Keith Richards takes solo album after more than 20 years – El Nuevo Herald

On 18 September, the “Rolling Stone” Keith Richards released his third solo album and first in over 20 years, “Crosseyed Heart”, “a master class of fifteen lessons” with an air of reggae, rock, country and blues.

As reported Monday its record in Spain, Virgin EMI, the “explosive” debut single from the album, “Trouble,” a “guitar-treat” will be presented on July 17 at the that English plays electric, acoustic and bass in addition to lending his voice to the chorus.

In this first section, composed and produced by Richards and Steve Jordan, it is surrounded by “a handful of old colleagues “, ie, drummer Steve Jordan, guitarist Waddy Wachtel and Bernard Fowler on backing vocals.

” I’ve had a great time with this album and it’s been great to work with Steve Jordan and Waddy Wachtel. There’s nothing like arriving at the studio with no idea of ​​what will come of it. If you are looking for war, ‘Trouble’ will give you just what you need, “says Richards (Dartford, UK, 1943).

Keith wrote or co-wrote most of the songs from” Crosseyed Heart “many of them from the hand of his co-producer Steve Jordan, and there are collaborations of artists like Norah Jones, who sings with him,” Illusion “, a ballad that have composed together.

On the new album highlights the country echoes of “Robbed Blind” reggae nuances of “Love Overdue” and the jazzy “Blues In The Morning.”

Keith Richards plays electric and acoustic guitar, bass, piano and sings on disk, in which he is accompanied Waddy Wachtel guitar, keyboards and vocals Ivan Neville Sarah Dash, a member of the X-Pensive Winos, the group that accompanied Richards in his previous solo albums.

In addition to Steve Jordan (drums and vocals), Richards is accompanied by Stax songwriter and keyboardist Spooner Oldham in “Lovers Plea”, Larry Campbell plays the “pedal steel” in “Robbed Blind” Aaron Neville does vocals in “Nothing On Me” and his friend Bobby Keys plays the sax on “Amnesia” and “Blues In The Morning.”

Keith has released two solo studio albums entitled Talk Is Cheap (1988) and Main Offender (1992) in addition to the live performance “Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988″.