Saturday, September 28, 2024

Record #0797: Brown Sugar / Bitch – THE ROLLING STONES

Rolling Stones RS-19100 (original US release, Los Angeles pressing) USA, 16. April 1971
Words & Music by:  Side AMick Jagger, Keith Richards; Side B – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Musicians: Mick Jagger (lead vocals, maracas & castanets on side A), Keith Richards (lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), Mick Taylor (lead and rhythm guitar), Nicky Hopkins (piano on side B), Ian Stewart (piano on side A), Bobby Keys (tenor sax), Jim Price (trumpet on side B), Jimmy Miller (percussion on side B)
Recording sessions: Produced by Jimmy Miller; Side A – at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Florence, AL on 2.-4. December 1969; Side B – with the Mobile Recording Unit at Mick Jagger’s home in Newbury, UK and at Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK between 17. October and 2. November 1970
Highest chart positions: US #1, Canada #1, UK #2, Netherlands #1, Germany #4, Norway #4, Sweden #11. Finland #11 (June 1971)

“Brown Sugar” was mostly penned by Jagger, allegedly inspired by his girlfriend. It became one of the five biggest hit singles the group has recorded.

The UK release had both “Bitch” and “Let It Rock” on the flip side.

“Brown Sugar” was covered in Finnish as “Hei Pepe” by Clifters in 1989.

List price:  Very Good+ is $2,50, Near Mint is $5. DJ copies are $20 and $30 correspondingly.


 

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