Eileen

Composers: Keith Richards & Steve Jordan
Recording date: March-September 1992
Recording locations: The Site, San Rafael, California; Studio 900, Master Sound Astoria,
New York Giant Recording Studios & The Hit Factory, New York City, USA
Producers: Keith Richards, Steve Jordan & Waddy Wachtel              Chief engineer: Don Smith



Probable line-up:

Drums: Steve Jordan
Bass: Keith Richards
Acoustic guitars: Keith Richards & Waddy Wachtel
Electric guitars: Keith Richards & Waddy Wachtel
Lead vocal: Keith Richards
Background vocals: Keith Richards, Waddy Wachtel, Steve Jordan & Charley Drayton
Piano: Ivan Neville
Castanet: Steve Jordan
Handclaps: Keith Richards, Steve Jordan & Waddy Wachtel
 

Eileen
Won't you lean on me? Mmm

This is no life living here without you
This is no way for me to get along, yeah
Now that I know I'm no good without you

Eileen
Eileen - Eileen
Won't you lean on me, please?

How much I have, baby, when when I have you?   (without you)
I'm destitute this way, yeah
I'm doing time living here without you

Eileen
Eileen, Eileen
Eileen

Eileen
You know I'm coming clean, yeah

(Without you) I guess no substitute will do, yeah
What do I do, baby, to impress you?
(Without you) Now that I'm blown and thrown out the way
Ooh

Eileen
Ooh yeah - Eileen

Eileen
You can lean on me

Baby I'm dead in a cruel world without you, yeah
Ooh going to make me
Eileen, baby
Got to lean on, l
ean on me
Lean on me

Lean on me

(Eileen, Eileen) Eileen, yeah

(Eileen, Eileen) Lean on me

(Eileen, Eileen) Yeah, ooh

(Eileen, Eileen) Lean on me

(Eileen, Eileen) Yeah

(Eileen, Eileen) Baby won't you lean on me

(Eileen, Eileen) Ooh...

(Eileen, Eileen)
Baby won't you lean on
(Eileen, Eileen) Eileen

(Eileen, Eileen)
Baby won't you lean on me  (come on)
(Eileen, Eileen) Lean on me, baby

(Eileen, Eileen)
Baby won't you lean on me
(Eileen, Eileen)

(Eileen, Eileen)
Ooh yeah
(Eileen, Eileen)

(Eileen, Eileen)
Baby won't you lean on

 
 

TrackTalk

I'm still finding things on that 5-string, like the little (pedal-steel-type) break in Eileen - you wouldn't even attempt it on... Yeah, there is a (B-)bender on there as well, but that's not the guitar that's playing that. I'm always aware of the weight I put with my thumb on the neck... Eileen was my first attempt with it, but there's about eight guitars on there overall.

- Keith Richards, September 1992


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