| "Heart of Stone" | ||||
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| Single by The Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the album (UK) Out of Our Heads (US) The Rolling Stones, Now!' | ||||
| B-side | "What a Shame" | |||
| Released | 19 December 1964 (US) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 2 November 1964 | |||
| Genre | Blues, R&B | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | UK Decca. US London. | |||
| Writer(s) | Jagger/Richard | |||
| Producer | Andrew Loog Oldham | |||
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"Heart of Stone" is a song by the English rock 'n roll band the Rolling Stones.
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Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Heart of Stone" is one of their first compositions, released as a 45 r.p.m single in the USA. It was released in the UK in September 1965, on the album Out of Our Heads
Richie Unterberger says, "'Heart of Stone' [is] a slow and soulful, dramatic ballad with the kind of vaguely discordant, droning guitars heard on many an early Rolling Stones slow number. What was impressive was how the Jagger/Richards song, though similar in some respect to American soul ballads of the period... was not explicitly derivative of any one blues or soul song that they were covering on their mid-60s records. The lilt of the verses owed something to country music and the mournful harmonies heard on the latter part of the verses added to the overall feeling of melancholy moodiness."[1]
The song sees the singer discuss his life as a womanizer, and how one girl in particular won't break his heart;
| “ | There've been so many girls that I've known; I've made so many cry and still I wonder why; Here comes the little girl; I see her walking down the street; She's all by herself, I try and knock her off her feet; But she'll never break, never break, never break, never break, This heart of stone | ” |
Recording began on 2 November 1964 at Los Angeles' RCA Studios with Jagger singing, Richards and Brian Jones on guitars, Bill Wyman on bass, and Charlie Watts on drums. Jack Nitzsche performs tambourine and piano.
"Heart of Stone" was initially released in December 1964 as a single in the US where it became their second Top 20 US hit, reaching #19. The song was included on the US album The Rolling Stones, Now! the following February. It was later included on the compilation discs Hot Rocks and Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass).
A longer version appeared in 1975 on the album Metamorphosis. This had been recorded on 21-23 July 1964 with Jimmy Page on guitar and Clem Cattini on drums, probably as a demo.
The British post-punk group The Mekons covered the song on their 1988 album So Good It Hurts, twisting the song's impact with female vocals provided by Sally Timms. The Allman Brothers Band convered the song on their 2003 album Hittin' the Note. Sonic's Rendezvous Band has also played the song.
The Texas band The Outcasts (garage rock band) covered the song in 1965.
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