I'm thinking Sway was recorded in Alabama at Muscle Shoals? Got to discussing (and playing) the song. I read that Keith allowed as to how he didn't play on it and had to learn it for the shows in '06-07.
Was it recorded at Muscle Shoals? If so I wonder why he didn't play on it..
most people I talk with, even Stones fans, think Keith played on it and are surprised that he didn't.

thanks

Recorded in April & May, 1970. Released April 23, 1971 on the album Sticky Fingers
Lead Vocal & Rhythm Guitar: Mick Jagger Electric Lead Guitar: Mick Taylor Bass: Bill Wyman Piano: Nicky Hopkins Drums: Charlie Watts Backing Vocals: Keith Richards Strings: Paul Buckmaster

(by Keno).
oh yeah, it's Mick... wow. I didn't know that, thx.

According to Kornbachs IORR Sway was recorded with the Mobile at Stargroves March 1970 and overdubs finished up at Olympic in May of same year. As Amused points out everyone is in agreement over the general time frame and personel. But I thought most fans knew Keith didnt play guitar on this(even though it was a surprise) since the original liner notes on SF lists personel.

scottkeef, I've read the liner notes before but didn't notice that (I'm reading them now and clearly see), it's like you can found details (huh! "details"! it's very important, the best song of the best album ever recorded) only when you're exactly looking for them.

anyway, well done Mick, great playing.

Well, in 1971 when I bought the album as a teenager I read EVERY single word on the cover and insert!! So maybe I am a little more fanatical than the average fan!Remenber when you used to buy vinyl and study the cover the entire time you listened to the album? Man am I old!

Aww I miss those times. I was born in 1992 so you know... I'm a fanatical listener, though :-)
Yeah, I have to talk w/ my parents what they've done to me. Several damn decades too late ;(

>> Was it recorded at Muscle Shoals? <<

just to show support for my esteemed predecessors in this thread:
no, Sway wasn't recorded at Muscle Shoals.

One of my all time fave Stones tunes. My best friend, however, doesn't like it. But then again, he likes the Black Crowes. Allowances must be made!

"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

With a plethora of outs from MS studios, No, I dont think so.

JR

nah I've read in several different books (and websites) that "Sway" was recorded at Stargroves.


I think "Brown Sugar", "Wild Horses", and "You Gotta Move" were the only songs the band recorded in Muscle Shoals. According to Stanley Booth, they played "Loving Cup" too but might not have recorded it.

thanks for the clarification, with sssoul, Tumblin_Dice, et Amused
I mistakenly told some friends I thought it was recorded at MS. I will set the record straight.

what a great tune. interesting that they decided to play it live after all these years.
also interesting (to me anyway) is that KR was either: not at the session; or realised Jagger had the rhythm guitar part that best suited the song; in any case Keith seems to have decided that his own input wasn't neccessary on Sway.

He didn't play on Moonlight Mile,Shine A Light (the track),or Saint of Me either (studio versions).

It was recorded at Stargroves. I remember reading where an amp or part of Charlie's drum set was put in the fireplace. (not on fire, just positioned there)

Muscle Shoals
3614 Jackson Highway
Sheffield, Alabama


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1969
3614 Jackson Highway (LP) Cher
Hey Jude (LP-45) Wilson Pickett
Loan Me A Dime (45) Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs (LP) Boz Scaggs
Glass Onion (LP-45) Arif Mardin
Take A Letter Maria (45) R.B. Greaves

1970
Ronnie Hawkins (LP) Ronnie Hawkins
Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (LP) Herbie Mann
A Little Bit Of Soap (45) Paul Davis
This Girl's In Love With You (45) Aretha Franklin
There's Always Something There To Remind Me (45) R.B. Greaves
New Routes (LP) LuLu
Oh Me, Oh My (45) LuLu
Right On (LP) Wilson Pickett
Sugar, Sugar (45) Wilson Pickett
Southern Fried (LP) John Hammond
Stealing In The Name Of The Lord (45) Paul Kelly
Call Me (45) Aretha Franklin
Eleanor Rigby (45) Aretha Franklin
Five'll Get You Ten (LP) Cowboy
High Time We Went (45) Joe Cocker

