All Down the Line
| "All Down the Line" | ||||
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Happy" | ||||
| Released | 15 July 1972 | |||
| Recorded | December 1971 – March 1972 | |||
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| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
Jimmy Miller | ||||
| The Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||||
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"All Down the Line" is a song by the English
Background
Written by
The Rolling Stones gave a Los Angeles radio station a demo of "All Down the Line" to play while they drove around and listened to it on the radio.[3][1]
Record World called the song "the Stones at their best."[4]
After the release of Exile on Main St., Allen Klein sued the Rolling Stones for breach of settlement because "All Down the Line" and four other songs on the album were composed while Jagger and Richards were under contract with his company, ABKCO. ABKCO acquired publishing rights to the songs, giving it a share of the royalties from Exile on Main St., and was able to publish another album of previously released Rolling Stones songs, More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies).[5]
Musicians
- Mick Jagger: lead vocals
- Keith Richards: rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Taylor: slide guitar
- Bill Wyman: bass
- Charlie Watts: drums
- Nicky Hopkins: piano
- Bobby Keys: saxophone
- Jim Price: trumpet and trombone[3]
- Kathi McDonald: backing vocals
- Bill Plummer: standup bass
- Jimmy Miller: maracas
Concert performances
The Rolling Stones performed "All Down the Line" on every tour from 1972 to 1981 and have included the song on every tour since the Voodoo Lounge Tour (1994–95).
Live performances from June 1972 and November 1981 were included in the concert films
References
- ^ a b "100 Greatest Rolling Stones Songs". Rolling Stone. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ISBN 0711943036.
- ^ ISBN 1560252812.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 8 July 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-547-89686-1.
- ^ "Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
