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The Rolling Stones No. 2.

12 X 5.

The Rolling Stones, Now!.

The Rolling Stones No. 2 is the second studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. Like their debut album, this album mainly consists of cover songs, although this time there are three Jagger/Richards compositions.

According to Bill Wyman, John Lennon said of it "The album's great, but I don't like five-minute numbers".

12 X 5 is their second American album, released in 1964. It basically consists of their second EP Five by Five as well as songs from No. 2 and singles of the era. The Rolling Stones, Now! is their third American album, released in 1965. It consists of the majority of No. 2 as well as "Mona (I Need You Baby)" (from The Rolling Stones), "Surprise, Surprise", two songs that ended up on the UK version of Out of Our Heads and the single "Little Red Rooster".

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Tracklist (The Rolling Stones No. 2):

Side One

1. "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" (5:03)
2. "Down Home Girl" (4:11)
3. "You Can't Catch Me" (3:38)
4. "Time Is on My Side" (2:58)
5. "What a Shame" (3:03)
6. "Grown Up Wrong" (1:50)

Side Two

1. "Down the Road Apiece" (2:55)
2. "Under the Boardwalk" (2:48)
3. "I Can't Be Satisfied" (3:36)
4. "Pain in My Heart" (2:11)
5. "Off The Hook" (2:38)
6. "Susie Q" (1:51)

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Tracklist (12 X 5):

Side One

1. "Around and Around" (3:03)
2. "Confessin' the Blues" (2:46)
3. "Empty Heart" (2:35)
4. "Time Is on My Side" (2:50)
5. "Good Times, Bad Times" (2:32)
6. "It's All Over Now" (3:27)

Side Two

1. "2120 South Michigan Avenue" (2:03)
2. "Under the Boardwalk" (2:48)
3. "Congratulations" (2:28)
4. "Grown Up Wrong" (2:04)
5. "If You Need Me" (2:03)
6. "Susie Q" (1:51)

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Tracklist (The Rolling Stones, Now!):

Side One

1. "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" (3:00)
2. "Down Home Girl" (4:13)
3. "You Can't Catch Me" (3:40)
4. "Heart of Stone" (2:49)
5. "What a Shame" (3:06)
6. "Mona (I Need You Baby)" (3:35)

Side Two

1. "Down the Road Apiece" (2:56)
2. "Off the Hook" (2:36)
3. "Pain in My Heart" (2:12)
4. "Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Going)" (2:06)
5. "Little Red Rooster" (3:04)
6. "Surprise, Surprise" (2:29)

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Principal Members:

• Mick Jagger - lead vocals, harmonica, percussion, tambourine
• Brian Jones - guitar, vocals, keyboard, organ, harmonica, percussion, maracas
• Keith Richards - guitar, vocals
• Charlie Watts - drums, percussion
• Bill Wyman - bass, vocals, percussion

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Everybody Needs Somebody to Trope:

• Alliterative Title: "Surprise Surprise" and "Around and Around".
• Car Song: "You Can't Catch Me".
• Chronological Album Title: The Rolling Stones No. 2.
• Cover Version: The vast majority of the songs here, making them all a Cover Album, save for the self-written "Surprise Surprise", "Heart of Stone", "Empty Heart", "Good Times, Bad Times", "Congratulations", "What a Shame", "Off the Hook", "2120 South Michigan Avenue", and "Grown Up Wrong".
• Face on the Cover: A group shot of the band.
• Growing Up Sucks: "Grown Up Wrong".
• Instrumentals: "2120 South Michigan Avenue".
• New Sound Album: To an extent. Instead of it being mainly blues covers, it is now mainly R&B covers.
• One-Woman Song: "Susie Q" and "Mona (I Need You Baby)".
• The Power of Love: "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" and "Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Going)".
• Self-Titled Album: The Rolling Stones No. 2.
• Something Blues: "Confessin' the Blues", more or less.
• Spoken Word in Music: "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" can count.
• Stealth Pun: Twelve by five.
• Textless Album Cover: At least for No. 2.
• Three Chords and the Truth: Most songs are straight and simple covers.

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