
^ "Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue (Full Thermo-Vision Version) - 1980". ^ "Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue.mpg". ^ a b The Rolling Stones - Off The Record by Mark Paytress, Omnibus Press, 2005, page 297. "Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". Ian Stewart – Wurlitzer electronic piano. Mick Jagger – lead vocals, Wurlitzer electronic piano - electric guitar. Two music videos were produced to promote the single one shot on traditional video, directed by David Mallet and one shot with thermal imaging, directed by Adam Friedman. side) Eric Burdon," but is brought up-to-date by the "heavy beat." ĭespite touring extensively since the song's release in 1980, the Stones had never performed the track in concert until May 3, 2013, when the band debuted the song in their set list with a slightly different arrangement, during the first show of the 2013 leg of the 50 & Counting. Reaching No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 in the U.S., "Emotional Rescue" became popular enough to feature on all of the band's later compilation albums.Ĭash Box said that it was influenced by the music of " Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, Thom Bell and (on the U.K. Other fans of the Rolling Stones' work took note of the change in direction and were disappointed by it. Released as the album's lead single on 20 June 1980, "Emotional Rescue" was well received by some fans. Jagger said the song was about "a girl who's in some sort of manhood problems", not that she was going crazy but she's "just a little bit screwed up and he wants to be the one to help her out".
Wyman's synthesizer can be heard faintly during the verses on the right channel/speaker and plays a simple pattern of a few notes using a string-synth set up. Bass guitarist Bill Wyman plays synthesizer on the record, while Jagger and Ian Stewart play electric piano. They then added the saxophone part played by Bobby Keys. With Ronnie Wood on bass and Charlie Watts on drums they worked out the song. When the song was brought into the studio they kept the electric piano and falsetto lead.
Mick Jagger wrote the song on an electric piano and from the beginning it was sung in falsetto (similar to Marvin Gaye's lead vocal on his 1977 hit " Got to Give It Up").