Citadel (song): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Added saxophone to Citadel Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
Richhoncho (talk | contribs) m R from song |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Multiple issues| |
|||
{{Rcat shell|{{R from song}}}} |
|||
{{one source|date=December 2017}} |
|||
{{Notability|Music|date=June 2018}} |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Infobox song |
|||
| name = Citadel |
|||
| artist = [[the Rolling Stones]] |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| released = December 1967 |
|||
| recorded = 9 February – 23 October 1967 |
|||
| studio = [[Olympic Studios|Olympic]], London |
|||
| genre = [[Psychedelic rock]]<ref>{{cite book |first= Jim |last= DeRogatis |authorlink= Jim DeRogatis |year= 2003 |title= Turn On Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock |chapter= The Stones' Ten Best Psychedelic Rock Songs |publisher= [[Hal Leonard Corporation]] |page= 54 |isbn= 0-634-05548-8 |chapterurl= https://books.google.com/books?id=U7cQmRsLgN8C&pg=PA54}}</ref> |
|||
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=50}} |
|||
| writer = [[Jagger/Richards]] |
|||
| label = |
|||
*[[Decca Records|Decca]] (UK) |
|||
*[[London Records|London]] (North America) |
|||
| producer = [[The Rolling Stones]] |
|||
| tracks = {{Their Satanic Majesties Request tracks}} |
|||
}} |
|||
"'''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 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>}} |
|||
==Personnel== |
|||
'''The Rolling Stones''' |
|||
*[[Mick Jagger]] - [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[glockenspiel]], [[maracas]] |
|||
*[[Keith Richards]] - [[electric guitar]] |
|||
*[[Brian Jones]] - [[Mellotron]], [[flute|saxophone, flute]], [[electric dulcimer]] |
|||
*[[Bill Wyman]] - [[bass guitar]] |
|||
*[[Charlie Watts]] - [[drum kit|drums]] |
|||
'''Additional musicians''' |
|||
*[[Nicky Hopkins]] - [[harpsichord]] |
|||
==References== |
|||
{{Reflist}} |
|||
[[Category:1967 songs]] |
|||
[[Category:The Rolling Stones songs]] |
|||
[[Category:Decca Records singles]] |
|||
[[Category:London Records singles]] |
|||
[[Category:Songs written by Jagger/Richards]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 19:38, 22 September 2020
Redirect to:
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
|