Made in the Shade


Made in the Shade, released in 1975, is the first official compilation album by The Rolling Stones during their Atlantic Records contract. It covers material from Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St., Goats Head Soup and It's Only Rock 'n' Roll.

Background

The Stones had two previous "official" compilation albums on Decca Records, Big Hits in 1966 and Through The Past, Darkly in 1969. In addition, 1971's Hot Rocks 1964-1971 and 1972's More Hot Rocks were released by Allen Klein's ABKCO Records without The Rolling Stones' authorisation.
The material on Made in the Shade surveys the highlights from the band's first four post-Decca/London era thus far, with no new material.
Although Made in the Shade bought The Rolling Stones time to deliver their next studio album, it was also released to capitalize on the band's summer Tour of the Americas.

Release and reception

Made in the Shade, which had to compete with the latest cash-in ABKCO release—this time an outtakes compilation called Metamorphosis—reached No. 14 in the UK and No. 6 in the US, eventually going platinum. Subsequent Rolling Stones compilation albums have also anthologised tracks included on this album.
Robert Christgau writes in his review: "Six tracks from two of the greatest albums of the decade and four from two of the more dubious ones. Not the four best, either."
In 2005, Made in the Shade was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
  1. "Brown Sugar" 3:48
  2. "Tumbling Dice" 3:45
  3. "Happy" 3:04
  4. "Dance Little Sister" 4:11
  5. "Wild Horses" 5:42
  6. "Angie" 4:33
  7. "Bitch" 3:38
  8. "It's Only Rock'n Roll " 5:07
  9. "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo " 3:26
  10. "Rip This Joint" 2:22

    Personnel

;The Rolling Stones

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