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) Gene)" and "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" were shortened to "Now I've Got a Witness" and "Tell Me" on most versions of the American release. Upon its release, "The Rolling Stones" reached No. 11 in the US, going gold in the process. To date, this is the Stones' only American studio album that has failed to place in the top five on the "Billboard" album charts. In August 2002, the album, by now officially called "England's Newest Hit Makers", was reissued as a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO. As per the American release. The Rolling Stones Additional