The Very Best

~ Release by The Rolling Stones (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Paint It Black
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
sitar:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 174) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 213)
recording of:
Paint It Black
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music International, Onward Music Ltd., Promopub. B.V. and Westminster Music Ltd.
3.753:47
2Satisfaction
engineer:
David Hassinger
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
additional guitar:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-12)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Wyman (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-12)
guitar and background vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-12)
tambourine:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-12)
lead vocals:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-12)
arranger:
The Rolling Stones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. (not an imprint, please use “ABKCO” instead) (in 1965)
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-12)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 31), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 119)
recording of:
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-12)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), BMG VM Music Ltd. and Essex Music International
4.053:42
3Heart of Stone
recording of:
Heart of Stone
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
2:46
4Angie
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
guest piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
strings arranger:
Nicky Harrison
music videos:
Angie (version 2: Jagger in white hat) by The Rolling Stones and Angie (version 1: sitting on a stage, flowers on guitars) by The Rolling Stones
recording of:
Angie
written in:
Vevey, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1969-04)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) (in 1969-04) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (in 1969-04)
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
3.84:31
5Under My Thumb
recording of:
Under My Thumb
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Westminster Music Ltd., ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing)
3:39
6Tell Me
engineer:
Bill Farley
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones) (on 1964-02-24)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Wyman (on 1964-02-24)
electric guitar:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1964-02-24) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (on 1964-02-24)
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member) (on 1964-02-24)
tambourine and lead vocals:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) (on 1964-02-24)
background vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (on 1964-02-24)
arranger:
The Rolling Stones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. (not an imprint, please use “ABKCO” instead) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-24)
recording of:
Tell Me (You’re Coming Back) (on 1964-02-24)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
4.153:47
7Heaven
recording of:
Heaven
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
4:22
819th Nervous Breakdown
recording of:
19th Nervous Breakdown
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
3:58
9Lady Jane
recording of:
Lady Jane
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
3:11
10It’s All Over Now
cover recording of:
It’s All Over Now
writer:
Bobby Womack and Shirley Jean Womack
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd. and ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
3:26
11Time Is on My Side
cover recording of:
Time Is on My Side
additional lyricist:
Jimmy Norman
composer:
Norman Meade
publisher:
Rittenhouse Music Corp., TRO Essex Music Ltd. and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
version of:
Time Is on My Side (original version, only lyrics are “Time Is on My Side” and “You’ll Come Runnin’ Back”)
2:51
12Ruby Tuesday
recording of:
Ruby Tuesday
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
4.353:17
13As Tears Go By
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
arranger:
Mike Leander and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. (not an imprint, please use “ABKCO” instead) (in 1965)
recording of:
As Tears Go By (on 1965-10-26)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones), Andrew Loog Oldham and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
3.652:44
14The Last Time
engineer:
David Hassinger
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones) (from 1965-01-17 until 1965-01-18)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Wyman (from 1965-01-17 until 1965-01-18)
guitar:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (from 1965-01-17 until 1965-01-18) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (from 1965-01-17 until 1965-01-18)
tambourine:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) (from 1965-01-17 until 1965-01-18)
background vocals:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (on 1965-02-17)
lead vocals:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) (on 1965-02-17)
arranger:
The Rolling Stones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. (not an imprint, please use “ABKCO” instead) (in 1965)
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-01-17 until 1965-01-18, on 1965-02-17)
recording of:
The Last Time (from 1965-01-17 until 1965-02-17)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Cromwell Music, Cromwell Music of Australia Pty. Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
3.93:41
15Play With Fire
recording of:
Play With Fire
lyricist and composer:
Nanker Phelge
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
2:14
16Love Is Strong
recording of:
Love Is Strong
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
1.63:45
17Not Fade Away
cover recording of:
Not Fade Away
writer:
Charles Hardin Holley (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter), Charles Hardin (Charles Hardin Holley) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Inc., Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Peermusic (Germany) GmbH, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Wren Music
1:49
18Get Off of My Cloud
recording of:
Get Off of My Cloud
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
2:57
19Let It Bleed
recording of:
Let It Bleed
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
5:06
20Honky Tonky Women
recording of:
Honky Tonk Women
written in:
Mato Grosso, Brazil (in 1968-12)
writer:
M. Vickery, Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) (in 1968-12) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (in 1968-12)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
2:59
21Dandelion
recording of:
Dandelion
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
3:09
22Money
cover recording of:
Money (That’s What I Want)
writer:
Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
2:27
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