 Under their new British recording contract with EMI (remaining with Warner Music Group in North America only), they were able to record at EMI's Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris, a venue at which they would record frequently for the next several years.The Rolling Stones ended up recording about 50 new songs, several of which would turn up in altered forms on "Emotional Rescue" (1980) and "Tattoo You" (1981).Chris Kimsey was the engineer for the sessions.