The Rolling Stones - Some Girls - Released June 9, 1978
This is the 1st Stones album to Feature Ronnie Wood as a Full Member.
It peaked at #2 on the UK Charts and #1 on the US Billboard LP and Tape Chart, which is pretty impressive because The Stones had been in decline for a few years and were getting beat up by disco and the emerging punk scene. It would become their best selling studio album.
It's even more impressive considering Keith Richards and his partner at the time, Anita Wallenberg were arrested in Canada for possession of heroine and suspected of drug trafficking in Feb 0f '77 and were facing 7 years in the hoosegow. The Stones assumed Some Girls would be their last album. However, Jimmy Carter was able to secure them Visas and got them out of Canada so Richards could go back to the UK and work on the album.
At the Trial, judge Lloyd Garburn stated, "heroin addicts should go to prison if they commit theft to support their habit, or make no effort to kick the habit...Richards was different. He made so much money as a rock star he didn't need to steal and his efforts to remove himself from the drug culture was an example to others." Richard got 1 year probation and was forced to do a charity concert for the Canadian National Institute for The Blind.
The jacket was designed by Peter Corriston and illustrated by Hubert Kretschmar. Corriston did the next 3 Stones covers as well as Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, J Geils Monkey Island, Cheech and Chong's Wedding album, Rupert Holmes' Partners in crime, and Grand Funk's Grand Funks Hits.
It is actually designed after and old Volmar Cosmetics ad and Volmar sued them and were awarded an undisclosed monetary settlement.
The cover was also challenged by many of the celebrities on the front, since they didn't get permission from any of them! The jacket was quickly changed to the "under construction" inner sleeve. The only original celebrity that remained on all versions was George Harrison.
Following its release, Some Girls, got in hot water with some of the African American radio stations including WBLS in New York City and they refused to play "Miss you" because of the racial attitudes of the album and the band. Additionally, the title track attracted more controversy with the line "Black girls just want to get fucked all night/ I just don't have that much jam. Jesse Jackson got involved and threatened a boycott and eventually the president of Rolling Stones Records issued this statement," It never occurred to us that our parody of certain stereotypical attitudes would be taken seriously by anyone who heard the entire lyrics of the song in question. No insult was intended and if any was taken, we sincerely apologize.