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"Rock and a Hard Place" is a song by The Rolling Stones from his 1989 album Steel Wheels. It is the second single from the album, and remains the most recent of the band's Top 40 billboard.

Recording
Accredited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Rock and a Hard Place" was recorded at the AIR Studios in Montserrat and at the London Olympic Studios in the spring months of 1989. In the song, Richards said in the compilation album notes from 1993 Jump. Back (in which it was included), "This was like going back to the way we worked in the early days, before exile, when we lived around the corner in London. Mick and I hadn't met in four years from dirty work, but as soon as we met in Barbados for fifteen days, with a couple of guitars and pianos, everything was fine. " At the time of release, Jagger said: "This is one of those songs like" Start Me Up, "where as soon as you hear the opening notes, you go to the dance floor. They are true 70s, in the best possible way." .

With Jagger in the lead vocals, Richards, Ron Wood and Jagger play guitars for recording. Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts play bass and drums, respectively. The keyboards are played by Matt Clifford and Chuck Leavell. The Kick Horns provided brass for the recording. Lisa Fischer, Sarah Dash and Bernard Fowler perform accompaniment voices.

"Rock and a Hard Place" was released as the second single from Steel Wheels on November 13, 1989 in the United Kingdom. "Cooking with blues", a slow discard blues from the 1983 album Shadows, was side B. The single reached number 63 in the United Kingdom, number 23 in the United States and number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks list. The song has been sporadically performed by the Stones since its release, appearing on the Steel Wheels / Urban Jungle Tour, Voodoo Lounge Tour, Bridges to Babylon Tour and Licks Tour.

A music video was filmed at Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, during the band's three sold out stalls there and directed by Wayne Isham. The video reached the Top 10 of MTV's Top 20 Video Countdown in December 1989.

A live recording captured during the Steel Wheels / Urban Jungle Tour was included in the 1991 live album Flashpoint, as well as in its Live at The Tokyo Dome release.

The studio album and / or the individual version were included in the Jump Back and Honk compilations.


" Rock and a Hard Place " es una canción de The Rolling Stones de su álbum de 1989 Steel Wheels . Es el segundo sencillo del álbum, y sigue siendo hasta hoy la más reciente de la cartelera Top 40 de la banda.

Grabación
Acreditado a Mick Jagger y Keith Richards , "Rock and a Hard Place" se grabó en los Estudios AIR de Montserrat y en los Estudios Olímpicos de Londres en los meses de primavera de 1989. En la canción, Richards dijo en las notas del álbum recopilatorio de 1993 Jump. Atrás (en el que estaba incluido), "Esto fue como volver a la forma en que trabajamos en los primeros días, antes del exilio , cuando vivíamos a la vuelta de la esquina en Londres. Mick y yo no nos habíamos juntado en cuatro años desde el trabajo sucio, pero tan pronto como nos encontramos en Barbados durante quince días, con un par de guitarras y pianos, todo estuvo bien ". Al momento del lanzamiento, Jagger dijo:" Esta es una de esas canciones como " Start Me Up ", donde En cuanto escuchas las notas de apertura, te diriges a la pista de baile. Son verdaderos años 70, de la mejor manera posible ".

Con Jagger en la voz principal, Richards, Ron Wood y Jagger interpretan guitarras para la grabación. Bill Wyman y Charlie Watts tocan el bajo y la batería, respectivamente. Los teclados son tocados por Matt Clifford y Chuck Leavell . The Kick Horns proporcionó latón para la grabación. Lisa Fischer , Sarah Dash y Bernard Fowler interpretan voces de acompañamiento.