1971
Brown Sugar (45) Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers (LP) Rolling Stones
Wild Horses (45) Rolling Stones
Heavy Makes You Happy (45) Staple Singers
Don't Knock My Love (LP-45) Wilson Pickett
Lies (LP-45) J.J. Cale
It Hurts So Good (45) Katie Love
Mary Called Jeanie Greene (LP) Jeanie Greene
Understanding (LP) Bobby Womack
Respect Yourself (45) Staple Singers
A Very Lovely Lady (45) Linda Ronstadt
Up On The Roof (45) Laura Nyro
Dynaflow (45) Boz Scaggs
That's The Way I Feel About You (45) Bobby Womack
Alice (45) Eddy Mitchell (French)
The Shelter People (LP) Leon Russell

1972
Carny (LP) Leon Russell
Tightrope (45) Leon Russell
Starting All Over Again (LP-45) Mel and Tim
I'll Take You There (45) Staple Singers
If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)(45) Luther Ingram
Smokestack Lightning (LP) Mike Harrison
The Train I'm On (LP) Tony Joe White
From The Roots Comes The Rapper (45) Joe Tex
Smith, Perkins, Smith (LP) Smith, Perkins, Smith
Baby Ruth (45) Sailcat
The Harder They Come (45) Jimmy Cliff
School Of Life (45) Tommy Tate
Eve (45) Jim Capaldi
Barry Goldberg (LP) Barry Goldberg
Harry Hippie (45) Bobby Womack
Back In '72 (LP) Bob Seger
Get Ready (45) King Curtis
The Percy Sledge Way (LP) Percy Sledge

1973
Kodachrome (45) Paul Simon
Loves Me Like A Rock (45) Paul Simon
There Goes Rhymin' Simon (LP) Paul Simon
Hurts So Good (45) Millie Jackson
Cleopatra Jones (LP) Soundtrack
Mel And Tim (LP) Mel And Tim
Baby Lay Your Head Down (45) Eddie Floyd
Shootout At The Fantasy Factory (LP) Traffic
Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation (45) The Dells
Taylored In Silk (LP) Johnnie Taylor
I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) (45) Johnnie Taylor
Lookin' For A Love (LP-45) Bobby Womack
On The Road (Live In Europe) (LP) Traffic
Flute Of The Loom (LP) Frank Weiss
Oh How We Danced (LP) Jim Capaldi
It All Comes Back (45) Orleans
Gypsy Symphony (LP) Wendy Waldman
One More River To Cross (LP) Canned Heat
Be What You Are (LP) Staple Singers
Be Altitude (LP) Staple Singers

1974
If You're Ready Come Go With Me (45) Staple Singers
Phases and Stages (LP) Willie Nelson
Bloody Mary Morning (45) Willie Nelson
Still Crazy After All These Years (45) Paul Simon
Prone To Lean (LP) Donnie Fritts
Long As You Love Me (LP) Betty Crutcher
I Was Checkin'Out, She Was Checkin'ln (45) Don Covay
I'll Be Your Everything (LP-45) Percy Sledge
As Long as He Takes Care Of Home (45) Candi Staton
Whale Meat Again (LP) Jim Capaldi
Pickett In The Pocket (LP) Wilson Pickett
Patchouli (LP) Ben Atkins
Hobos, Heroes and Street Comer Clowns (LP) Don Nix
Been Here All The Time (45) Don Preston
Mood, Heart and Soul (LP) Joe Simon
Road (LP) Johnny Rivers
City In The Sky (LP) Staple Singers
Super Taylor (LP) Johnnie Taylor
Becky Hobbs (LP) Becky Hobbs
Millie Jackson (LP) Millie Jackson
Caught Up (LP-45) Millie Jackson

