Happy (The Rolling Stones song) hours, cut and done. At noon it had never existed. At four o'clock it was on tape." The basic tracks were recorded in the Nellcôte basement, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, with Richards on bass, guitar and vocals, producer Jimmy Miller on drums, and saxophonist Bobby Keys on maracas. Piano by Nicky Hopkins was added later, as were Jim Price's trumpet, Keys' saxophone, Mick Taylor's guitar and the final vocal tracks, including Mick Jagger's backing vocals. "Happy" was the only single by the band to chart on the Hot 100 on which Richards sang lead. Since 1972, Richards has
The Rolling Stones (album) The Rolling Stones (album) The Rolling Stones is the debut album by the Rolling Stones, released by Decca Records in the UK on 16 April 1964. The American edition of the LP, with a slightly different track list, came out on London Records on 30 May 1964, subtitled "England's Newest Hit Makers", which later became its official title. The album is included in Robert Dimery's "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in London over the course of five days in January and February 1964, "The Rolling Stones" was produced by then-managers Andrew Loog