but not enough to weight it down or divert anyone's attention from the groove." However, Shaw writes that the album as a whole is cohesive, ultimately calling it "the best party album in years". Retrospectively, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic felt the record was uneven, but overall considered the songs and performances an improvement over Goats Head Soup. In 2020, Steve Sutherland of Hi-Fi News similarly called the album the band's "riposte" but agreed its overall quality lacked cohesiveness. Legacy Author James Hector added that It's Only Rock 'n Roll was a definitive turning point for the band. "The album marked the band’s decisive entry into a comfortable living as rock's elder statesmen. From this point on, their youth culture importance vanished, and there would be few musical surprises in the future." Hector concluded with "On It's Only Rock 'n Roll, the band had become what they imagined their mass audience desired them to be. They were wrong." In 1994, It's Only Rock 'n Roll was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records, in 2009 by Universal Music, and once more in 2011 by Universal Music Enterprises in a Japanese-only SHM-SACD version. The 1994 remaster was initially released in a Collector's Edition CD, which replicated in miniature elements of the original vinyl album packaging. Two different versions of "Luxury" exist. A shorter version (4:30) is included on the early CD version from 1986, while the 5:01 version was originally released on vinyl in Europe, and on the 1994 and 2009 CD remasters. The difference is the shorter version starts the fadeout 30 seconds earlier, and thereby missing the short guitar solo at the end. Track listing Personnel Track numbers noted in parenthesis below are based on the CD track numbering. The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger – lead vocals , backing vocals , acoustic guitar , electric guitar Keith Richards – electric guitar , backing vocals , acoustic guitar , bass guitar Mick Taylor – electric guitar , acoustic guitar , bass guitar Bill Wyman – bass guitar , synthesizer Charlie Watts – drums Additional personnel Nicky Hopkins – piano Billy Preston – piano , clavinet , organ Ian Stewart – piano Ray Cooper – percussion Blue Magic – backing vocals Charlie Jolly – tabla Ed Leach – cowbell Basic track on "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" Kenney Jones – drums Willie Weeks – bass guitar David Bowie