The Best of the Rolling Stones

~ Release by The Rolling Stones (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

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1Start Me Up
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Promotone B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 2012)
recording of:
Start Me Up
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
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2Brown Sugar
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
mixer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
bass guitar:
Bill Wyman
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones)
guitar:
Mick Taylor
percussion:
Mick Jagger
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member)
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
vocals:
Mick Jagger
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States and Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 490)
recording of:
Brown Sugar (in 1969-12)
writer:
Mick Jagger 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.
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3Harlem Shuffle
engineer:
Dave Jerden
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards) and Steve Lillywhite
vocals:
Bobby Womack
cover recording of:
Harlem Shuffle
writer:
Earl Nelson and Bob Relf
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Bug Music (music publishing) (in 1988), Keyman Music (publisher) (in 1988) and Marc-Jean Music (publisher) (in 1988)
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4It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
mixer:
Keith Harwood
12 string guitar:
Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones)
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member)
vocals:
Mick Jagger
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll (but I Like It)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Promopub. B.V.
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5Mixed Emotions
recording engineer:
Christopher Marc Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards) and Chris Kimsey
mixer:
Chris Kimsey
guest brass:
Kick Horns
guest percussion:
Luis Jardim
organ and piano:
Chuck Leavell
guest background vocals:
Sarah Dash, Lisa Fischer (American vocalist) and Bernard Fowler (American musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Grammofoonplaten B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of CBS Records, Inc.) (in 1989)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Mixed Emotions
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
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6Angie
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
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
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7Tumbling Dice
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
additional drums (drum set):
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass:
Mick Taylor
guitar:
Mick Jagger
background vocals:
plus friend [of Venetta] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Vanetta
guest background vocals:
Clydie King
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Promotone B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 2012)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 86) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 424)
recording of:
Tumbling Dice
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Promopub. B.V. and Schaltone B.V. (in 1977)
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8Fool to Cry
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
electric piano:
Mick Jagger
recording of:
Fool to Cry
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
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9Rock and a Hard Place
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards) and Chris Kimsey
recording of:
Rock and a Hard Place
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
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10Miss You
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
guest electric piano:
Ian McLagan
harmonica:
Sugar Blue
saxophone:
Mel Collins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Promotone B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recording of:
Miss You
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
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11Hot Stuff
recording of:
Hot Stuff
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
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12Emotional Rescue
engineer:
Chris Kimsey
associate producer:
Chris Kimsey
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Promotone B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 2012)
recording of:
Emotional Rescue
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
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13Respectable
recording engineer and mixer:
Chris Kimsey
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Promotone B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 2012)
recording of:
Respectable
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
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14Beast of Burden
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
recording of:
Beast of Burden
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Co. (publisher)
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15Waiting on a Friend
producer:
The Glimmer Twins (production name for Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Promotone B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 2012)
recording of:
Waiting on a Friend
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
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16Wild Horses
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar:
Bill Wyman
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones)
guest piano:
Jim Dickinson
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Mick Taylor
vocals:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. (not an imprint, please use “ABKCO” instead) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (from 1969-12-02 until 1969-12-04)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 193) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 334)
recording of:
Wild Horses (from 1969-12-02 until 1969-12-04)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
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17Bitch
engineer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
bass guitar:
Bill Wyman
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones)
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Mick Taylor
percussion:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jim Price (horn session musician)
vocals:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
recorded at:
Stargroves in United Kingdom
recording of:
Bitch
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), WESTMINSTER MUSIC (ABKCO), ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and 日本アブコ音楽出版
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