Jeff’s Playlist: Hackney Diamonds

The Rolling Stones — Hackney Diamonds

The lat­est stu­dio album by The Rolling Stones. Recorded from 2019 to 2023. Not too bad. Give it a lis­ten; you might agree.

All songs writ­ten by Jagger–Richards, except where noted.

“Angry” (Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt) – 3:46
“Get Close” (Jagger–Richards, Watt) – 4:10
“Depending On You” (Jagger–Richards, Watt) – 4:03
“Bite My Head Off” – 3:31
“Whole Wide World” – 3:58
“Dreamy Skies” – 4:38
“Mess It Up” – 4:03
“Live by the Sword” – 3:59
“Driving Me Too Hard” – 3:16
“Tell Me Straight” – 2:56
“Sweet Sounds of Heaven” – 7:22
“Rolling Stone Blues” (Muddy Waters) – 2:41

Personnel

The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger – lead vocals (except “Tell Me Straight”), back­ing vocals, gui­tar, per­cus­sion, har­mon­i­ca on “Dreamy Skies” and “Rolling Stone Blues“
Keith Richards – back­ing vocals, gui­tar, bass gui­tar on “Angry”, “Dreamy Skies”, “Tell Me Straight”, and “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”; lead vocals on “Tell Me Straight“
Ronnie Wood – back­ing vocals, gui­tar, bass gui­tar on “Driving Me Too Hard”

Additional musi­cians
Ron Blake – trum­pet on “Get Close” and “Sweet Sounds of Heaven“
David Campbell – string arrange­ment
Matt Clifford – key­boards on “Whole Wide World”; piano on “Angry”, “Depending on You”, “Bite My Head Off”, “Whole Wide World”, “Dreamy Skies”, “Driving Me Too Hard”; Wurlitzer elec­tric piano on “Get Close”; Rhodes elec­tric piano on “Whole Wide World”, “Mess It Up”, “Driving Me Too Hard”, “Tell Me Straight”; organ on “Driving Me Too Hard”; Hammond B3 organ on “Sweet Sounds of Heaven“
Karlos Edwards – per­cus­sion
Elton John – piano on “Get Close” and “Live by the Sword“
Steve Jordan – drums (all tracks except “Mess It Up” and “Live By the Sword”)
James King – sax­o­phone on “Get Close” and “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”.
Lady Gaga – vocals on “Sweet Sounds of Heaven“
Paul McCartney – bass gui­tar on “Bite My Head Off”]
Benmont Tench – Hammond organ on “Depending On You” and “Dreamy Skies“
Andrew Watt – bass gui­tar on “Get Close”, “Depending On You”, “Whole Wide World”, “Mess It Up”, and “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”; gui­tar on “Depending On You” and “Mess It Up”; per­cus­sion on “Angry”, “Depending On You”, “Whole Wide World”, and “Driving Me Too Hard”; key­boards on “Mess It Up”; back­ing vocals on “Angry”, “Get Close”, “Depending On You”, “Whole Wide World”, “Driving Me Too Hard”, and “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”; string arrange­ments
Charlie Watts – drums on “Mess It Up” and “Live by the Sword“
Stevie Wonder – piano, Rhodes elec­tric piano, Moog syn­the­siz­er (all on “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”)
Bill Wyman – bass gui­tar on “Live by the Sword”

Production and tech­ni­cal staff
Andrew Watt — pro­duc­er, mix­ing on “Rolling Stone Blues“
Don Was – drum record­ing and pro­duc­tion (“Live by the Sword”)
Paulina Almira – illus­tra­tion
Matt Colton – mas­ter­ing at Metropolis Studios
Matt Clifford – vocal engi­neer­ing and record­ing (“Live By the Sword”)
Serban Ghenea – mix­ing at MixMaster Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States (except “Rolling Stone Blues”)
Paul Lamalfa – mix­ing on “Rolling Stone Blues“
Studio Fury – art direc­tion and design
Marc VanGool – Technician, Guitar Technician [Studio Assistant]

Released       October 20, 2023
Recorded       February 2019, 2020, December 2022 – January 2023
Studio            Electric Lady (Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, US) Henson (Los Angeles, California, US) The Hit Factory/Germano (New York City, New York, US) Metropolis (London, England, UK) Sanctuary (Nassau, The Bahamas)
Length            48:23
Label              Polydor Geffen
Producer        Don Was (“Live by the Sword”) Andrew Watt