Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)

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Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
London
ProducerAndrew Loog Oldham
The Rolling Stones US chronology
December's Children (And Everybody's)
(1965)
Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
(1966)
Aftermath
(1966)
The Rolling Stones UK chronology
Aftermath
(1966)
Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
(1966)
Between the Buttons
(1967)
UK edition
Released 4 November 1966 by Decca
Released 4 November 1966 by Decca

Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) is the first compilation album by

London Records in the US and on 4 November 1966, by Decca Records
in the UK.

The American edition focused on songs from 1964 and 1965 with two new tunes: the recent "19th Nervous Breakdown" and the re-recorded "Time Is on My Side" with the guitar intro. The British version covered a longer period, from the group's first single A-side in 1963, "Come On", to several songs from 1966, including the recent hit "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?"

The album reached number three on the US Billboard 200[1] and number four on the UK Albums Chart.[2] It remained on the chart 99 weeks in the US, where the RIAA certified the album double platinum, signifying over two million copies sold.[3]

Release

The songs chosen for the American version of Big Hits were roughly split between originals written by

Guy Webster.[5]

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 Chuck Berry's "Come On", was included, but the more successful follow-up, "I Wanna Be Your Man" – composed by rivals (although in reality as friends) Lennon–McCartney – was left off the album. However, an early slick-proof of the album, displayed on Exhibitionism in London in 2016, showed the track as slated for inclusion, but it was ultimately replaced by "Time Is on My Side" by Jerry Ragovoy (as 'Norman Meade'). The fisheye lens-view photo used for the UK front cover was taken in New York City by Jerry Schatzberg, with the back cover featuring the Webster photo from the US cover.[citation needed]

Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) reached number four in the UK charts. 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 at the same time. The vinyl version of the album includes a booklet pasted into the gatefold with color photos of the Rolling Stones in concert and in the studio.[citation needed]

Once more, the UK version was released on Record Store Day in 2019 on Green Vinyl, to go along with the release on its second volume, Through the Past, Darkly, which was released on orange vinyl for both Record Store Day and its 50th anniversary, as stated on the Record Store Day sticker affixed on the front of the vinyl cover.[citation needed]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Tom HullA+[8]

In a retrospective review for

true stereo".[9]

Music biographer and journalist Johnny Rogan said that in the UK, Big Hits and the Beatles' December 1966 compilation A Collection of Beatles Oldies were significant because "Britain's two premier groups" had issued "greatest hits collections in the home market for the first time in their careers". Both albums, in his opinion, "represented a coming of age, reminding listeners and the artistes themselves that they were already the equivalent of heritage acts, whose remarkable run of hits qualified them for a rare priviledge [sic?], unlikely to be repeated for many years, if ever."[10]

Track listing

US edition

All tracks are written by

England's Newest Hit Makers
(5/64)3:46
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original US release (Month/year)Length
1."
Nanker Phelge
Out of Our Heads2:13

UK edition

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original UK release (Month/year)Length
1."Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" Single (9/66)2:34
2."Paint It Black" Single (5/66)3:20
3."It's All Over Now"
  • Bobby Womack
  • Shirley Jean Womack
Single (6/64)3:27
4."The Last Time" Single (2/65)3:40
5."Heart of Stone" Out of Our Heads (9/65)2:46
6."Not Fade Away"
Single (2/64)1:48
7."Come On"Chuck BerrySingle (6/63)1:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original UK release (Month/year)Length
1."(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Single (8/65)3:43
2."Get Off of My Cloud" Single (10/65)2:55
3."As Tears Go By"
  • Mick Jagger
  • Keith Richards
  • Andrew Loog Oldham
Single (2/66)2:45
4."19th Nervous Breakdown" Single (2/66)3:57
5."Lady Jane" Aftermath (4/66)2:31
6."Time Is on My Side"Norman MeadeThe Rolling Stones No. 2 (1/65)2:53
7."Little Red Rooster"Willie DixonSingle (11/64)3:05

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Finland (
The Official Finnish Charts)[11]
8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 4
US Billboard 200[14] 3
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 49

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]
2006 release
Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "The Rolling Stones: Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Albums". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "American album certifications – The Rolling Stones". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Eder, Bruce. "Rolling Stones: Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) – Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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  8. ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: The Rolling Stones". tomhull.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  9. ^ Benjamin, Kent H. (13 December 2002). "The Rolling Stones: The ABKCO Reissue Series Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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  12. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Big Hits %5BHigh Tide and Green Grass%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  13. ^ "The Rolling Stones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  14. ^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Big Hits %5BHigh Tide and Green Grass%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Canadian album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Big Hits". Music Canada.
  17. ^ "British album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)". British Phonographic Industry.
  18. ^ "American album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass)". Recording Industry Association of America.

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