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 No. 2 "12 X 5", the second US-released album in October 1964, "The Rolling Stones No. 2"'s track listing would largely be emulated on the upcoming US release of "The Rolling Stones, Now!". While Eric Easton was co-credited as producer alongside Andrew Loog Oldham on The Rolling Stones' debut album, Oldham takes full production duties for "The Rolling Stones No, 2", which was recorded sporadically in the UK and US during 1964. A huge hit in the UK upon release, "The Rolling Stones No. 2" spent 10 weeks at No. 1 in early 1965, becoming one of the year's biggest sellers in