Sister Morphine (track)
by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1971
From the album Sticky Fingers (track #8)
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Sister Morphine appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:
- Sticky Fingers (track #8) (this album) (1971)
- No Security (track #9) (1998)
- Sticky Fingers Live (track #4) (2015)
- Bridges To Buenos Aires (track #5) (2019)
- From The Vault: Sticky Fingers Live At The Fonda Theatre 2015 (track #7) (2017)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/04/2026 11:45 | Siromynian | 18,081 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 00:05 |  serpico | 3,652 | 90/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 04:51 | JonathanFisk02 | 128 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2026 00:26 | Spartakist | 2,116 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2026 13:16 | Robert_fripp | 899 | 86/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.1/100, a mean average of 84.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.
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I hadn’t realised that Marianne Faithfull released this track prior to the Stones putting this on Sticky Fingers. I love her version, which includes contribution from Mick, Ry Cooder, Jack Nitzsche and Charlie. What a line-up so I’ve included it here as well as the Stones version.
The Stones' version, with slightly different lyrics, featured Mick on vocals, Keith on acoustic guitar, Ry Cooder on slide guitar and Jack Nitzsche on piano, Bill Wyman on bass, and Watts again on drums. What a line-up again
Definitely one of the Stones greatest tracks. Sleazy and brilliant
Could very well be their most powerful song.
Medelsvensson 10/28/2019 21:17 | #244220
Just stunning. Should be 90/100 rated for sure. The lyrics are real af and the guitar-work is some of the most tonally inspired in the history of rock.
Sandrof1969 02/11/2018 15:27 | #207646
A song that dragged me mad.
Fischman 01/13/2017 23:10 | #182622
Can be a tough listen, but that's because the execution so perfectly matches the unpleasant subject matter.
The first and possibly only true classic track on side two. Co-credited to Marianne Faithful it's an utterly brilliant song. Haunting, eerie and superbly atmospheric it's one of the best songs on the album. Great track.
The slide guitar by Ry Cooder is truely awesom.
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