I'm not sure about it

It was recorded in 1972.

I thought it was recorded during the IORR sessions. Or am i confused because it was on a b-side from that period?

Cheers,
Wuudy

Goats Head Soup sessions (if I'm not mistaken)

721125A 25th - 30th November & 6th - 21st December: Kingston, Jamaica, Dynamic
Sound Studios. Producer: Jimmy Miller. Sound engineer: Andy Johns (with
Carlton Lee). Additional musicians: Nicky Hopkins (p; first three weeks)/Billy
Preston (keyb; last week)
- After Muddy & Charlie (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Angie I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version; Nicky Hopkins on piano
- Brown Leaves I (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Can You Hear The Music I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version; Nicky Hopkins
on piano
- Coming Down Again I (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano
- Criss Cross I (MJ/KR) -basic track, without sax
- Dancing With Mr. D. I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version; Nicky Hopkins on piano
- Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version; Billy Preston on
keyboards
- First Thing (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Four And In (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Give Us A Break (MJ/KR) -unverified
- 100 Years Ago I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version; Nicky Hopkins on piano
- Jamaica (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Man-Eating Woman (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Miami (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Separately (KR/MT) -Nicky Hopkins on piano; Jimmy Miller on percussion;
instrumental
- Short And Curlies I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version; Ian Stewart on piano
- Star Star I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version; Ian Stewart on piano
- Through The Lonely Nights (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano; single-version
- Tops I (MJ/KR) -instrumental
- Waiting On A Friend I (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, Jimmy Miller on
percussion; "Waiting On My Friend"-version
- Winter I (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, strings arranged by Nicky
Harrison; different mix of version II
- Winter II (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, strings arranged by Nicky
Harrison; Goats Head Soup-version
- You Should Have Seen Her Ass (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano
- Zabadoo (MJ/KR) -unverified
Note: All backing tracks were recorded during this session

SOURCES? Felix Äppli/Martin Elliott/Dieter Hoffmann/Nico Zentgraf
WHERE? All have Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston/Jamaica
WHEN? Elliott: 25-30 Nov 1972 and/or 6-21 Dec 1972, April (Rolling Stones Mobile, Newbury/UK)
Hoffmann/Zentgraf: 25-30 Nov 1972 and/or 6-21 Dec 1972
Äppli: 25-30 Nov 1972
MIXING? Elliott/Hoffmann: Island Studios, London/UK 20-25 May 1974

It's good example of how mixing and production can define the whole feel and vibe of a recording.
You can imagine Through the Lonely Nights being on IORR ...but you can't possibly imagine it on GHS.

It's a fantastic song! One of their best outtakes i think. Great piano, guitars, melodies... it's all there!

Muddyw Wrote:
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> It's a fantastic song! One of their best outtakes
> i think. Great piano, guitars, melodies... it's
> all there!

Outtake?

B-side, "It's Only Rock n' Roll"

A song (or version of a song) is not an outtake when released official....

That's true, but the song was taken out of the record, you will both get an award

>You can imagine Through the Lonely Nights being on IORR ...but you can't possibly imagine it on GHS.

I can. It was listed for inclusion on GHS in a pre-release article in "Rolling Stone" (as was "Criss Cross"). Keith did a brief interview w/RS the following year in an article on the IORR single and talked about TTLN being leftover from GHS.

If Lonely Nights doesn't make an MT fan of someone, there's no hope of that ever happening....

Great tune, another one that could easily have made the record.

I believe the acoustic part is played by Jimmy Page. I recall reading that though cannot recall where.