Hackney Diamonds is the 24th British and 26th American studio album by the Rolling Stones, released on October 20, 2023 on Polydor. The album features guest stars Elton John, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, and former bandmate Bill Wyman. It is the first studio album of original material by the band since 2005’s A Bigger Bang and the band’s first following the 2021 death of drummer Charlie Watts, who contributed to select tracks in 2019. Critics have given the album positive reviews and several have remarked that it is their strongest album in multiple decades. The release was promoted with singles, music videos, publicity stunts, and merchandising that included worldwide fashion retail pop-ups, as well as cross-promotion with several sports teams.
Tracklist:
- Angry
- Get Close
- Depending on You
- Bite My Head Off
- Whole Wide World
- Dreamy Skies
- Mess It Up
- Live by the Sword (With Charlie Watts)
- Driving Me Too Hard
- Tell Me Straight (Keith Richards on lead vocals)
- Sweet Sound of Heaven (Feat. Lady Gaga)
- Rolling Stone Blues
The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger: vocals
Keith Richards: guitar, lead vocals on “Tell Me Straight”
Charlie Watts: drums on “Live by the Sword” and “Mess It Up”
Ron Wood: guitar
Additional musicians
Steve Jordan: drums
Lady Gaga: vocals on “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”
Paul McCartney: bass guitar
Andrew Watt: production
Stevie Wonder
Bill Wyman: bass guitar
Charles Robert Watts (June 2, 1941 – August 24, 2021)
