Release date: 20 October 2023
Hackney Diamonds, the hugely anticipated new album by The Rolling Stones, is released on October 20th on Polydor Records. Following the release of 2016's Grammy Award winning Blue & Lonesome, which featured brilliant versions of blues tracks that helped shape their sound, Hackney Diamonds marks the band’s first studio album of original material since 2005's A Bigger Bang.
Late drummer Charlie Watts features on two tracks, ‘Mess It Up’ and ‘Live By The Sword’. ‘Live By The Sword’ additionally features bass from former Stones bassist Bill Wyman. ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’ featuring vocals from Lady Gaga and keys & piano from Stevie Wonder, ‘Bite My Head Off’ with bass from Paul McCartney, and ‘Get Close’ and ‘Live By The Sword’ with piano from Elton John.
Disc: 1
1 Angry
2 Get Close
3 Depending On You
4 Bite My Head Off
5 Whole Wide World
6 Dreamy Skies
7 Mess It Up
8 Live By the Sword
9 Driving Me Too Hard
10 Tell Me Straight
11 Sweet Sounds of Heaven (feat. Lady Gaga)
12 Rolling Stone Blues
Disc: 2
1 Shattered (Live at Racket, NYC)
2 Angry (Live at Racket, NYC)
3 Whole Wide World (Live at Racket, NYC)
4 Tumbling Dice (Live at Racket, NYC)
5 Bite My Head Off (Live at Racket, NYC)
6 Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Live at Racket, NYC)
7 Sweet Sounds of Heaven (feat. Lady Gaga) (Live at Racket, NYC)