The Rolling Stones (album)

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The Rolling Stones is the debut album by The Rolling Stones and was released in the United Kingdom in April 1964, following a month later in the United States as England's Newest Hit Makers with a song substitution.

Recorded over the course of five days spread throughout January and February 1964, The Rolling Stones was produced by then-managers Andrew Loog Oldham and Eric Easton, following the release of their first two singles in 1963, "Come On" and "I Wanna Be Your Man". Their third single release, "Not Fade Away" would be released on England's Newest Hitmakers in the place of "I Need You Baby (Mona)". The Rolling Stones was originally released by Decca Records in the UK, while the US England's Newest Hitmakers appeared first through London Records.

Mick Jagger and Keith Richard (who dropped the "s" from his surname until 1978) were very much fledging songwriters during early 1964, contributing only one original to The Rolling Stones, though a couple of tracks credited to "Nanker Phelge" (a pseudonym for group compositions) are featured. Thus, the majority of the album's tracks center on the band's love for authentic R&B material.

Upon its release, The Rolling Stones became one of 1964's biggest sellers in the UK, staying at #1 for 12 weeks, while it made #11 in the US as England's Newest Hitmakers, going gold in the process.

In August 2002, this US edition of the album (England's Newest Hitmakers) was reissued in a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO, forsaking the UK edition.

UK track listing

1. "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) – 2:20
2. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) – 2:17
3. "Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed) – 2:09
4. "I Need You Baby (Mona)" (Ellas McDaniel) – 3:33
   • Left off of the US edition of the album, England's Newest Hitmakers, in favour of "Not Fade Away"
5. "Now I've Got a Witness (Like Uncle Phil and Uncle Gene)" (Nanker Phelge) – 2:29
   • "Uncle Phil" and "Uncle Gene" refer to Phil Spector and Gene Pitney, both of whom contributed to the sessions; "Nanker Phelge" was a pseudonym for group-written compositions by The Rolling Stones, used from 1963 to 1965
6. "Little by Little" (Nanker Phelge, Phil Spector) – 2:39
7. "I'm a King Bee" (James Moore) – 2:35
8. "Carol" (Chuck Berry) – 2:33
9. "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richard) – 4:05
   • The first released Rolling Stones song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the US edition of the album has an abbreviated version of "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)", although the CD re-issue now contains the longer UK version.
10. "Can I Get a Witness" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 2:55
11. "You Can Make It if You Try" (Ted Jarrett) – 2:01
12. "Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 3:10

US track listing

1. "Not Fade Away" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 1:48
   • Replaces "I Need You Baby (Mona)" from the UK edition
2. "Route 66" – 2:20
3. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" – 2:17
4. "Honest I Do" – 2:09
5. "Now I've Got a Witness (Like Uncle Phil and Uncle Gene)" – 2:29
6. "Little by Little" – 2:39
7. "I'm a King Bee" – 2:35
8. "Carol" – 2:33
9. "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" – 4:05
10. "Can I Get a Witness" – 2:55
11. "You Can Make It if You Try" – 2:01
12. "Walking the Dog" – 3:10

External links

• Rolling Stones No. 1