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
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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 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. 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

Side one

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 which appeared on The Rolling Stones No. 2
5. "Good Times, Bad Times" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:30
6. "It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:26

Side two

1. "2120 South Michigan Avenue" (Nanker Phelge) – 3:38
   • This is the full length version, previously only available on 1964 German compilation Around and Around
2. "Under the Boardwalk" (Arthur Resnick, Kenny Young) – 2:46
3. "Congratulations" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:29
   • This song was not released in the UK until it was included on the 1973 compilation album No Stone Unturned
4. "Grown Up Wrong" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:05
5. "If You Need Me" (Robert Bateman, Wilson Pickett) – 2:04
6. "Susie Q" (Eleanor Broadwater, Stan Lewis, Dale Hawkins) – 1:50

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

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

Additional musicians

• Ian Stewart – piano and organ

Chart positions

Album

Singles

External links

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