The Rolling Stones, Now!

by The Rolling Stones

Overview

Although their third American album was patched together (in the usual British Invasion tradition) from a variety of sources, it's their best early R&B-oriented effort. Most of the Stones' early albums suffer from three or four very weak cuts; Now! is almost uniformly strong start-to-finish, the emphasis on some of their blackest material. The covers of "Down Home Girl," Bo Diddley's vibrating "Mona," Otis Redding's "Pain in My Heart," and Barbara Lynn's "Oh Baby" are all among the group's best R&B interpretations. The best gem is "Little Red Rooster," a pure blues with wonderful slide guitar from Brian Jones (and a number one single in Britain, although it was only an album track in the U.S.). As songwriters, Jagger and Richards are still struggling, but they come up with one of their first winners (and an American Top 20 hit) with the yearning, soulful "Heart of Stone." ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	08/27/2002
Label:	Abkco Records
UPC:	0018771942023
Rank:	5846

Tracks

1. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
2. Down Home Girl
3. You Can't Catch Me
4. Heart of Stone
5. What a Shame
6. Mona (I Need You Baby)
7. Down the Road a Piece
8. Off the Hook
9. Pain in My Heart
10. Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')
11. Little Red Rooster
12. Surprise, Surprise

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Rolling Stones   Primary Artist
Jack Nitzsche   Guest Artist,Piano,Keyboards,Percussion
Brian Jones   Guitar,Vocals
Keith Richards   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Charlie Watts   Drums
Mick Jagger   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards
Ian Stewart   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Bill Wyman   Bass

Technical Credits

Teri Landi   Tape Archivist,Analog Transfer,Archive Research,Digital Transfers
Naomi Neville   Composer
Jody H. Klein   Restoration Supervision
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Mick McKenna   Tape Archivist,Archive Research
Gus Skinas   Engineer
Paschal Byrne   Analog Transfer,Digital Transfers
Steve Rosenthal   Restoration,Archives Coordinator
Bert Berns   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Jon Astley   Analog Transfer,Digital Transfers
Mick Jagger   Composer
The Rolling Stones   Arranger
Artie Butler   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Gonzales Ozen   Composer
Maria Papazahariou   Production Assistant
Jack Byrne   Archive Research
Iris Keitel   Repackaging Art Direction
Lenne Allik   Concept
Alisa Ritz   Repackaging Art Direction
Arthur Butler   Composer
Nicole Monea   Design Production Assistant
Laura Walton   Production Assistant
David P. Bailey   Cover Photo
Barbara Lynn Ozen   Composer
Solomon Burke   Composer
Andrew Loog Oldham   Producer,Liner Notes,Original Liner Notes
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Chester Burnett   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Don Raye   Composer