1975
Katmandu(45) Bob Seger
Sailin'(45) Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing(LP) Rod Stewart
Kazuhiko Kato (LP) Kazuhiko Kato (Japanese)
One Step Beyond(LP) Johnnie Taylor
I Am Somebody(45) Johnnie Taylor
I Dont' Wanna Lose You(45) Johnnie Taylor
Seductive Reasoning(LP) Maggie And Terri Roche
Short Cut Draw Blood(LP) Jim Capaldi
No Reservations(LP) Blackfoot
My LIttle Town(45) Simon And Garfunkle
Still Caught up(LP) Millie Jackson
Leftovers(45) Millie Jackson
Feelings(LP) Paul Anka
Here I Am Again(45) Candi Staton
Touch Me Baby(45) Tamiko Jones
Born To Get Down(LP-45) Muscle Shoals Horns
Hard Times(LP) Peter Yarrow

1976
Thinkin Of You (45) Paul Davis
Southern Tracks And Fantasies (LP) Paul Davis
Sweet Soul Music (LP) Jose Feliciano
Mike Finnigan (LP) Mike Finnigan
Tonight's The Night (45) Rod Stewart
Flying High (LP) Blackfoot
Free And In Love (45) Millie Jackson
Raggie(LP) Bjorn Jason Lindh
There You Are/Bad Risk (45) Millie Jackson
Music... Music (LP) Lloyd Price
Misty Blue (45) Dorothy Moore
Dee Dee Bridgewater (LP) Dee Dee Bridgewater
Untouched (LP) The Emotions
Open Up Your Heart (45) Muscle Shoals Horns
Boule Noire (LP) Boule Noire (Canadian)
Home Is Where The Heart Is (LP) Bobby Womack
Aimes-tu La Vie Comme(45) Boule Noire
Les Annees Passent(45) Boule Noire
Toulouse(LP) Toulouse
Eargasm(LP) Johnnie Taylor
Ladies Choice(LP) Bonnie bramlett
Torn Between Two Lovers(LP-45) Mary MacGregor
Night Moves(LP) Bob Seger
Main Street(45) Bob Seger
Love Songs(LP) Peter Yarrow
Very Extremely Dangerous(LP) Eddie Hinton

1977
Crying In My Sleep (45) Art Garfunkle
Watermark (LP) Art Garfunkle
Street Survivors (LP) Lynyrd Skynyrd
Feelin' Bitchy (LP) Millie Jackson
A Moment's Pleasure (LP-45) Millie Jackson
Four(LP) Billy Swan
Izitso (LP) Cat Stevens
Only The Lonley (LP) Mavis Staples
Easy To Love (45) Ola Magnell(Swedish)
Hostkanning (LP) Ola Magnell (swedish)
Bamalama (LP) Pugh Rogefeldt(Swedish)
Smoke From A Distant Fire (45) Sanford-Townsend
Sanford-Townsend (LP) Sandford-Townsend
Dorothy Moore (LP) Dorothy Moore
Edwards And Ralph (LP) Edwards And Ralph
Potion Magique (LP) Boule Noire
Motivation(LP) Bob Crewe Sometimes(LP) The Facts Of Life
Sometimes (LP) The Facts Of Life
Sailin' (LP) Kim Carnes

1978
If Were Not Back In Love By Monday (45) Millie Jackson
Get It Out Cha System (LP) Millie Jackson
Gotham Flasher (LP) Gotham Flasher
Taxi Pour Une Nuit Blanche (LP) Boule Noire(Canadian)
Unlock Your Mind (LP-45) Staple Singers
Don't Let Go (LP) Tony Orlando
I Just Wanna Turn You On (45) Staple Singers
When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman (45) Dr.Hook
Sharing The Night Together (45) Dr.Hook
Pleasure And Pain (LP) Dr.Hook
Second Wind (LP) Delbert McClinton
Against The Grain (LP) Phoebe Snow
Fun Time (45) Joe Cocker
Luxury You Can Afford (LP) Joe Cocker
Down South Jukin' (45) Lynyrd Skynyrd
Skynyrd's First.....And Last (LP) Lynyrd Skynyrd
We've Got Tonight (45) Bob Seger
Stranger In Town (LP) Bob Seger
Old Time Rock And Roll (45) Bob Seger

From: http://www.muscleshoalssound.org



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....schillid,, thanks for the that print out, i found it very interesting..

