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<h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <ol><li>"999" (<a href="/facts/Keith_Richards/2KfBSNAA">Keith Richards</a>, <a href="/facts/Steve_Jordan_(drummer)/DLpHtLfX">Steve Jordan</a>, <a href="/facts/Waddy_Wachtel/nwFgxET3">Waddy Wachtel</a>) – 5:50</li> <li>"Wicked as It Seems" (Richards, Jordan, <a href="/facts/Charley_Drayton/EQWy1CQw">Charley Drayton</a>) – 4:45</li> <li>"Eileen" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:29</li> <li>"Words of Wonder" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 6:35</li> <li>"Yap Yap" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 4:43</li> <li>"Bodytalks" (Richards, Jordan, Drayton, <a href="/facts/Sarah_Dash/qdwkrTKo">Sarah Dash</a>) – 5:20</li> <li>"Hate It When You Leave" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 4:59</li> <li>"Runnin' Too Deep" (Richards, Jordan) – 3:20</li> <li>"Will but You Won't" (Richards, Jordan) – 5:05</li> <li>"Demon" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:45</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/Key_to_the_Highway/8AkbuodH">Key to the Highway</a>" (<a href="/facts/Charlie_Segar/8cMu7kK5">Charlie Segar</a>, <a href="/facts/Big_Bill_Broonzy/wQxUGyLN">Big Bill Broonzy</a>) – 3:21 (Japanese issue bonus track)</li></ol> <h3><i>Winos Live In London ‘92</i></h3> <p>Released as part of the 30th Anniversary reissue. </p> <ol><li>"Take It So Hard" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:15</li> <li>"999" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 6:45</li> <li>"Wicked As It Seems" (Richards, Jordan, Drayton) – 5:14</li> <li>"How I Wish" (Richards, Jordan) – 4:31</li> <li>"Gimme Shelter" (<a href="/facts/Mick_Jagger/vSaC62yn">Mick Jagger</a>, Richards) – 6:10</li> <li>"Hate It When You Leave" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) – 6:39</li> <li>"Before They Make Me Run" (Jagger, Richards) – 3:31</li> <li>"Eileen" (Richards, Jordan) – 5:42</li> <li>"Will But You Won’t" (Richards, Jordan) – 7:30</li> <li>"Bodytalks" (Richards, Jordan, Drayton, Dash) – 6:53</li> <li>"Happy" (Jagger, Richards) – 8:28</li> <li>"Whip It Up" (Richards, Jordan) – 8:33</li></ol> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li>Keith Richards – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-3, 5-10), guitars, rattlesnake sounds (2), bass (3-5), percussion (5, 9), keyboards (7), acoustic piano (8)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ivan_Neville/vW13B1Be">Ivan Neville</a> – <a href="/facts/Electric_organ/QJAFqqvu">organ</a> (1, 4), <a href="/facts/Clavinet/kycAfx0Q">clavinet</a> (1, 2, 4, 9), acoustic piano (4, 8, 10), <a href="/facts/Vibraphone/sXguIYEL">vibraphone</a> (5), voice (6), bass (7), <a href="/facts/Harpsichord/8RtW7bzM">harpsichord</a> (8)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Waddy_Wachtel/nwFgxET3">Waddy Wachtel</a> – guitars, backing vocals (1-4, 6-10), acoustic piano (3), <a href="/facts/Celesta/DyrPPAp3">celesta</a> (7), percussion (9)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Charley_Drayton/EQWy1CQw">Charley Drayton</a> – bass (1, 2, 6, 8, 10), backing vocals (3, 7), drums (4), <a href="/facts/Baritone_guitar/3KBlxgkl">baritone guitar</a> (5), acoustic piano (7), <a href="/facts/Hammond_B3_organ/1Xr2Ia2c">Hammond B3 organ</a> (7)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Steve_Jordan_(drummer)/DLpHtLfX">Steve Jordan</a> – drums (1-3, 5-10), backing vocals, percussion (2, 4-6, 8-10), guitars (4), <a href="/facts/Castanet/c43oXpjM">castanets</a> (3), <a href="/facts/Farfisa_organ/IWpVbSa4">Farfisa organ</a> (7), <a href="/facts/Conga/5LEvJquE">congas</a> (7)</li> <li>Jack Bashkow – <a href="/facts/Woodwind/JBMxaxyM">woodwinds</a> (7)</li> <li>Crispin Cioe – woodwinds (7)</li> <li>Arno Hecht – woodwinds (7)</li> <li>Sarah Dash – backing vocals (1, 6)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bernard_Fowler/nR9PrkIl">Bernard Fowler</a> – backing vocals (2, 4-10)</li> <li>Babi Floyd – backing vocals (2, 4-8, 10), vocals (9)</li></ul> <h3>Production</h3> <ul><li>Steve Jordan – producer</li> <li>Keith Richards – producer</li> <li>Waddy Wachtel – producer</li> <li>Joe Blaney – recording, mixing (4)</li> <li>Don Smith – recording, mixing (3, 8)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Niko_Bolas/swT5aNuo">Niko Bolas</a> – mixing (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10)</li> <li>Ron Allaire – assistant engineer</li> <li>Tom Fritze – assistant engineer</li> <li>Carl Glanville – assistant engineer</li> <li>Andrew Grassi – assistant engineer</li> <li>Tim Hatfield – assistant engineer, additional engineer</li> <li>David Merrill – assistant engineer</li> <li>Steve Neat – assistant engineer</li> <li>Julio Pena – assistant engineer</li> <li>Kevin Scott – assistant engineer</li> <li>Richard Scott – assistant engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ted_Jensen_discography/nRVSeKEq">Ted Jensen</a> – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)</li> <li>Robyn Lipp – recording coordinator</li> <li>Linda Smith – recording coordinator</li> <li>Tony Russell – production coordinator</li> <li>Mick Haggerty – art direction</li> <li>Dewey Nicks – black and white photography</li> <li><a href="/facts/David_LaChapelle/CBSGdTpF">David LaChapelle</a> – color photography</li></ul> <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> Chart performance for <i>Main Offender</i><table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (1992)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/facts/ARIA_Charts/aUXUHRK7">ARIA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></th><td>96</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Album_Top_100/dG4dLtW3">Album Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></th><td>67</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/facts/GfK_Entertainment_charts/bGrgjxKn">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></th><td>60</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/facts/Sverigetopplistan/Br6GrFEd">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></th><td>43</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Albums_Chart/h1hyzP13">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></th><td>45</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Billboard_200/XtbnoFSM"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></th><td>99</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (2022)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Austrian Albums (<a href="/facts/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40/3B0L8Tj0">Ö3 Austria</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></th><td>22</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/facts/Ultratop/z8s4xXqw">Ultratop</a> Flanders)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></th><td>58</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/facts/Ultratop/z8s4xXqw">Ultratop</a> Wallonia)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></th><td>152</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Album_Top_100/dG4dLtW3">Album Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></th><td>55</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/facts/GfK_Entertainment_charts/bGrgjxKn">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></th><td>4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts/cTBm6vqg">Scottish Albums</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></th><td>15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/facts/Swiss_Hitparade/GsbuC0fn">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></th><td>13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Independent_Singles_and_Albums_Charts/5gauGCyY">UK Independent Albums</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></th><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"30th anniversary reissue of Keith Richards' second solo album, 'Main Offender,' released today". 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