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The Rolling Stones
Studio album by The Rolling Stones
Released	16 April 1964 30 May 1964
Recorded	3 January – 25 February 1964 Regent Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Length	33:24 (UK) 30:48 (US)
Label	Decca(UK) London (US)
Producer	Andrew Loog Oldham and Eric Easton
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Rolling Stones chronology
The Rolling Stones (1964) The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965 UK) 12 X 5 (1964 US)
Alternate cover
England's Newest Hit Makers cover

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 didn't use the "s" from his given 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.

Contents 1 UK release 1.1 Side 1 1.2 Side 2 2 US release 2.1 Side 1 2.2 Side 2 3 Musicians 4 Charts 4.1 Album 4.2 Singles 5 External links

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" but available on the US album The Rolling Stones, Now!
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

1. "I'm a King Bee" (James Moore) – 2:35
2. "Carol" (Chuck Berry) – 2:33
3. "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 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.
4. "Can I Get a Witness" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 2:55
5. "You Can Make It if You Try" (Ted Jarrett) – 2:01
6. "Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 3:10

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

1. "I'm a King Bee" – 2:35
2. "Carol" – 2:33
3. "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" – 4:05
4. "Can I Get a Witness" – 2:55
5. "You Can Make It if You Try" – 2:01
6. "Walking the Dog" – 3:10

• Brian Jones - Guitar, harmonica, vocals, percussion
• Mick Jagger - Lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
• Keith Richards - Guitar, vocals
• Charlie Watts - Drums, percussion
• Bill Wyman - Bass guitar, vocals
• Gene Pitney - Piano on "Little by Little"
• Phil Spector - Maracas on "Little by Little"
• Ian Stewart - Organ, Piano

Year	Chart	Position
1964	UK Top 20 Albums	1
1965	UK Top 20 Albums	3
1964	Billboard Pop Albums	11
1965	Billboard Pop Albums	87

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1964	Not Fade Away	UK Top 50 Singles	3
1964	Not Fade Away	The Billboard Hot 100	48
1964	Tell Me (You're Coming Back)	The Billboard Hot 100	24

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v • d • e The Rolling Stones
Members	Mick Jagger • Keith Richards • Charlie Watts • Ron Wood Brian Jones • Bill Wyman • Mick Taylor • Ian Stewart
See also	Chuck Leavell • Darryl Jones • Dick Taylor • Andrew Loog Oldham • Allen Klein • Nicky Hopkins • Bobby Keys • Jimmy Miller • Jim Price • Billy Preston
UK studio albums 1964-1967	The Rolling Stones • The Rolling Stones No. 2 • Out of Our Heads • Aftermath • Between the Buttons
US studio albums 1964-1967	England's Newest Hitmakers • 12 X 5 • The Rolling Stones, Now! • Out of Our Heads • December's Children (And Everybody's) • Aftermath • Between the Buttons
Studio albums 1967-present	Their Satanic Majesties Request • Beggars Banquet • Let It Bleed • Sticky Fingers • Exile on Main St. • Goats Head Soup • It's Only Rock'n Roll • Black and Blue • Some Girls • Emotional Rescue • Tattoo You • Undercover • Dirty Work • Steel Wheels • Voodoo Lounge • Bridges to Babylon • A Bigger Bang
UK EPs	The Rolling Stones • Five by Five • got LIVE if you want it!
Live albums	Got Live if You Want It! • Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert • Love You Live • "Still Life" (American Concert 1981) • Flashpoint • Stripped • No Security • Live Licks
Compilations	Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) • Flowers (US) • Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) • Made in the Shade • Sucking in the Seventies • Rewind (1971-1984) • Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones • Forty Licks • Rarities 1971-2003 • Rolled Gold+: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones
Post-contract ABKCO albums	Hot Rocks 1964-1971 • More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) • Metamorphosis • Singles Collection: The London Years • The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus • Singles 1963-1965 • Singles 1965-1967 • Singles 1968-1971
Miscellaneous albums	Jamming with Edward • Brussels Affair
Tours	American Tour 1969 • European Tour '70 • UK Tour '71 • American Tour '72 • Pacific Tour '73 • European Tour '73 • Tour of the Americas '75 • Tour of Europe '76 • US Tour '78 •American Tour '81 • European Tour '82 • Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour • Voodoo Lounge Tour • Bridges to Babylon Tour • No Security Tour • Licks Tour • A Bigger Bang Tour
Related articles	Discography • The Glimmer Twins • Jagger/Richards • Nanker Phelge • Rolling Stones Records • Rock and Roll Circus • Altamont Free Concert • Rolling Stones Mobile Studio
Categories	The Rolling Stones • Members • Albums • Singles • Songs • Tours • Films