Monkey Grip is the debut album by Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. It was released in 1974 by Rolling Stones Records. Although Wyman sings on every track on the album, he had only sung lead on one song in the Rolling Stones, the 1967 song "In Another Land". Critical reception In a retrospective review, AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five. They noted "I Wanna Get Me a Gun", "White Lightnin" and "I'll Pull You Thro" as the best songs on the album and hinted approval of Wyman's vocals, describing them as "loose and joy-filled". They also praised the album for avoiding the usual egotism of solo albums: "Though these types of albums can be self-absorbed affairs, Monkey Grip is meant to be a relaxed, unpretentious outlet for the compositions that would never see the light of day in Wyman's main band -- and, as a credit to the bassist, it comes off exactly that way." Track listing All tracks composed and arranged by Bill Wyman, except where noted. Personnel Bill Wyman – lead vocals, bass guitar on tracks 1-5,8,9, electric guitar on "What a Blow", Jew's harp and acoustic guitar on "Pussy", piano, acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "Mighty Fine Time", acoustic guitar on "White Lightnin'" and "I'll Pull You Thro'", horn arrangements Leon Russell – piano on "Mighty Fine Time" Dr. John – piano on "I Wanna Get Me a Gun", organ and pedalboard on "What a Blow" Hubert Heard – organ on "I'll Pull You Thro'", piano and organ on "It's a Wonder" Lowell George – lead guitar on "Monkey Grip Glue" William Smith - piano on "Monkey Grip Glue" Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar on tracks 1,2,4-6,9, 12-string guitar on "White Lightnin'" and "I'll Pull You Thro'" Joe Lala - percussion on tracks 1-3,5-9 Joey Murcia – electric guitar on "Crazy Woman" Duane Smith - piano on "Crazy Woman" and "I'll Pull You Thro'" George Terry - slide guitar on "Crazy Woman", electric guitar on "I'll Pull You Thro'" Wayne Perkins – guitar John McEuen – banjo on "Pussy", dobro and mandolin on "White Lightnin'" Byron Berline – fiddle on "Pussy" and "What a Blow" Peter Graves - trombone and euphonium on tracks 1,2,4-6,8, trombone on "Pussy", horn arrangements Gwen McCrae – backing vocals on tracks 1,2,5,8,9 George McCrae - backing vocals on tracks 1,2,5,8,9 Betty Wright – backing vocals on tracks 1,2,5,8,9