fowler, Doug Wimbish, Blondie Chaplin.

As can already be seen by the personnel on the album, the closeness of VOODOO LOUNGE in terms of guest artists was sacrificed for more variety and diversity on BRIDGES. Mick Jagger wanted it to be a change of direction - as well as vocals he plays guitar on Always Suffering. It is a slow tempo song and does not quite meet the mark - it is an obvious Jagger-penned song. Waddy Wachtel plays acoustic guitar, Benmonth Tench a Hammond B-3 organ and piano and Jim Keltner is on percussion. The backing vocals include Keith Richards, Waddy Wachtel, Benmont Tench, Bernard Fowler, Doug Wimbish, Blondie Chaplin and do we believe the sleeve notes that Charlie Watts also contributed vocals? For one of the few times on VOODOO, Darryl Jones plays his white bass guitar.

 

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