On April 23, 1976, “Rolling Stones” label released “Black and Blue”, the 13th Rolling Stones album. It was recorded December 1974, January – February 1975, March – April 1975, and was produced by The Glimmer Twins. It was the band’s first studio album with Ronnie Wood as the replacement for Mick Taylor.

Personnel:

• Mick Jagger– lead, backing and harmony vocals,  rhythm guitar, acoustic and electric piano, foot stomp, percussion
• Keith Richards– electric guitars, bass guitar, Fender Rhodes electric piano, electric wah-wah guitar. backing and harmony vocals
• Ronnie Wood– lead electric guitar; electric guitar, co-lead guitar; backing vocals
• Bill Wyman– bass guitar, percussion
• Charlie Watts– drums, percussion
• Billy Preston– organ; piano; string synthesizer; harmony vocal; backing vocals; percussion
• Nicky Hopkins– piano,  ARP String Ensemble
• Harvey Mandel– lead electric guitar
• Wayne Perkins– acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar
• Ollie Brown– percussion
• Ian Stewart– percussion
• Arif Mardin– horn arrangements
• Keith Harwood, Glyn Johns, Phil McDonald, Lew Hahn – engineer
• Jeremy Gee, Dave Richards, Tapani, Steve Dowd, Gene Paul –  engineer assistant
• Lee Hulko – LP mastering

Track listing:

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

1. Hot Stuff
2. Hand of Fate
3. Cherry on Baby – Eric Donaldson
4. Memory Motel
5. Hey Negrita – inspiration by Ron Wood
6. Melody – Inspiration by Billy Preston
7. Fool to Cry
8. Crazy Mama