Out of Time (The Rolling Stones song)
| "Out of Time" | ||||
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| Song by The Rolling Stones from the album Aftermath (UK) | ||||
| Released | 15 April 1966 (UK) | |||
| Recorded |
March 1966 RCA Studios, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:37 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Writer(s) | Jagger/Richards | |||
| Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham | |||
| Aftermath (UK) track listing | ||||
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| "Out of Time" | |
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| Single by The Rolling Stones | |
| from the album Metamorphosis | |
| B-side | "Jiving Sister Fanny" |
| Released | 5 September 1975 (US & UK) |
| Recorded |
March 1966 RCA Studios, Hollywood |
| Genre | Baroque pop |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Label | ABKCO (US and Canada), Decca (UK) |
| Writer(s) | Jagger/Richards[1] |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham |
"Out of Time" is a song by The Rolling Stones, first released on their 1966 album Aftermath (UK version). A shorter alternative mix was released in the US in 1967 on the album Flowers. A third version featuring only Mick Jagger's vocal (and the orchestration and backing vocals from Chris Farlowe's cover version plus a new female backing vocal) was released on the 1975 compilation album Metamorphosis, which was created under the direction of former Stones manager Allen Klein and released on his ABKCO Records label. (Klein owned the rights to the pre-1971 Rolling Stones catalog.)[2]
The song was most famously covered by Farlowe, an English solo singer. Farlowe's single, produced by Jagger, peaked at number one in the UK Singles Chart on 28 July 1966 and stayed at the top for one week.[3]
The Rolling Stones' recording of the song was used in Hal Ashby's 1978 film Coming Home. Farlowe's version was used in the UK TV series Heartbeat.
| "Out of Time" | ||||
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| Single by Chris Farlowe | ||||
| from the album The Art of Chris Farlowe | ||||
| B-side | "Baby Make It Soon" | |||
| Released | 12 July 1966 | |||
| Format | 7-inch | |||
| Recorded | Olympic Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | Rock, Soul | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Immediate IM 035 | |||
| Writer(s) | Jagger/Richards[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Mick Jagger[1] | |||
| Chris Farlowe singles chronology | ||||
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Song profile
The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Mick Jagger produced a version for Chris Farlowe, a fellow Immediate artist.[4] It is distinctively known for its different versions. The first version, recorded in Los Angeles in March 1966, appeared on the UK version of 1966's Aftermath and featured a marimba part played by Brian Jones.
In this format “Out of Time” was 5:37 long. A shorter version of this recording appeared in the US on 1967’s Flowers, and later on 1972’s More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) and 2012’s GRRR! super deluxe edition. The song then appeared on the 1975 ABKCO compilation album Metamorphosis. This version was, in fact, the backing track from the Chris Farlowe version, only with a Mick Jagger lead vocal, recorded in London in April 1966 as a demo for Farlowe. The demo version was also released as a single in 1975, reaching #45 in the UK.
Like all the songs on the second side of the UK version of Aftermath, the Rolling Stones never performed “Out of Time” live.[5]
Cover versions
- Chris Farlowe recorded and released this as a single in 1966. It reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart.[6] and number 122 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under chart.
- Dan McCafferty of Nazareth recorded a version on his first, self-titled solo album. It was released as a single in 1975 shortly before the album and reached No. 41, despite competition from a reissue of the Chris Farlowe version and a first-time single release of the Metamorphosis version, inaccurately credited to the Rolling Stones, as Mick Jagger was the only group member featured. These two later versions reached No. 44 and No. 45 respectively.
- Serbian rock band Električni Orgazam did a cover of the song in Serbian in 1987, titled "Bejbe Ti Nisi Tu" ("Baby,You're Not Around"), and it became a big hit in Yugoslavia.
- The Ramones covered the song, which was released on their 13th studio album, Acid Eaters, in 1994.
Personnel
- The Rolling Stones version
- Mick Jagger – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Keith Richards – guitars, backing vocals
- Brian Jones – marimba, piano
- Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Charlie Watts – drums
- Ian Stewart - organ, organ bass pedals
- Jack Nitzsche - percussion
- Chris Farlowe version
- Chris Farlowe – vocals
- Joe Moretti – guitar
- Big Jim Sullivan – guitar
- Jimmy Page – acoustic guitar
- Albert Lee – acoustic guitar
- Ricky Chapman – bass guitar
- Pete Solley – piano
- Andy White – drums, percussion
- Mick Jagger – backing vocals
- Arthur Greenslade – string arrangement
Charts
- The Rolling Stones version
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] | 45 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 81 |
References
- 1 2 3 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 102–3. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ↑ "Stones Settle With Allen Klein: Four More Albums; Klein will get rights to Rock & Roll Circus, Greatest Hits albums". 5 June 1975. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ "Chris Farlowe". 45-rpm.org.uk. 1940-10-13. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ Rocks Off Setlists – Rolling Stones song live debuts
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 193. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "Rolling Stones: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Rolling Stones – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for The Rolling Stones. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
External links
| Preceded by "Get Away" by Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames |
UK number one single by Chris Farlowe 28 July 1966 for one week |
Succeeded by "With a Girl Like You" by The Troggs |
