Out of Tears
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"Out of Tears" is a song by The Rolling Stones
featured on their 1994 album Voodoo Lounge
.
A ballad
, "Out of Tears" is credited to Mick Jagger
and Keith Richards
, but is largely the work of Jagger. The singer said at the time of release,
; bass by Darryl Jones
; piano by Chuck Leavell
, organ by Benmont Tench
, and percussion by Lenny Castro
. The strings arrangement is by David Campbell
.
Released as the third single from Voodoo Lounge, "Out of Tears" reached number 60 in the US and number 36 in the UK. It was performed throughout the 1994-1995 Voodoo Lounge Tour
, but had yet to be included on any live albums or compilations.
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
featured on their 1994 album Voodoo Lounge
Voodoo Lounge
Voodoo Lounge is the 20th British and 22nd American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in July 1994. As their first new release under their new alliance with Virgin Records, it ended a five-year gap since their last studio album, Steel Wheels in 1989...
.
A ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
, "Out of Tears" is credited to Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
and Keith Richards
Keith Richards
Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
, but is largely the work of Jagger. The singer said at the time of release,
- There's no set way to write songs. I used to say, "Now we're writing songs. I'm gonna sit at my desk." "Out of Tears" was a little bit like that, where I'm sitting at the piano in Ronnie [Wood]'s studio going "Da da ding, da da ding." Then you go and listen to it, and it's got this really good mood because it's you on your own. No one else is there, and you're creating the mood. There's a very sad mood to that song. The Stones are mainly a guitar band, but I think with a ballad sometimes it's nice to move away from that. And when a song is written on a keyboard, you get a different sort of melodic structure.
Recording and release
Recording took place in 1993 and 1994 at Ronnie Wood's home in Ireland, Sandymount Studios, and A&M Recording Studios in Los Angeles. With Jagger on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Wood and Richards perform electric guitars, with Wood performing the solo; drums are by Charlie WattsCharlie Watts
Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts is an English drummer, best known as a member of The Rolling Stones. He is also the leader of a jazz band, a record producer, commercial artist, and horse breeder.-Early life:...
; bass by Darryl Jones
Darryl Jones
Darryl Jones , also known as "The Munch", is an American bass guitarist. Jones began his notable career as a session musician, where he gained the experience and confidence to play with some of the most highly regarded recording artists, in jazz, blues, and rock music...
; piano by Chuck Leavell
Chuck Leavell
Chuck Leavell is an American pianist and keyboardist, who was a member of The Allman Brothers Band throughout the height of their popularity, a founding member of the jazz-rock combo Sea Level, a frequently-employed session musician, and later, the keyboardist for Eric Clapton and The Rolling...
, organ by Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Benjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...
, and percussion by Lenny Castro
Lenny Castro
Lenny Castro is an American freelancing percussionist in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area.-Early life:Castro is a percussionist of Puerto Rican descent and was born and raised in New York City. His father, Hector Castro, played the keyboard in a Latin style and gave his son...
. The strings arrangement is by David Campbell
David Campbell (American arranger/composer)
David Richard Campbell is a Canadian-American arranger, composer and conductor. He has worked on over 450 gold and platinum albums including Death Magnetic , Minutes to Midnight , KISS Symphony: Alive IV Spirit , These Days , Fallen , and various albums by his son...
.
Released as the third single from Voodoo Lounge, "Out of Tears" reached number 60 in the US and number 36 in the UK. It was performed throughout the 1994-1995 Voodoo Lounge Tour
Voodoo Lounge Tour
The Voodoo Lounge Tour was a worldwide concert tour by The Rolling Stones to promote their 1994 album Voodoo Lounge. This was their first tour without bassist Bill Wyman; he was replaced by Darryl Jones. The tour grossed $320 million, becoming the highest grossing tour of any artist at that time...
, but had yet to be included on any live albums or compilations.
Track listing
- "Out of Tears" (Don Was Edit) - 4:21
- "I'm Gonna Drive" (LP version) - 3:41
- "Sparks Will Fly" (Radio Clean) - 3:14
- "Out of Tears" (Bob C. Remix Edit) - 4:21