12 × 5

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12 X 5 is the second US 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 England's Newest Hit Makers . 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".

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.

Track listing

1. "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry) – 3:03
2. "Confessin' the Blues" (Jay McShann/Walter Brown) – 2:47
3. "Empty Heart" (Nanker Phelge) – 2:37
4. "Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade) – 2:53
   • This is the "organ" version of this song, as opposed to the version with the guitar intro
5. "Good Times, Bad Times" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 2:30
6. "It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack/Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:26
7. "2120 South Michigan Avenue" (Nanker Phelge) – 3:38
   • This is the full length version, previously only heard on bootleg
8. "Under the Boardwalk" (Arthur Resnick/Kenny Young) – 2:46
9. "Congratulations" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 2:29
   • Misspelled as Congradulations on the tracklisting of the 2002 Hybrid SACD release
10. "Grown Up Wrong" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 2:05
11. "If You Need Me" (Robert Bateman/Wilson Pickett) – 2:04
12. "Susie Q" (Eleanor Broadwater/Stan Lewis/Dale Hawkins) – 1:50

Musicians

• Brian Jones - Guitars, harmonica, vocals, percussion
• Mick Jagger - Lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
• Keith Richards - Guitars, vocals
• Charlie Watts - Drums, percussion
• Bill Wyman - Bass guitar, vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1964	Billboard Pop Albums	3
1965	Billboard Pop Albums	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1964	It's All Over Now	UK Top 50 Singles	1
1964	It's All Over Now	The Billboard Hot 100	26
1964	Time Is On My Side	The Billboard Hot 100	6

External links

• Rolling Stones 12 X 5 12 X 5 Rolling Stones