Shine a Light (Rolling Stones album)

Shine a Light
Shine a Light
Live album by the Rolling Stones
Released	1 April 2008
Recorded	29 October and 1 November 2006,
Venue	Beacon Theatre, New York City, United States
Genre	Rock
Length	101:12
Label	Polydor
Director	Martin Scorsese
Producer	The Glimmer Twins, Bob Clearmountain
The Rolling Stones (Live) chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
PopMatters	8/10^[2]
Q	^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]
Tom Hull	B^[5]

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 United States by Interscope Records. Double disc and single disc versions were issued.

History

Shine a Light is the 10th 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" (included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition and as a download on iTunes Store) and "Honky Tonk Women".

Shine a Light features guest musicians Jack White on "Loving Cup", Christina Aguilera on "Live with Me" and Buddy Guy on "Champagne and Reefer".

The album was well-received, especially in the UK, where it debuted at No. 2, selling 23,013 copies in its first week^[6] – the best chart position for a Rolling Stones concert album since Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! in 1970. In the United States, it debuted at No. 11^{[citation needed]} on the Billboard charts with 37,117 copies sold^{[citation needed]} – the band's highest US debut for a concert album since 1995's Stripped.^{[citation needed]}

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."^[3]

"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], although I don't think she was quite well – who were never as good as Christina."^[7]

Track listing

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

Double-disc edition

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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" (with Jack White)		4:02
6.	"As Tears Go By"	Mick Jagger Keith Richards Andrew Loog Oldham	3:32
7.	"Some Girls"		4:19
8.	"Just My Imagination"	Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong	6:39
9.	"Far Away Eyes"		4:37
10.	"Champagne and Reefer" (with Buddy Guy)	Muddy Waters	5:58
11.	"Tumbling Dice"		4:24
12.	"Band introductions"		1:39
13.	"You Got the Silver"		3:22
14.	"Connection"		3:31

Disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Martin Scorsese introduction"	0:12
2.	"Sympathy for the Devil"	5:56
3.	"Live with Me" (with Christina Aguilera)	3:54
4.	"Start Me Up"	4:05
5.	"Brown Sugar"	5:25
6.	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	5:37
7.	"Paint It Black"	4:28
8.	"Little T&A"	3:31
9.	"I'm Free"	4:37
10.	"Shine a Light"	4:05

Japanese and iTunes Store edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Undercover of the Night"	4:24

Single-disc edition

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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" (with Jack White)		4:02
6.	"As Tears Go By"	Mick Jagger Keith Richards Andrew Loog Oldham	3:32
7.	"Some Girls"		4:19
8.	"Just My Imagination"	Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong	6:39
9.	"Far Away Eyes"		4:37
10.	"Champagne and Reefer" (with Buddy Guy)	Muddy Waters	5:58
11.	"Band introductions"		1:39
12.	"You Got the Silver"		3:22
13.	"Connection"		3:31
14.	"Sympathy for the Devil"		5:56
15.	"Live with Me" (with Christina Aguilera)		3:54
16.	"Start Me Up"		4:05
17.	"Brown Sugar"		5:25

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals on "Far Away Eyes" and "I'm Free", lead vocals on "You Got The Silver", "Connection" and "Little T&A"
Ron Wood – guitar, pedal steel guitar on "Far Away Eyes"
Charlie Watts – drums

Additional musicians

Darryl Jones – bass guitar
Christina Aguilera – vocals on "Live with Me"
Buddy Guy – guitar and vocals on "Champagne and Reefer"
Jack White – guitar and vocals on "Loving Cup"
Chuck Leavell – keyboards, backing vocals^[8]
Lisa Fischer - backing vocals
Bernard Fowler - backing vocals, percussion
Blondie Chaplin - backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
Bobby Keys - saxophone
Michael Davis - trombone
Kent Smith - trumpet
Tim Ries - saxophone, keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Shine a Light*
Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	28
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[12]	42
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[13]	9
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[14]	7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15]	7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[16]	30
French Albums (SNEP)^[17]	27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18]	7
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[19]	10
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[20]	10
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[21]	10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[22]	18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[23]	10
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[24]	9
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[25]	4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[26]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[27]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[28]	16
UK Albums (OCC)^[29]	2
US Billboard 200^[30]	11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[31]	4
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)^[32]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Shine a Light*
Chart (2008)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[33]	68

