KEITH RICHARDS TALK IS CHEAP vinyl orig. shrink wrap & lyric inner -NM condition

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Talk Is Cheap is the debut solo album by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, released in 1988. Recorded and released during a long-standing falling out with Mick Jagger, Talk Is Cheap received positive reviews upon its release.

Relations between Jagger and Richards had grown tense into the third decade of the Rolling Stones as they began to disagree on the musical direction of the band; "You Don't Move Me" would be written about their feud. The image-conscious Jagger was keen to follow the trends and keep the Rolling Stones current, while Richards wanted to preserve their reputation and roots. When Jagger was more interested in pursuing his solo career instead of touring for Dirty Work in 1986, Richards began a solo project for the first time.

Richards teamed up with Steve Jordan, who had worked on Dirty Work, and the pair wrote several new songs. One of which, "Almost Hear You Sigh", would be placed on the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels in 1989 (with lyrical modifications by Jagger). Recording began in August 1987 at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec, and continued sporadically until the following May with visits to Montserrat and Bermuda. In order to assert his independence further, Richards signed with Virgin Records, while the Rolling Stones were under contract to Sony Music (they followed him to Virgin in 1993).

Track listing

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All songs by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan.

1. "Big Enough" – 3:17
2. "Take It So Hard" – 3:11
3. "Struggle" – 4:10
4. "I Could Have Stood You Up" – 3:12
5. "Make No Mistake" – 4:53
6. "You Don't Move Me" – 4:48

1. "How I Wish" – 3:32
2. "Rockawhile" – 4:38
3. "Whip It Up" – 4:01
4. "Locked Away" – 5:48
5. "It Means a Lot" – 5:22

Personnel[edit]

The X-Pensive Winos

• Keith Richards – lead vocals, guitar
• Steve Jordan – drums, percussion, bass on 'Take It So Hard', backing vocals
• Sarah Dash – backing vocals, duet on "Make No Mistake"
• Charley Drayton – bass guitar, drums on 'Take It So Hard'
• Ivan Neville – piano, keyboards
• Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone on "I Could Have Stood You Up" and "Whip It Up"
• Waddy Wachtel – acoustic, electric, and slide guitar, production consultant

Additional musicians

• Bootsy Collins – bass guitar on "Big Enough"
• Michael Doucet – violin on "Locked Away"
• Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural – accordion on "You Don't Move Me", "Rockawhile" and "Locked Away"
• Johnnie Johnson – piano on "I Could Have Stood You Up"
• Chuck Leavell – organ on "I Could Have Stood You Up"
• Maceo Parker – alto saxophone on "Big Enough"
• Joey Spampinato – bass guitar on "I Could Have Stood You Up" and "Rockawhile"
• Mick Taylor – guitar on "I Could Have Stood You Up"
• Bernie Worrell – organ on "Big Enough" and "You Don't Move Me", clavinet on "Make No Mistake" and "Rockawhile"
• Jimmi Kinnard – bass guitar on "Make No Mistake"
• Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
• The Memphis Horns – horns
• Willie Mitchell – horn arrangements