Stop and Smell the Roses

Tracklist

• 1
  Private Property
  2:43
• 2
  Wrack My Brain
  2:21
• 3
  Drumming Is My Madness
  3:30
• 4
  Attention
  3:20
• 5
  Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses
  3:11
• 6
  Dead Giveaway
  4:31
• 7
  You Belong to Me
  2:11
• 8
  Sure to Fall
  3:42
• 9
  You’ve Got a Nice Way
  3:34
• 10
  Back Off Boogaloo
  3:17
• 11
  Wake Up
  3:45
• 12
  Red and Black Blues
  3:20
• 13
  Brandy
  4:09
• 14
  Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses (original vocal version)
  3:09
• 15
  You Can’t Fight Lightning
  5:41
• 16
  Hand Gun Promos
  2:02

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Release credits

• Aaron Rapoport
  photography
• Al Kooper
  electric guitar [2], piano [2]
• Alan Pariser
  producer [9]
• Barbara Bach
  maracas [15]
• Bruce Paulson
  trombone [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Bruce Robb
  engineer, producer
• Dee Robb
  engineer, producer, engineer [6, 9, 13]
• Dennis Belfield
  bass [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Dennis Budimir
  banjo [14], guitar [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Eli Okun
  executive
• Fred Tackett
  guitar [3, 5, 10, 14]
• George Harrison
  acoustic guitar [2, 7], background vocals [2, 7], guitar [2, 7], mix [2, 7], producer [2, 7]
• Greg Mathieson
  piano [6]
• Harley Trey Thompson
  bass [11-12], organ [9], piano [9]
• Harry Nilsson
  background vocals [10], mix [3, 5, 10, 14], producer [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Herbie Flowers
  bass [2, 7], tuba [2, 7]
• Howie Casey
  saxophone [1, 4, 8]
• Jane Getz
  piano [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Jeff Rach
  mastering
• Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
  guitar [13]
• Jerry Jumonville
  tenor saxophone [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Jim Gordon
  baritone saxophone [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Jim Keltner
  drums (drum set) [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Joe Lala
  percussion [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Joe Sample
  piano [6, 13]
• Keith Richards
  guitar [11]
• Kendal Stubbs
  engineer [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Larry Rebhon
  engineer [6, 13]
• Laurence Juber
  guitar [1, 4, 8, 15]
• Lee Thornburg
  trumpet [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Leslie Livrano
  background vocals [1, 4, 8, 15]
• Linda McCartney
  background vocals [1, 4, 8, 15]
• Lloyd Green
  pedal steel guitar [8], slide guitar [15]
• Matt Hurwitz
  liner notes
• Michael Stergis
  background vocals [9, 11-12], guitar [9, 11-12]
• Mike Finnigan
  background vocals [9, 11-12], organ [9, 11-12], piano [9, 11-12]
• Mike Hatcher
  engineer [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Paul McCartney
  background vocals [1, 4, 8, 15], bass [1, 4, 8, 15], drums (drum set) [15], mix [1, 4, 8, 15], piano [1, 4, 8], producer [1, 4, 8, 15]
• Peter Henderson
  engineer [1, 4, 8, 15]
• Phil McDonald
  assistant [2, 7], engineer [2, 7]
• Ray Cooper
  assistant [2, 7], background vocals [2, 7], percussion [2, 7], piano [2, 7], vocoder [2, 7]
• Richie Zito
  guitar [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Rick Riccio
  background vocals [10], engineer [3, 5, 10, 14, 16], flute [3]
• Ringo Starr
  background vocals [6, 13], drums (drum set) [1-14], guitar [15], lead vocals [1-15], producer [6, 13]
• Ronnie Wood
  acoustic bass guitar [6], additional [11], background vocals [6, 11, 13], guitar [6, 11, 13], keyboard [6, 13], producer [6, 13], saxophone [6]
• Sheila Casey
  background vocals [1, 4, 8, 15]
• Stanley Johnston
  engineer [9, 11-12]
• Stephen Lipson
  engineer [1, 4, 8, 15]
• Stephen Stills
  background vocals [9, 11-12], guitar [9, 11-12], producer [9, 11-12]
• Steve Gursky
  engineer [9, 11-12]
• Steven Stanley
  engineer [3, 5, 10, 14]
• Tom Cartwright
  executive
• Wilton Felder
  bass [6, 13]
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Issues

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  Stop and Smell the Roses

  12" Vinyl
  20 November 1981
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  Stop and Smell the Roses

  12" Vinyl
  1981
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  Stop and Smell the Roses

  CD
  1994
• S
  Stop and Smell the Roses

  Digital Media
  16 February 2021