The Rolling Stones No. 2

The Rolling Stones No. 2
Studio album by The Rolling Stones
Released 15 January 1965
Recorded 10–11 June 1964 Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois, United States; 2 and 28–29 September 1964 Regent Sound Studios, London, United Kingdom; 2 November 1964 RCA Studios, Hollywood, California, United States; and 8 November 1964 Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre
Length 36:58
Language English
Label Decca
Producer Andrew Loog Oldham
The Rolling Stones British chronology
The Rolling Stones
(1964)		 The Rolling Stones No. 2
(1965)		 Out of Our Heads
(1965)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

The Rolling Stones No. 2 is the second UK album by the Rolling Stones released in 1965 following the massive success of 1964's debut The Rolling Stones. It 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. On Dutch and German pressings of the album, the title is listed as The Rolling Stones Vol. 2 on the front cover, although the back of the album cover lists the title as The Rolling Stones No. 2.

Using the cover shot for 12 X 5, the second US-released album in October 1964, The Rolling Stones No. 2's track listing would largely be emulated on the upcoming US release of The Rolling Stones, Now!. While Eric Easton was co-credited as producer alongside Andrew Loog Oldham on The Rolling Stones' debut album, Oldham takes full production duties for The Rolling Stones No, 2, which was recorded sporadically in the UK and US during 1964.

A huge hit in the UK upon release, The Rolling Stones No. 2 spent 10 weeks at No. 1 in early 1965, becoming one of the year's biggest sellers in the UK.

According to Bill Wyman in his book Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock'N'Roll Band, John Lennon said of The Rolling Stones No. 2: "The album's great, but I don't like five-minute numbers."

Due to ABKCO's preference towards the American albums, they overlooked both The Rolling Stones and The Rolling Stones No. 2 for CD release in 1986 and during its remastering series in 2002. Consequently, the album was out of print for many years and was thus widely bootlegged by collectors.

The Rolling Stones No. 2 was again made available to the public as part of a limited edition vinyl box set, titled "The Rolling Stones 1964–1969", in November 2010 and (by itself) digitally at the same time. The original title was also re-instated as part of the 'Rolling Stones in Mono' cd box set, released on September 30th 2016.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"  Solomon Burke, Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler5:03
2."Down Home Girl"  Jerry Leiber, Arthur Butler4:11
3."You Can't Catch Me"  Chuck Berry3:38
4."Time Is on My Side" (the "guitar intro" version, not the "organ intro" version from 12 X 5)Norman Meade2:58
5."What a Shame"  Mick Jagger, Keith Richards3:03
6."Grown Up Wrong" (originally released on 12 X 5)Mick Jagger, Keith Richards1:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Down the Road Apiece"  Don Raye2:55
8."Under the Boardwalk" (originally released on 12 X 5)Arthur Resnick, Kenny Young2:48
9."I Can't Be Satisfied"  Muddy Waters3:26
10."Pain in My Heart"  Allen Toussaint2:11
11."Off the Hook"  Mick Jagger, Keith Richards2:38
12."Susie Q" (originally released on 12 X 5)Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis, Eleanor Broadwater1:51

Personnel

The Rolling Stones
Additional personnel

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1965 UK Top 40 Albums[2] 1
1965 French SNEP Albums Charts[3] 45

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ UK Albums Chart Type in "Rolling Stones" under "Name of Artist"
  3. ↑ Tous les Albums classés par Artiste, Note : user must select The Rolling Stones in the list
Preceded by
Beatles for Sale by The Beatles
Beatles for Sale by The Beatles
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
6 February 1965 – 27 February 1965
6 March 1965 – 17 April 1965
24 April 1965 – 1 May 1965 		Succeeded by
Beatles for Sale by The Beatles
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
Beatles for Sale by The Beatles
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