GRRR! is a greatest hits album by The Rolling Stones. Released on 9 November 2012 in Europe, and the rest of the world on 12 November, it commemorates the band's 50th anniversary. The album features two new songs titled "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot", which were recorded in August 2012.
"Doom and Gloom" peaked at No. 61 in the UK Charts, No. 26 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and No. 30 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart in October 2012. Rolling Stone named "Doom and Gloom" the 18th best song of 2012.
The album reached #3 on the UK Albums Chart and #19 on the Billboard 200. It went on to sell over 2 million copies worldwide.
Video GRRR!
Editions
- 40-track, 2-CD jewel case with 12-page booklet, only sold in Australia, Asia, some European countries and selected American retailers
- 50-track, 3-CD digipak with 12-page booklet
- 50-track, 3-CD box set with 36-page hardcover book and five postcards
- 50-track, 5-12" vinyl box set
- 50-track, 1-Blu-ray Pure Audio, no video, clear Blu-ray case, 12-page booklet, European & Mexico only
- 80-track, 4-CD boxset with bonus CD, 7" vinyl, hardcover book, poster, and postcards
Maps GRRR!
Artwork
Walton Ford was commissioned to do the album cover. The artwork depicts a gorilla with the Stones' tongue-and-lips logo created by John Pasche, an adaptation of Ford's series of King Kong paintings entitled "I Don't Like to Look at Him, Jack. It Makes Me Think of that Awful Day on the Island". Ford explained that he "saw the Rolling Stones as a sort of silverback," and the band could be compared to Kong due to "their kind of enormity of their accomplishment over the period of 50 years." The band approved the image declaring that "The irreverence of Walton Ford's imagery captured the spirit of the tour", but fans were not so welcoming. Ford reacted to the criticism saying "the last people who I wanted to please were Rolling Stones fans", as he felt they "got their own grudges" and "just seem to be always angry at the Rolling Stones for a lot of reasons". Limited editions of the art were made by Ford and put on sale. An augmented reality app allowed to see an animated version of the GRRR! cover. Hingston Studios handled the album's art direction, including the handwritten font used in the cover and its campaign.
Track listings
All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
Origin Key
40 track version
50 track version
80 track version
Personnel
- Mick Jagger (all tracks) - lead vocals, harmonica, guitars, keyboards, percussion
- Keith Richards (all tracks) - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals (lead vocals on "Happy", "You Got the Silver" and the first verse of "Salt of the Earth"), keyboards, bass guitar, percussion
- Charlie Watts (all tracks) - drums, percussion
- Brian Jones (1962-69) - guitars, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, sitar, mellotron, recorder, appalachian dulcimer, saxophone, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, tambura, autoharp
- Bill Wyman (1962-92) - bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, percussion
- Mick Taylor (1969-74) - guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ronnie Wood (1975-present) - guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
Chart positions
Year-end charts
- Singles
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
- GRRR! on The Rolling Stones' official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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