The Rolling Stones' latest album, Foreign Tongues, was well-received and worthy of praise. The band hasn't quit trying to make proper rock & roll, and had a bit of help from brilliant producer Andrew Watt in creating another good album. On November 27, the Stones will release a deluxe version of the record, and one of the extra songs, "Who You Callin' Crazy," was just released as a single.
As with any song that is part of bonus tracks on an expanded album, one might ask why the song is good enough to release now but wasn't good enough to be part of the original record. Is the single just a way to make a few extra dollars?
For one, the members of the Stones likely don't need the money. They are all wealthy and have so many decades of success. What they have to live up to with any new albums and songs is whether those things meet the high level of a deep and excellent catalog that has been more than 60 years in the making.
Rolling Stones new release is a fun bit of rock
As for "Who You Callin' Crazy?," it was part of the same sessions that gave fans Foreign Tongues and was also produced by Watt. The song doesn't strain to be anything more than a bit of fun rock fluff, and that is meant with the highest respect.
Sometimes, rock just needs to be pure entertainment rather than trying to make a statement. The single isn't saying anything other than, "Here is four-plus minutes of sunshine, guitars, vocals, and saxophone." Is it one of the best tracks the Stones have ever produced? Of course not, and it wasn't meant to be.
The only real drawback to the track is the extended saxophone solo about halfway through. It feels unnecessary, and the song could have been less than four minutes and been a better listen. The coda lasts a bit too long as well, not that the Stones haven't earned the right to do anything they want at this point.
The deluxe version of Foreign Tongues will be called Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips, and will include five bonus tracks. One of those, "Bad Luck Hideaway," was a bonus track on the iTunes version of the initial release of Foreign Tongues. The other four haven't been released before.
The deluxe album coming out on November 27 will feature a standalone vinyl edition, which includes five bonus tracks on vinyl and the original album on CD. A double-CD set will feature the original album on one disc and the bonus tracks on another.
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