Stoned Cold Country
2023 compilation album by various artists
Stoned Cold Country Released March 17, 2023 Studio Multiple studios, Nashville, Tennessee Length 70 :00 Label This Is Hit Producer
Stoned Cold Country the Rolling Stones featuring covers performed by country music artists. It was released on March 17, 2023 by This Is Hit and was produced by Robert Deaton .[ 1] [ 2]
Background
The album, made to celebrate the Stones' 60th anniversary as a band, will feature country artists such as Eric Church , Maren Morris , and Ashley McBryde , covering the band's songs. The project was helmed and produced by Robert Deaton ,[ 3] [ 4] Ronnie Milsap live cover of "Honky Tonk Women " from 1976 and believed it to be "one of the greatest country music songs of all time."[ 5]
The lead single, Brothers Osborne and the War and Treaty 's rendition of "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It) ", released November 4.[ 3] Elvie Shane 's cover of "Sympathy for the Devil ", was released January 13.[ 6] Lainey Wilson 's version of "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was released as the third single on February 17.[ 7] Jimmie Allen 's version of "Miss You", was released on March 3, 2023.[ 8]
Production
Per BMG Rights Management CEO Hartwig Masuch , Deaton sold him on the album over "three bottles of white wine" at a dinner in Los Angeles. BMG own the publishing rights to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards ' songwriting. Deaton confirmed that Jagger and Richards gave their blessing to the project personally, though it wasn't needed. With that, he began the process of selecting artists. He listened to the Stones' songs "over and over, 100 times" so he good decide which songs to pair with which artists, with Masuch setting no rules on who he chose or how many had to be BMG signees. Only three BMG artists – Elvie Shane, Lainey Wilson, and Jimmie Allen – made the cut. Deaton allowed Zac Brown to choose "Paint It Black " for his band to record. All musicians recorded live without click tracks .[ 9] Nashville -area studios.[ 10]
The War and Treaty and the Brothers Osborne performed their "It's Only Rock 'n Roll" cover together at the 2022 CMA Awards , with the show's co-host Luke Bryan introducing the performance and album.[ 11]
Style
The album is said not to make pure country out of the Stones' catalogue, but to bring together country artists who have a rock and roll bent and have them stay close to the original songs, just with added steel guitar .[ 12]
Reception
According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Stoned Cold Country received "mixed or average reviews" based on a weighted average score of 60 out of 100 from 4 critic scores.[ 13]
Variety ' s Chris Willman wrote that not all fourteen songs pay off, but "highlights abound" including Church, Wilson, Little Big Town , and blues rock musician Marcus King .[ 12]
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Chris Harris – acoustic guitar
Danny Rader – electric guitar, Hammond B3 organ Matt Helmkamp – electric guitar
Christian Sancho – bass
Quinn Hill – drums
Maureen Murphy and Nickie Conley – backing vocals "Honky Tonk Women"
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn – lead vocalsDanny Rader – acoustic guitar
Kenny Greenberg and Rob McNelley – electric guitarMichael Rhodes – bass
Miles McPherson – drums
Gary Morse – steel guitar
Maureen Murphy and Nickie Conley – backing vocals "Dead Flowers"
Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Steve Mackey – bassGreg Morrow – drumsRob McNelley – electric guitar
Mike Rojas – Hammond B3 organ, piano
Mike Johnson – steel guitar "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"
John Osborne and Kenny Greenberg – electric guitarDanny Rader – acoustic guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass
Greg Morrow – drums
Mike Rojas – keyboards
Sam Levine – baritone saxophone , tenor saxophone
Roy Agee – trombone
Mike Haynes – trumpet "Miss You"
Danny Rader – acoustic guitar
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass
Greg Morrow – drums
Mike Rojas – keyboards
Mickey Raphael – harmonicaMaureen Murphy and Nickie Conley – backing vocals "Tumbling Dice"
Adam Shoenfeld and Jerry McPherson – electric guitarMichael Rhodes – bass
Evan Hutchings – drums
Mike Rojas – Hammond B3 organ, piano
Dan Dugmore – steel guitarMaureen Murphy and Nickie Conley – backing vocals "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"
Marcus King – lead vocals, electric guitarDrew Smithers – electric guitar
Stephen Campbell – bass
Jack Ryan – drums
Mike Runyon – keyboards
Christopher Spies – saxophone
Justin Johnson – trumpet, trombone, tambourine , shaker
Maureen Murphy and Nickie Conley – backing vocals "Wild Horses"
"Paint It Black"
