December's Children (And Everybody's)

by The Rolling Stones

Overview

The last Stones album in which cover material accounted for 50 percent of the content was thrown together from a variety of singles, British LP tracks, outtakes, and a cut from an early 1964 U.K. EP. Haphazard assembly aside, much of it's great, including the huge hit "Get Off of My Cloud" and the controversial, string-laden acoustic ballad "As Tears Go By" (a Top Ten item in America). Raiding the R&B closet for the last time, they also offered a breathless run-through of Larry Williams' "She Said Yeah," a sultry Chuck Berry cover ("Talkin' About You"), and exciting live versions of "Route 66" and Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On." More importantly, Jagger-Richards' songwriting partnership had now developed to the extent that several non-A-side tracks were reasonably strong in their own right, such as "I'm Free" and "The Singer Not the Song." And the version of "You Better Move On" (which had been featured on a British EP at the beginning of 1964) was one of their best and most tender soul covers. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	08/27/2002
Label:	Abkco Records
UPC:	0018771945123
Rank:	6505

Tracks

1. She Said Yeah
2. Talkin' About You
3. You Better Move On
4. Look What You've Done
5. The Singer Not the Song
6. Route 66
7. Get Off of My Cloud
8. I'm Free
9. As Tears Go By
10. Gotta Get Away
11. Blue Turns to Grey
12. I'm Moving On

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

Teri Landi   Archive Research,Digital Transfers,Research,Tape Archivist
Jody H. Klein   Restoration Supervision
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Gered Mankowitz   Photography
Mick McKenna   Research,Tape Archivist,Archive Research
Gus Skinas   Engineer
Mike Leander   Arranger
Paschal Byrne   Digital Transfers
Muddy Waters   Composer
Hank Snow   Composer
David Hassinger   Engineer
Steve Rosenthal   Restoration,Archives Coordinator
Keith Richards   Arranger,Composer
Jon Astley   Digital Transfers
Mick Jagger   Composer
The Rolling Stones   Arranger
Arthur Alexander   Composer
Glyn Johns   Engineer
Sonny Christy   Composer
Dave Malo   Engineer
Maria Papazahariou   Production Assistant
Jack Byrne   Archive Research
Iris Keitel   Art Direction,Repackaging Art Direction
Lenne Allik   Concept
Alisa Ritz   Art Direction,Repackaging Art Direction
Nicole Monea   Design Production Assistant
Laura Walton   Production Assistant
Don Christy   Composer
Robert William Troup Jr.   Composer
Andrew Loog Oldham   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Original Liner Notes
Sonny Bono   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Chuck Berry   Composer
Ron Malo   Engineer
Bobby Troup   Composer
Roddy Jackson   Composer