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Talk Is Cheap by Released3 October 1988RecordedAugust 1987 – May 1988 Length47:01Language Keith Richards  chronologyTalk Is Cheap
(1988)
(1991)

Talk Is Cheap is the debut solo album by  of , released in 1988. Recorded and released during a long-standing falling out with , Talk Is Cheap received positive reviews upon its release.

Relations between Jagger and Richards had grown tense into the third decade of the Rolling Stones as they began to differ on the musical direction of their famous band; "You Don't Move Me" would be written about their feud. The image-conscious Jagger was keen to follow the trends and keep the Rolling Stones current, while Richards wanted to preserve their reputation and roots. When Jagger was more interested in pursuing his solo career instead of touring for  in 1986, Richards began a solo project for the first time.

Richards teamed up with , who had worked on Dirty Work, and the pair wrote several new songs. One of which, "Almost Hear You Sigh", would be placed on the Rolling Stones'  in 1989 (with lyrical modifications by Jagger). Recording began in August 1987 at  in , and continued sporadically until the following May with visits to  and . In order to assert his independence further, Richards signed with , while the Rolling Stones were under contract to  (they followed him to Virgin in 1993).

The core of the band, called the X-Pensive Winos, consisted of , ,  and , with many guest artists taking part in the recording, including , , ,  and , and the only musician from the Stones to appear, guitarist .

Released in October 1988, Talk Is Cheap was released to a very receptive critical reaction (many reviewers half-jokingly called it the best Rolling Stones album in years) and it peaked at #37 in the UK and #24 in the US, where it went gold.

"Make No Mistake" was later featured in an episode of  and on the 2001 soundtrack album .

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Track listing

All songs by  and .

Side one "Big Enough" – 3:17 "" – 3:11 "Struggle" – 4:10 "I Could Have Stood You Up" – 3:12 "Make No Mistake" – 4:53 "You Don't Move Me" – 4:48 Side two "How I Wish" – 3:32 "Rockawhile" – 4:38 "Whip It Up" – 4:01 "Locked Away" – 5:48 "It Means a Lot" – 5:22