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Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) is the first official compilation album by Decca Records in the UK. The two releases featured different cover art and track listing. The front cover for the American release was used for the rear photo on the UK edition.

The album cover photo (US edition) was shot at Los Angeles, California.

[edit] History

Reaching #3 on the US charts, where it remained for two years, Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) proved to be a big smash and currently remains a popular Rolling Stones retrospective.

The UK Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) includes tracks released after the American edition appeared. The Rolling Stones’ debut 1963 single, a cover of Lennon–McCartney — was left off the album.

Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) reached no. 4 in the UK charts.

In August 2002, this US edition of Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) was reissued in a new remastered ABKCO Records.

The re-release contains stereo mixes of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”, “Time Is on My Side”, “It’s All Over Now”, and “Heart of Stone”.

The British version was again made available to the public as part of a limited edition vinyl box set, titled “The Rolling Stones 1964-1969”, in November 2010. It was also re-released digitally via iTunes.

The vinyl version of the album includes a booklet inside the gatefold with pictures of The Rolling Stones in concert and in the studio.

It was released once more in 2011 by SACD version.

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[edit] US track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Side one

1. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction“ – 3:43
2. “The Last Time“ – 3:40
3. “As Tears Go By” (Jagger/Richards/Andrew Loog Oldham) – 2:45
4. “Norman Meade) – 2:58
5. “Bobby Womack/Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:26
6. “Tell Me (You’re Coming Back)“ – 3:46

Side two

1. “19th Nervous Breakdown“ – 3:56
2. “Heart of Stone“ – 2:50
3. “Get Off of My Cloud“ – 2:55
4. “Charles Hardin) – 1:48
5. “Good Times, Bad Times” – 2:31
6. “Nanker Phelge) – 2:13

[edit] UK track listing

All songs by Keith Richards, except where noted.

Side one

1. “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?“ – 2:34
2. “Paint It Black“ – 3:45
3. “It’s All Over Now” (Bobby Womack/Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:27
4. “The Last Time“ – 3:40
5. “Heart of Stone“ – 2:46
6. “Not Fade Away” (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin) – 1:48
7. “Chuck Berry) – 1:49

Side two

1. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction“ – 3:43
2. “Get Off of My Cloud“ – 2:55
3. “As Tears Go By” (Jagger/Richard/Andrew Loog Oldham) – 2:45
4. “19th Nervous Breakdown“ – 3:57
5. “Lady Jane“ – 3:08
6. “Time Is on My Side” (Norman Meade) – 2:53
7. “Willie Dixon) – 3:05

[edit] Personnel

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – harmonica, lead vocals, percussion
• Brian Jones – guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, appalachian dulcimer, sitar, organ, backing vocals, keyboards
• Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
• Charlie Watts – drums
• Bill Wyman – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Jack Nitzsche – percussion, keyboards
• Phil Spector – percussion
• Ian Stewart – keyboards

[edit] Charts

[edit] References

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