The Chess Sessions

~ Release by The Rolling Stones (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1It's All Over Now (studio 1964-06-10: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
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
2I Can't Be Satisfied (studio 1964-06-10: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Be Satisfied (on 1964-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
3:27
3Stewed And Keefed (Brian's Blues) (instrumental)(studio 1964-06-10: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
4:08
4Time Is On My Side (version 1) (studio 1964-06-10: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
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”)
2:49
5Good Times, Bad Times (acoustic) (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
recording of:
Good Times, Bad Times (on 1964-06-11)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
2:35
6Don't Lie To Me (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
recording of:
Don’t You Lie to Me (Chuck Berry’s version)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Chuck Berry
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker (in 1940)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Don’t You Lie to Me
1:58
7Around And Around (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
cover recording of:
Around and Around
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Good-Tunes-Music AG, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
3:03
82120 South Michigan Avenue (instrumental) (version 1) (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
recording of:
2120 South Michigan Avenue
composer:
Nanker Phelge
3:39
9Empty Heart (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
recording of:
Empty Heart
lyricist and composer:
Nanker Phelge
2:34
10Down In The Bottom (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
recording of:
Down in the Bottom
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Runnin’ Shoes
2:42
11Reelin' And Rockin' (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
recording of:
Reelin’ and Rockin’
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:37
12Down The Road Apiece (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones) (on 1964-06-11)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Wyman (on 1964-06-11)
guitar:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1964-06-11) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (on 1964-06-11)
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member) (on 1964-06-11)
lead vocals:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) (on 1964-06-11)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-06-11)
cover recording of:
Down the Road Apiece (on 1964-06-11)
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.652:56
13High Heeled Sneakers (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
recording of:
Hi‐Heel Sneakers
lyricist and composer:
Robert Higginbotham (blues)
publisher:
Lily Pond Music and Robert Higginbotham Publisher
2:59
14Look What You've Done (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
arranger:
The Rolling Stones
cover recording of:
Look What You’ve Done
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
arranger:
Kris Johnson (trumpet)
32:19
15Confessin' The Blues (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
cover recording of:
Confessin’ the Blues
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
publisher:
Leeds Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:47
162120 South Michigan Avenue (instrumental) (version 2) (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
recording of:
2120 South Michigan Avenue
composer:
Nanker Phelge
2:11
17If You Need Me (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
cover recording of:
If You Need Me
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Wilson Pickett and Sonny Sanders
publisher:
Belinda (ended), Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Lupine Music
2:01
18Tell Me, Baby (How Many Times) (studio 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
recording of:
Tell Me Baby (Big Bill Broonzy song)
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
1:56
19Time Is On My Side (version 2) (studio 1964-11-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
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”)
3:00
20Little Red Rooster (studio 1964-11-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
engineer:
Bill Farley
producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones) (on 1964-09-02)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Wyman (on 1964-09-02)
guitar:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1964-09-02) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (on 1964-09-02)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) (on 1964-09-02)
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 1964-09-02)
cover recording of:
The Red Rooster (on 1964-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.253:06
21What A Shame (studio 1964-11-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (stereo)
recording of:
What a Shame
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
3:06
22Fanny Mae (BBC) (studio 1964-11-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
recording of:
Fannie Mae
lyricist and composer:
Morris Levy (in 1959), Clarence Lewis (in 1959) and Waymon Glasco (1911-1976 blues musician) (in 1959)
writer:
Buster Brown (1911-1976 blues musician)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, FROST Music Corp, Jonware Music Co. (US publisher) and Olivia Pub. Co. (BMI-affiliated)
2:13
23Mercy Mercy (studio 1964-05-10: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
cover recording of:
Mercy, Mercy
writer:
Don Covay and R.A. Miller (US songwriter Ronald Alonzo Miller)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Vonglo Music (BMI-affiliated)
2:49
24That's How Strong My Love Is (studio 1964-05-10: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
cover recording of:
That’s How Strong My Love Is (on 1964-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
Roosevelt Jamison
publisher:
Three Wise Boys Music LLC
2:27
25The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man (studio 1964-05-10: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, USA) (mono)
recording of:
The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man
lyricist and composer:
Nanker Phelge
3:21
26(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (stereo)
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
4.053:44