Keith Richards - Main Offender (1992)

Keith Richards - Main Offender (1992)

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Keith Richards - Main Offender

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"999" (Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel) – 5:50

"Wicked as It Seems" (Richards, Jordan, Charley Drayton) – 4:45

"Eileen" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:29

"Words of Wonder" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 6:35

"Yap Yap" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 4:43

"Bodytalks" (Richards, Jordan, Drayton, Sarah Dash) – 5:20

"Hate It When You Leave" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 4:59

"Runnin' Too Deep" (Richards, Jordan) – 3:20

"Will but You Won't" (Richards, Jordan) – 5:05

"Demon" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:45

"Key to the Highway" (Charlie Segar, Big Bill Broonzy) - 3:21 (Japanese issue bonus track)

Keith Richards Band Members / Musicians

Keith Richards – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion

Steve Jordan – drums, conga, percussion, castanets, organ, backing vocals

Waddy Wachtel – guitar, piano, celesta, backing vocals

Charley Drayton – bass guitar, piano, organ, guitar, backing vocals

Ivan Neville – piano, organ, harpsichord, clavinet, vibes, bass guitar, backing vocals

Sarah Dash – vocals on "Bodytalks", backing vocals

Bernard Fowler – backing vocals

Babi Floyd – backing vocals

Jack Bashkow – woodwind

Crispin Cioe – woodwind

Arno Hecht – woodwind

Main Offender is the 2nd studio album by Keith Richards, released in 1992 between the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels and Voodoo Lounge projects.

Richards teamed with Talk Is Cheap collaborator Steve Jordan and added Waddy Wachtel to the mix both in composing and producing Main Offender. Sessions with Richards' group of musician friends known as "The X-Pensive Winos" took place in California and New York City from March to September 1992, with touring in Europe's autumn and early 1993 in North America.

When Richards reunited with Mick Jagger (who recorded Wandering Spirit while Richards was making Main Offender) in mid-1993 to start work on Voodoo Lounge, Jagger complimented him on Main Offender, and used the single "Wicked as It Seems" as inspiration for The Rolling Stones' next single, "Love Is Strong".

Main Offender was released in October 1992 to generally positive reviews. However, it failed to match the commercial success of Talk Is Cheap, reaching No. 45 in the UK, and No. 99 in the US. After the Main Offender tour, Richards returned to recording exclusively with the Rolling Stones and would not release another solo album until Crosseyed Heart in 2015.