It is very interesting...
I've always been fascinated by cutting-and-pasting.

Sway was the first item to be recorded in the mobile, the Stones own portable studio, set up on this occation at Stargroves, Mick grand rural property in west Berkshire.

He didn't play on Winter either? Or was it another song(s) on Goats? Don't have acces to my library right now.

[www.reverbnation.com]

That sound right.Are those the only five?

That would make Winter the only Stones song that Richards has never played on (barring the possibility of a live rehearsal) as he has played on live versions of the other four.

Memo From Turner has a few different versions and I think that he played on one or two of them.

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duke richardson
thanks for the clarification, with sssoul, Tumblin_Dice, et Amused
I mistakenly told some friends I thought it was recorded at MS. I will set the record straight.

what a great tune. interesting that they decided to play it live after all these years.
also interesting (to me anyway) is that KR was either: not at the session; or realised Jagger had the rhythm guitar part that best suited the song; in any case Keith seems to have decided that his own input wasn't neccessary on Sway.

I'm pretty sure that Keith did sing backup vocals on "Sway". From what I've gathered, "Sway" and "Moonlight Mile" are a couple of songs that some people think should be credited to Taylor and Jagger. "Time Waits For No One", "Hide Your Love", and "Shine A Light" are some others.

Sway according to [www.timeisonourside.com]

Line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Bill Wyman
Rhythm electric guitar: Mick Jagger
Lead electric guitar: Mick Taylor
Lead vocal: Mick Jagger
Background vocals: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane & Billy Nicholls.
Piano: Nicky Hopkins
Strings: (unknown musicians)

>> a couple of songs that some people think ... <<

it would be so pleasant if people would let Mr Taylor state for himself what he feels about what songs

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with sssoul
Sway according to [www.timeisonourside.com]

Line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Bill Wyman
Rhythm electric guitar: Mick Jagger
Lead electric guitar: Mick Taylor
Lead vocal: Mick Jagger
Background vocals: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane & Billy Nicholls.
Piano: Nicky Hopkins
Strings: (unknown musicians)

>> a couple of songs that some people think ... <<

it would be so pleasant if people would let Mr Taylor state for himself what he feels about what songs

String arrangements was by paul Buckmaster

Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane & Billy Nicholls do NOT sing backup on Sway.

Mathijs

>> Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane & Billy Nicholls do NOT sing backup on Sway. <<


LoFL sorry, i didn't even notice that! elsewhere on the site it says Townshend sang backup on Slave.
someone should let the siteowner know he got his one-syllable S songs mixed up.



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with sssoul
>> a couple of songs that some people think ... <<

it would be so pleasant if people would let Mr Taylor state for himself what he feels about what songs

Yeah, it would be nice if we could ask him. You know how it goes on here though. You've read all the speculation about which, if any songs, should be credited to Jagger/Taylor. None of us really know for sure, but "some people" think he wrote, or at least co-wrote, several songs that were credited to Jagger/Richards.

I have my own opinion on the matter by I'll keep it to myself. It's safer to state that "..some people think those songs should be credited to Jagger and Taylor..." than to actually state my own opinion, for I would surely be attacked by some dumbass who doesn't agree with me.


btw, with sssoul, that last comment is in no way directed at you.

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audun-eg
He didn't play on Winter either? Or was it another song(s) on Goats? Don't have acces to my library right now.

Acoording to Timeisonourside site(thanks with sssoul) Keith plays guitar on Winter.

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scottkeef
Acoording to Timeisonourside site(thanks with sssoul) Keith plays guitar on Winter.

hmm, I don't hear it though... the main guitar doesn't sound much like keith, and it does sound like mick's sound on "Sway" and "Stop Breaking Down," don't you think? and I believe it's just the 2 guitars. taylor's lead is reportedly a one-take affair.

>> It's safer to state that "..some people think ... <<

actually there's always the option of not repeating what "some people think".
(i have my own private theories about this stuff too, but it doesn't count for anything -
what Mick T says about it is what would be worth repeating, i think)



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