On December 2, 2016, “Polydor” label released “Blue & Lonesome”, the 23rd Rolling Stones album. It was recorded in December 2015, at “British Grove Studios” and was produced by Don Was and The Glimmer Twins. It is the band’s first album to feature only cover songs. The album won “Album of the Year” at the “2017 Jazz FM Awards”. “Blue & Lonesome” was certified Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

• Mick Jagger– vocals, harmonica
• Keith Richards– electric guitar
• Ronnie Wood– electric guitar
• Charlie Watts– drums
• Eric Clapton– slide guitar; lead electric guitar
• Darryl Jones– bass
• Matt Clifford, Chuck Leavell– keyboards
• Jim Keltner– percussion
• Andy Cook, Jason Elliott, Derrick Stockwell – enginer assistant
• Krish Sharma – engineer, mixing
• Stephen Marcussen, Ron McMaster – mastering
• Pierre de Beauport – crew chief
• Don McAulay – drum technician
• Richard Havers – liner notes

Track listing:

1. Just Your Fool – Buddy Johnson
2. Commit a Crime – Howlin’ Wolf
3. Blue and Lonesome – Little Walter
4. All of Your Love – Magic Sam
5. I Gotta Go – Little Walter
6. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing – Miles Grayson, Lermon Horton
7. Ride ‘Em on Down – Eddie Taylor
8. Hate to See You Go – Little Walter
9. Hoo Doo Blues – Otis Hicks, Jerry West
10. Little Rain – Ewart G.Abner Jr., Jimmy Reed
11. Just Like I Treat You – Willie Dixon
12. I Can’t Quit You Baby – Willie Dixon