Stripped is an album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones released in November 1995 after the Voodoo Lounge Tour. It contains six live tracks and eight studio recordings. The live tracks were taken from four 1995 performances, at three small venues, and include a cover of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", which was the first single from the album. The remaining eight tracks were acoustic studio re-recordings of songs from the Stones' previous catalogue, the exception being a cover of Willie Dixon's "Little Baby". The studio performances were recorded "live," i.e., without overdubs.

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Stripped
Live album by the Rolling Stones
Released	13 November 1995
Recorded	2 studio sessions: on 3–5 March 1995, Tokyo on 23–26 July 1995, Lisbon + 3 live recordings: on 26–27 May 1995, Paradiso, Amsterdam on 3 July 1995, L'Olympia, Paris on 19 July 1995, Brixton Academy, London
Genre	Roots rock, blues rock
Length	59:34
Language	English
Label	Virgin
Producer	Don Was, The Glimmer Twins
The Rolling Stones chronology
Voodoo Lounge (1994) Stripped (1995) The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
Singles from Stripped
"Like a Rolling Stone" Released: 30 October 1995 "Wild Horses" Released: 11 March 1996

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−[2]
Tom Hull	A−[3]

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The two studio sessions took place from 3–5 March 1995 at Toshiba-EMI Studios in Tokyo, Japan and 23–26 July 1995 at Estudios Valentim De Carvalho in Lisbon, Portugal, while the live recordings are from 26 and 27 May, 3 July, and 19 July 1995 performances at three small concert venues: Paradiso, L'Olympia, and Brixton Academy, respectively.^[4]

Some CD versions of Stripped included an enhanced portion for viewing on a computer, including videos of rehearsals of "Tumbling Dice" and "Shattered" and an alternate performance of "Like a Rolling Stone", and interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood.

Stripped was well-received and reached No. 9 in the UK and the US, where it went platinum. The lead single, a cover of Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", reached No. 12 in the UK, and became a rock radio hit in the US. It was followed by "Wild Horses" in early 1996.

Stripped was the Rolling Stones' second album with Virgin Records.

On 3 June 2016, Totally Stripped, an expanded and reconceived edition of Stripped featuring a documentary film about the original project, was released in multiple formats. These included DVD or Blu-ray documentary-only editions, as well as DVD/Blu-ray & CD and DVD/Blu-ray & LP editions adding a single disc or double-LP of concert highlights (distinct from the tracks that comprised the original album) to the film. The selection of live highlights included 13 previously unreleased performances and one track from the original CD. A limited edition five-disc version (4 DVDs & 1 CD or 4 Blu-ray discs & 1 CD) of the expanded album added three DVD or SD Blu-ray films of the complete concerts and a 60-page booklet to the documentary and the newly compiled CD of concert highlights.^[5]

The artwork for the album was provided by The Design Corporation,^[6] with photography from Anton Corbijn.

All tracks written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, guitar, maracas on "Not Fade Away"
• Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Slipping Away"
• Ronnie Wood – guitar, lap slide
• Charlie Watts – drums

Additional musicians

• Darryl Jones – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Slipping Away"
• Chuck Leavell – keyboards, backing vocals^[10]
• Lisa Fischer – backing vocals
• Bernard Fowler – backing vocals, percussion
• Bobby Keys – saxophone
• Michael Davis – trombone
• Kent Smith – trumpet
• Andy Snitzer – saxophone
• Don Was – Hammond B-3 Organ on "Shine a Light"