Lineups on new songs from The Chain set
 

Hi. Apologies if this has been covered before, but can someone tell me who actually played on the 4 new songs from The Chain set?

Welcome to the Ledge. :)

I believe the lineup for each is as follows....

"Paper Doll" (basic tracks recorded in 1988 -- originally intended for 'Greatest Hits,' but replaced by "No Questions Asked," which Mick preferred): Stevie, Christine, Mick, John, Billy & Rick, with Lindsey's vocals (and perhaps guitar, too) overdubbed onto the song in 1992.

"Heart Of Stone": Christine, Mick, John & Billy, with Stevie's overdubbed backing vocals.

"Love Shines": Christine, Mick, John & Billy.

"Make Me A Mask: Lindsey solo, recorded during the 'Out Of The Cradle' sessions.

Thanks for the welcome.

And thanks for the quick response!

*sigh* I'm so in the minority, but I truly love Paper Doll. A classic? No. A fun, upbeat song to sing along with in the car? Absolutely.

What about Goodbye Angel? That wasnt a new song either, but I think it was the first time it was released. And of course Silver Springs was on there...and Teen Beat. As well as the extended-ending version of Gypsy....AND the marching band intro version of Tusk. There were a whole bunch of "new" gems on there.

I always liked Love Shines and Heart of Stone. Especially the latter. It just sounds like a Christine-singing-about-John song.

There's a difference between "new" and "New". :)

"Paper Doll", "Love Shines", "Heart Of Stone", & "Make Me A Mask" were BRAND new...whereas "Goodbye Angel" & "Teen Beat" were "as is" included from the Mirage sessions. "Gypsy" was just the video's mix of the song. "Tusk" was just a remix from the master multi-track recording, as was "Isn't It Midnight". And, even a "lost gem" from the FG/BT era, "Trinity".

Despite all that, overall though, I thought the box set was poorly done.

I definitely would've preferred "Paper Doll" to that atrocity called "No Questions Asked", no matter WHAT state of incompletion the recording was in.

a choice between Paper Doll and No Questions Asked

i would have thrown a guitar at Stevie after hearing those songs....

I love this song. :)

It was also one of the single versions, wan't it? I remember hearing it on a jukebox.

Me too! Love Shines is one of my all time favorites!

Why doens't anyone like 'No Questions Asked'??? I fell in love with that song at first listen... :shrug:

I'm sorry. Ewww. :lol:

me too! I love Heart of Stone.