''Crosseyed Heart'' is the third solo album by Rolling Stones guitarist

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. Released on 18 September 2015, it is Richards' first studio album in 23 years since '' Main Offender''. As with his first two albums, it was recorded with his band the X-Pensive Winos. The first single from the album, " Trouble", was released on 17 July 2015, prior to the album's release.

Critical reception

''Crosseyed Heart'' was met with positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an

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score of 76, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Robert Christgau wrote, "it sounds like some kind of Honorable Mention--songwriting deliberately generic."

Track listing

Personnel

The X-Pensive Winos *

– lead vocals (1–15), acoustic guitar (1–8, 10–14), bass (2, 3, 5–10, 14, 15), electric guitar (2, 3, 5–12, 14, 15), piano (2–4, 8–12), backing vocals (3, 5, 14, 15), keyboards (6),

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(8),

Wurlitzer The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...

(8),

Farfisa Farfisa (Fabbriche Riunite di Fisarmoniche) is a manufacturer of electronics based in Osimo, Italy, founded in 1946. The company manufactured a series of compact electronic organs in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Compact, FAST, Professio ...

(8, 11),

tiple A tiple (, literally treble or soprano), is a plucked typically 12-string chordophone of the guitar family. A tiple player is called a ''tiplista''. The first mention of the tiple comes from musicologist Pablo Minguet e Irol in 1752. Although ma ...

(12) *

Waddy Wachtel Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Kim Carnes, Randy ...

– electric guitar (2, 5, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (8), backing vocals (8), slide guitar (14) * Steve Jordan – drums (2–15), backing vocals (2–7, 9–15), percussion (5, 6), piano (6), congas (7) vibes (11),

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(11), horn arrangement (15) *

Bobby Keys Robert Henry Keys (December 18, 1943 – December 2, 2014) was an American saxophonist who performed with other musicians as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Ni ...

– saxophone (3, 9) * Ivan Neville – Hammond organ (6), backing vocals (6), Wurlitzer (15) *Babi Floyd – backup vocals (11) *

Sarah Dash Sarah Dash (August 18, 1945 – September 20, 2021) was an American singer and actress. She first appeared on the music scene as a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles. Dash was later a member of Labelle, and worked as a singer, sess ...

– backing vocals (14) Additional musicians *

Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...

– co-lead vocals (11) *

Bernard Fowler Bernard Fowler (born January 2, 1960) is an American musician. He is known for a long association with The Rolling Stones, providing backing vocals since 1989 and on their studio recordings and live tours. Fowler has been a featured guest vocali ...

– backing vocals (5, 6, 11–13, 15) *

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– violin (2), pedal steel guitar (2, 4), fiddle (12) *Meegan Voss – backing vocals (3, 8) *Paul Nowinski – bass (4),

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(12) *Kevin Batchelor – trumpet (6) * Clifton Anderson – trombone (6) *Charles Dougherty – tenor saxophone (6) *

Aaron Neville Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is a retired American R&B and soul singer. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. ...

– backing vocals (7) * Charles Hodges – Hammond organ (7, 10, 14), piano (10) * David Paich – Farfisa organ (8) * Harlem Gospel Choir – backing vocals (10) *

Pino Palladino Giuseppe Henry "Pino" Palladino (born 17 October 1957) is a Welsh musician, songwriter, and record producer. A prolific session bassist, he has played bass for acts such as The Who, the John Mayer Trio, Nine Inch Nails, Gary Numan, Jeff Beck ...

– bass (11) *

Blondie Chaplin Terrence William "Blondie" Chaplin (born 7 July 1951) is a South African singer and guitarist from Durban, where he played in the band the Flames in the mid to late 1960s. From 1972 to 1973, he was a member of the Beach Boys and contributed ...

– backing vocals (11–13, 15) *Pierre DeBeauport – acoustic guitar (14) * Ben Cauley – trumpet (15) *

Spooner Oldham Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham (born June 14, 1943) is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at FAME Studios as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on such hit R&B songs as Percy S ...

– Hammond organ (15) * Jack Hale – trombone (15) *Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone (15) *

Jim Horn James Ronald Horn (born November 20, 1940) is an American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician. Biography Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for f ...

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