Certifications

Certifications for *Shine a Light*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)^[34]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[35]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Shine a Light at AllMusic
^ "The Rolling Stones: Shine a Light: Original Soundtrack < Music | PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Blake, Mark (May 2008). "New albums". Q. No. 262. p. 132.
^ "Shine a Light : The Rolling Stones : Review : Rolling Stone". www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: The Rolling Stones". Tomhull.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ "Top Albums 13.04.2008". BBC News. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
^ Lawrence, Will (May 2008). "King Charles". Q. No. 262. p. 46.
^ Saulnier, Jason (8 April 2010). "Chuck Leavell Interview". Musiclegends.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
^ "Australiancharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Austriancharts.at – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "The Rolling Stones: Shine a Light" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Lescharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Rolling Stones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Italiancharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ ランキング-ORICON STYLE. Oricon.co.jp (10 September 2012).
^ "Charts.nz – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2008". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2008 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
^ "British album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

Official press release on RollingStones.com

[1] Shine a Light at AllMusic

[2] "The Rolling Stones: Shine a Light: Original Soundtrack < Music | PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[auto-3] Blake, Mark (May 2008). "New albums". Q. No. 262. p. 132.

[4] "Shine a Light : The Rolling Stones : Review : Rolling Stone". www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[5] Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: The Rolling Stones". Tomhull.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

[top40uk-6] "Top Albums 13.04.2008". BBC News. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.

[7] Lawrence, Will (May 2008). "King Charles". Q. No. 262. p. 46.

[Music_Legends-8] Saulnier, Jason (8 April 2010). "Chuck Leavell Interview". Musiclegends.ca. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

[ac_Australia_The_Rolling_Stones-9] "Australiancharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Austria_The_Rolling_Stones-10] "Austriancharts.at – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Flanders_The_Rolling_Stones-11] "Ultratop.be – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Wallonia_The_Rolling_Stones-12] "Ultratop.be – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_BillboardCanada_The_Rolling_Stones-13] "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Denmark_The_Rolling_Stones-14] "Danishcharts.dk – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_The_Rolling_Stones-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Finland_The_Rolling_Stones-16] "The Rolling Stones: Shine a Light" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_France_The_Rolling_Stones-17] "Lescharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Germany4_The_Rolling_Stones-18] "Offiziellecharts.de – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Ireland2_The_Rolling_Stones-19] "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Rolling Stones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Italy_The_Rolling_Stones-20] "Italiancharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[21] ランキング-ORICON STYLE. Oricon.co.jp (10 September 2012).

[ac_New_Zealand_The_Rolling_Stones-22] "Charts.nz – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Norway_The_Rolling_Stones-23] "Norwegiancharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Portugal_The_Rolling_Stones-24] "Portuguesecharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-25] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Spain_The_Rolling_Stones-26] "Spanishcharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Sweden_The_Rolling_Stones-27] "Swedishcharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_The_Rolling_Stones-28] "Swisscharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_UK2_-29] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Rolling_Stones-30] "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_BillboardRock_The_Rolling_Stones-31] "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ac_BillboardTastemaker_The_Rolling_Stones-32] "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[33] "Jahreshitparade Alben 2008". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[PolandThe_Rolling_StonesShine_a_LightalbumCertRef-34] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2008 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

[United_KingdomThe_Rolling_StonesShine_a_LightalbumCertRef-35] "British album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light". British Phonographic Industry.

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