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Danny Rader – acoustic guitar
Rob McNelley – electric guitar
Steve Mackey – bass
Greg Morrow – drums
Mike Rojas – keyboards
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Maureen Murphy, Nickie Conley, and Nikki Conley – backing vocals "Sympathy for the Devil"
Danny Rader – acoustic guitar
Sam Levine – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Rob McNelley and Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
Steve Mackey – bass
Gordon Mote – Hammond B3 organ, pianoGlen Caruba and Oscar Charles – percussion
Roy Agee – trombone
Mike Haynes – trumpet "Angie"
Caleb Miller – acoustic guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass
Chris Deaton – drums
Mike Rojas – keyboards
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy – mandolin
Jenee Fleenor – fiddle"Gimme Shelter"
Eric Church and Joanna Cotten – vocalsJay Joyce – acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussionDriver Williams and Jeff Hyde – acoustic guitar
Jeff Cease and Rob McNelley – electric guitarLee Hendricks – bass
Craig Wright – drums
Billy Justineau – keyboards "Shine a Light"
Danny Rader – acoustic guitar
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass
Nick Buda – drumsGordon Mote – Hammond B3 organ
Chuck Leavell – pianoJimmy Bowland – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Jeff Coffin – tenor saxophoneRay Mason – trombone
Mike Haynes and Tyler Jaeger – trumpet
April Rucker, Devonne Fowlkes, Kristen Rogers, and Maureen Murphy – backing vocals
Technical
Robert Deaton – producerDanny Rader – producer
Marcus King – producer (7)
Oscar Charles – producer (11)
Jay Joyce – producer (13)
Mike "Frog" Griffith – project coordinator
Court Blankenship – project coordinator (13)
Sam Levine – arranger (4, 5, 11)
David Hamilton – arranger, conductor (14)
Dan Davis, Evan Wilber, Hank Bachara, Pete Lyman , Michael Walter, Jordan Reed, Brandon Towles, Michelle Freetly, Reid Shippen , Austin Brown, Steve Marcantonio, Jason Hall, Jay Joyce, Jimmy Mansfield, Josh Groppel, Joel McKenney – engineers
Charts
References
^ Broerman, Michael (November 8, 2022). "Stoned Cold Country to Feature Twangy Rolling Stones Covers From Zac Brown Band, Marcus King, More" . Live for Live Music . Retrieved November 19, 2022 . ^ Brodsky, Rachel (November 4, 2022). "Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Steve Earle, & More Cover Rolling Stones on New Tribute Album" . Stereogum . Retrieved November 19, 2022 . ^ a b Nicholson, Jessica (October 28, 2022). "Eric Church, Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris & More Featured on the Rolling Stones Tribute Album, Stoned Cold Country " . Billboard . Retrieved October 30, 2022 . ^ Rose, Jess (November 2, 2022). "Jimmie Allen, Eric Church + More Hop on Rolling Stones Tribute Album, Stoned Cold Country " . Taste of Country . Retrieved December 15, 2022 . ^ Dowling, Marcus K. (March 17, 2023). "With Stoned Cold Country , Nashville pays tribute to the Rolling Stones" . The Tennessean . Retrieved March 19, 2023 . ^ "Elvie Shane covers the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" for Stoned Cold Country " . EverettPost.com . January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023 .^ Chua, Jeremy (February 17, 2023). "Lainey Wilson Tributes the Rolling Stones With "You Can't Always Get What You Want" . Taste of Country . Retrieved February 23, 2023 . ^ Patton, Alli (March 3, 2023). "Jimmie Allen Drops Blues-Fueled Cover of the Rolling Stones' "Miss You" . American Songwriter . Retrieved March 16, 2023 . ^ Newman, Melinda (February 16, 2023). "Behind the Scenes of Country Music's Rolling Stones Tribute Album with Producer Robert Deaton and BMG's Hartwig Masuch" . Billboard . Retrieved March 19, 2023 . ^ "The Rolling Stones 60th Anniversary Tribute Album, Stoned Cold Country , Out Now; Zac Brown Band's "Paint It Black" Streaming" . BraveWords . Retrieved March 19, 2023 .^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (November 9, 2022). "Brothers Osborne, the War and Treaty Honor the Rolling Stones at CMAs with "It's Only Rock and Roll (But I Like It)" . American Songwriter . Retrieved December 1, 2022 . ^ a b Willman, Chris (March 16, 2023). "In Stoned Cold Country , Nashville Stars Like Eric Church and Lainey Wilson Prove the Rolling Stones Weren't Only Rock 'n' Roll" . Variety . Retrieved March 19, 2023 . ^ a b "Stoned Cold Country by Various Artists Reviews and Tracks" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 14, 2023 .^ "Various - Stoned Cold Country ". Mojo ^ Elliott, Michael (March 20, 2023). "Stoned Cold Country Proves You Can't Always Get What You Want" . PopMatters . Retrieved June 14, 2023 . ^ "Various - Stoned Cold Country ". Uncut ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 25, 2023.
