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| Name = Citadel |
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| Artist = [[the Rolling Stones]] |
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| Released = 8 December 1967 <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small><br/>9 December 1967 <small> ([[United States|US]])</small> |
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| track_no = 2 |
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| Recorded = 9 February - 23 October 1967 at [[Olympic Studios]], [[London, England]] |
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| Length = 2:50 |
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| Writer = [[Jagger/Richards]] |
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| Label = [[Decca Records|Decca]]/[[ABKCO Records|ABKCO]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> <br>[[London Records|London]]/[[ABKCO Records|ABKCO]]<small> ([[United States|US]] and [[Canada]]) |
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| Producer = [[The Rolling Stones]] |
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| Tracks = {{Their Satanic Majesties Request tracks}} |
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"'''Citadel'''" is a song by English [[rock music|rock]] band [[the Rolling Stones]], released as the second track on their 1967 album ''[[Their Satanic Majesties Request]]''. The guitar [[riff]] is played by [[Keith Richards]]. |
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The chorus refers to actress [[Candy Darling]] and her friend Taffy, who The Rolling Stones had previously met at the Hotel Albert in New York City. According to Darling: {{Quote|We met them in the Hotel Albert. We were on the floor above them and we dangled a bunch of grapes down on a string outside their window. You see, the Citadel is New York and the song is a message to ''us'' – Taffy and me.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Paytress|first1=Mark|title=Rolling Stones: Off the Record|date=2009|publisher=Omnibus Press|location=London|isbn=978-0-85712-113-4}}</ref>}} |
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==Musicians== |
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*[[Charlie Watts]] – [[drum kit|drums]] |
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*[[Bill Wyman]] – [[bass guitar]] |
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*[[Keith Richards]] – [[electric guitar]]s |
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*[[Mick Jagger]] – [[vocals]], [[maracas]] |
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*[[Brian Jones]] – [[mellotron]], [[soprano saxophone]], [[flute]] |
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*[[Nicky Hopkins]] – [[piano]], [[mellotron]] (mandolin setting), [[harpsichord]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090714093719/http://www.rollingstones.com/archive/index.php?av=lal&v=so&a=1&id=97 Lyrics on the Rolling Stones' official website] |
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[[Category:1967 songs]] |
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[[Category:The Rolling Stones songs]] |
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[[Category:Decca Records singles]] |
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[[Category:London Records singles]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Jagger/Richards]] |
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