Shine a Light (Rolling Stones album)


Shine a Light is the soundtrack to The Rolling Stones' concert film of the same name, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was released on 1 April 2008 in the UK by Polydor Records and one week later in the US by Interscope Records. Double disc and single disc versions were issued.

History

Shine a Light is the tenth concert album released by the Rolling Stones. Like the two 2006 shows from which it was culled, it features no songs from their 2005 album A Bigger Bang. The two-disc version features all but two of the songs played on the two nights; the missing numbers are "Undercover of the Night" and "Honky Tonk Women".
Shine a Light features Jack White on "Loving Cup", Christina Aguilera on "Live with Me" and Buddy Guy on Muddy Waters' "Champagne and Reefer".
The album was very well received, especially in the UK, where it debuted at No. 2, selling 23,013 copies in its first week – the best chart position for a Rolling Stones concert album since Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! in 1970. In the US, it debuted at #11 on the Billboard charts with 37,117 copies sold – the band's highest US debut for a concert album since 1995's Stripped.

Songs performed at the Beacon Theatre concerts

Titles marked with asterisks have been released on CD and/or DVD.
;29 October
  1. "Start Me Up"
  2. "Shattered"
  3. "She Was Hot"
  4. "All Down the Line"
  5. "Loving Cup"
  6. "As Tears Go By"
  7. "I'm Free"*
  8. "Undercover of the Night"*
  9. "Just My Imagination"
  10. "Shine a Light"*
  11. "Champagne and Reefer"
  12. "Tumbling Dice"
  13. "You Got the Silver"
  14. "Little T&A"*
  15. "Sympathy for the Devil"
  16. "Live with Me"
  17. "Paint it Black"*
  18. "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
  19. "Brown Sugar"
;1 November
  1. "Jumpin' Jack Flash"*
  2. "Shattered"*
  3. "She Was Hot"*
  4. "All Down the Line"*
  5. "Loving Cup"*
  6. "As Tears Go By"*
  7. "I'm Free"
  8. "Some Girls"*
  9. "Just My Imagination"*
  10. "Far Away Eyes"*
  11. "Champagne and Reefer"*
  12. "Tumbling Dice"*
  13. "You Got the Silver"*
  14. "Connection"*
  15. "Sympathy for the Devil"*
  16. "Live with Me"*
  17. "Honky Tonk Women"
  18. "Start Me Up"*
  19. "Brown Sugar"*
  20. "Satisfaction"*

    Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Double-disc edition

;Disc one
  1. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 4:23
  2. "Shattered" – 4:06
  3. "She Was Hot" – 4:44
  4. "All Down the Line" – 4:35
  5. "Loving Cup" – 4:02 with Jack White
  6. "As Tears Go By" – 3:32
  7. "Some Girls" – 4:19
  8. "Just My Imagination" – 6:39
  9. "Far Away Eyes" – 4:37
  10. "Champagne & Reefer" – 5:58 with Buddy Guy
  11. "Tumbling Dice" – 4:24
  12. Band introductions – 1:39
  13. "You Got the Silver" – 3:22
  14. "Connection" – 3:31
;Disc two
  1. Martin Scorsese intro – 0:12
  2. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 5:56
  3. "Live with Me" – 3:54 with Christina Aguilera
  4. "Start Me Up" – 4:05
  5. "Brown Sugar" – 5:25
  6. " Satisfaction" – 5:37
  7. "Paint It Black" – 4:28
  8. "Little T&A" – 4:09
  9. "I'm Free" – 3:31
  10. "Shine a Light" – 4:05
;Japanese and iTunes Store edition bonus track
  1. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 4:23
  2. "Shattered" – 4:05
  3. "She Was Hot" – 4:44
  4. "All Down the Line" – 4:35
  5. "Loving Cup" – 4:02 with Jack White III
  6. "As Tears Go By" – 3:32
  7. "Some Girls" – 4:19
  8. "Just My Imagination" – 6:39
  9. "Far Away Eyes" – 4:37
  10. "Champagne & Reefer" – 5:58 with Buddy Guy
  11. Band introductions – 1:39
  12. "You Got the Silver" – 3:21
  13. "Connection" – 3:31
  14. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 5:56
  15. "Live With Me" – 3:54 with Christina Aguilera
  16. "Start Me Up" – 4:05
  17. "Brown Sugar" – 5:25

    Personnel

;The Rolling Stones
;Additional musicians
"Buddy Guy was incredible," remarked Charlie Watts. "Jack White was great. And I thought Christina Aguilera was amazing, because often those girls freeze when they dance with Mick. We've had some great people – including our dear Amy Winehouse|Amy , although I don't think she was quite well – who were never as good as Christina."

Reception

"Maybe they've been fired up by Scorsese's fan worship, or it's simple professional pride," wrote Mark Blake in Q, "but everyone seems to have raised their game. In an era when a Rolling Stones live show can sometimes become a pantomime, Shine a Light is closer to a proper rock 'n' roll circus."

Chart positions

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