12 X 5

12 X 5
Studio album by The Rolling Stones
Released	17 October 1964
Recorded	25 February, 12 May, 10–11 and 24–26 June, 2 and 28–29 September 1964; Chess, Chicago, Illinois, United States and Regent Sound Studios, London, United Kingdom
Genre	Rock
Length	33:24
Language	English
Label	London
Producer	Andrew Loog Oldham
The Rolling Stones American chronology
The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hit Makers) (1964) 12 X 5 (1964) The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965)

12 X 5 is the second American album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1964 following the massive success of their debut The Rolling Stones in the UK and the promising sales of its American substitute, The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hit Makers), sometimes title as England's Newest Hit Makers or just The Rolling Stones.

Not surprisingly, 12 X 5 followed its predecessor's tendency to largely feature R&B covers; however, it does contain three compositions from the still-developing Mick Jagger/Keith Richards songwriting team, as well as two group compositions under the pseudonym of "Nanker Phelge". 12 X 5 is notable for featuring the first, and less-often-heard, of the Stones' two versions of Jerry Ragavoy's "Time Is On My Side", with a prominent electronic organ part instead of the better-known version's electric guitar.

After a series of sessions in Chicago in June 1964, The Rolling Stones' UK label Decca Records released the five-song EP Five by Five. Because EPs were never a lucrative format in the US, London Records — their American distributor at the time — spread the EP songs across an entire album, adding seven new recordings to create a release of 12 songs by 5 musicians, hence the album's title. Decca would use the same cover (minus the lettering) for The Rolling Stones' second UK album The Rolling Stones No. 2 in early 1965.

12 X 5 proved to be a faster seller than England's Newest Hit Makers, reaching #3 and going gold quickly.

In August 2002, 12 X 5 was reissued in a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records. This edition includes stereo versions of "Around and Around", "Confessin' the Blues", "Empty Heart", "It's All Over Now", "2120 South Michigan Avenue," and "If You Need Me."

Track listing

All songs written by Jagger/Richards, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Around and Around" (Chuck Berry)	3:03
2.	"Confessin' the Blues" (Jay McShann/Walter Brown)	2:46
3.	"Empty Heart" (Nanker Phelge)	2:35
4.	"Time Is on My Side" (Jerry Ragovoy)	2:50
5.	"Good Times, Bad Times"	2:32
6.	"It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack/Shirley Womack)	3:27

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"2120 South Michigan Avenue" (Phelge)	3:41
8.	"Under the Boardwalk" (Arthur Resnick/Kenny Young)	2:48
9.	"Congratulations"	2:28
10.	"Grown Up Wrong"	2:04
11.	"If You Need Me" (Wilson Pickett/Robert Bateman)	2:03
12.	"Susie Q" (Dale Hawkins/Stan Lewis/Eleanor Broadwater)	1:51

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, and percussion
• Keith Richards – acoustic and electric guitar, and backing vocals
• Brian Jones – electric and acoustic guitar, harmonica, tambourine and backing vocals
• Charlie Watts – drums and tambourine
• Bill Wyman – bass guitar and backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Ian Stewart – piano and organ

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1964	Billboard 200	#3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1964	"It's All Over Now"	Billboard Hot 100	#26
1964	"Time Is on My Side"	Billboard Hot 100	#6

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification (sales thresholds)
United States	RIAA	Gold

External links

• Rolling Stones 12 X 5 12 X 5 Rolling Stones