Black and Blue

Black and Blue
Black and Blue
	Front cover with photograph by Hiro
Studio album by the Rolling Stones
Released	23 April 1976
Recorded	5 December 1974 – 4 April 1975; 19 October 1975 – February 1976 (overdubs);
Studio	Musicland (Munich); Rolling Stones Mobile (Rotterdam); Mountain Recording (Montreux) (overdubs);
Genre	Rock; blues rock; disco; funk rock; reggae rock; soul;
Length	41:09
Label	Rolling Stones
Producer	The Glimmer Twins
The Rolling Stones chronology
Singles from Black and Blue
	"Fool to Cry"; Released: 16 April 1976;

Black and Blue is the thirteenth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 23 April 1976, by Rolling Stones Records.

Guitarist Mick Taylor quit the band in December 1974 as they were beginning to record the album. The band auditioned several replacements including Wayne Perkins, Harvey Mandel, and Ronnie Wood. The Stones' rhythm section, bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts, appear on nearly all tracks. Frequent collaborators Nicky Hopkins and Billy Preston play keyboards, and percussionist Ollie E. Brown plays on several songs.

It was the Rolling Stones' third self-produced album with Jagger and Richards producing as "The Glimmer Twins". Black and Blue showed the band blending their traditional rock and roll style with heavy influences from reggae and funk music. Only one single from the album, "Fool to Cry", had any significant chart success; reviews were mixed.