{"id":2158221,"date":"2025-11-15T07:45:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2158221"},"modified":"2025-11-15T07:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:45:26","slug":"check-out-the-funky-previously-unreleased-rolling-stones-song-i-love-ladies-from-the-bands-new-deluxe-black-and-blue-reissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/check-out-the-funky-previously-unreleased-rolling-stones-song-i-love-ladies-from-the-bands-new-deluxe-black-and-blue-reissue\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out the Funky, Previously Unreleased Rolling Stones Song \u201cI Love Ladies,\u201d from the Band\u2019s New Deluxe \u2018Black and Blue\u2019 Reissue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 40th anniversary reissue of The Rolling Stones<\/a>\u2019 1976 album Black and Blue<\/em> was released today<\/a> (November 14). As previously reported, the deluxe versions of the reissue include some previously unreleased tracks from the Black and Blue<\/em> sessions.<\/p>\n

One of these rare recordings is a soulful, grooving Mick Jagger-Keith Richards composition called \u201cI Love Ladies.\u201d Coinciding with the release of the Black and Blue<\/em> reissues, a visualizer video for \u201cI Love Ladies\u201d has debuted at The Rolling Stones\u2019 official YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: Watch a Rare 1976 Video of The Rolling Stones Performing Their Hit Ballad \u201cFool to Cry,\u201d Featuring Mick Jagger on Piano]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The video features blue-tinted archival performance footage of The Stones, as well as kaleidoscopic animations that include the band\u2019s famous tongue-and-lips logo. The track features Jagger shifting into a funky falsetto for parts of the tune. \u201cI Love Ladies\u201d also was given the alternate titles \u201cLovely Ladies\u201d and \u201cSexy Night.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI Love Ladies\u201d is featured on a disc titled Outtakes and Jams<\/em> that\u2019s part of the deluxe Black and Blue<\/em> reissues. The disc also includes an unreleased cover of the 1974 Shirley & Company disco hit \u201cShame Shame Shame<\/a>,\u201d plus jam sessions featuring Jeff Beck other guest guitarists who were auditioning to replace Mick Taylor in The Stones at the time.<\/p>\n

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More About the Black and Blue<\/em> Reissues<\/h3>\n

The Black and Blue<\/em> reissue are available in multiple configurations and formats.<\/p>\n

They include \u201cSuper Deluxe\u201d five-LP vinyl and four-CD box sets, both also featuring a Blu-ray; two-CD and two-LP packages; and single-CD and single-LP releases. All versions will feature a new remix of the original eight-song album created by studio whiz Steven Wilson.<\/p>\n

The CD and vinyl box sets also feature the aforementioned previously unreleased studio recordings and jams from the Black and Blue<\/em> sessions, and rare live performances from 1976. The box sets come with a 100-page hardback book featuring a new essay by Stones expert Paul Sexton, photos from the album sessions and supporting tour, and a replica of a 1976 concert poster.<\/p>\n

The Super Deluxe collection also features a full recording of a concert the band played during a six-night residency at London\u2019s Earls Court Exhibition Centre in May 1976.<\/p>\n

The Blu-ray features video of a 1976 Paris concert titled Les Rolling Stones aux Abattoirs, Paris \u2013 Juin 1976<\/em>. The concert took place at the Pavillon de Paris, known informally as Les Abattoirs (The Slaughterhouses) because the space had once been used by a slaughterhouses and meat-packing business. The performance originally was broadcast on French television.<\/p>\n

A limited-edition version of the vinyl box set featuring discs pressed on black-and-blue-marbled vinyl also is available from select online retailers.<\/p>\n

More About Black and Blue<\/em><\/h3>\n

Released in May 1976, Black and Blue<\/em> was The Rolling Stones\u2019 15th U.S. studio effort. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard<\/em> 200, becoming the band\u2019s sixth U.S. chart-topper.<\/p>\n

The Stones released two singles from the record, \u201cFool to Cry\u201d and the funky \u201cHot Stuff.\u201d \u201cHot Stuff\u201d only reached No. 49 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

Other standout tracks included the reggae cover \u201cCherry Oh Baby\u201d and the melodic ballad \u201cMemory Motel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Black and Blue<\/em> was recorded during a transitional period for The Stones following the 1974 departure of guitarist Mick Taylor. Ronnie Wood appeared on six of Black and Blue<\/em>\u2019s eight tracks, and was hired as the band\u2019s new guitarist before the album was released.<\/p>\n

Guitarists Harvey Mandel and Wayne Perkins, and keyboardists Billy Preston and Nicky Hopkins also contributed to the record.<\/p>\n

Black and Blue<\/em> went on to be certified platinum by RIAA for sales of 1 million copies in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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(Photo by Hiro\/Courtesy of Interscope\/UMe)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n