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Flowers was dismissed as a rip-off of sorts by some critics, since it took the patchwork bastardization of British releases for the American audience to extremes, gathering stray tracks from the U.K. versions of Aftermath and Between the Buttons, 1966-1967 singles (some of which had already been used on the U.S. editions of Aftermath and Between the Buttons), and a few outtakes. Judged solely by the music, though, it's rather great. "Lady Jane," "Ruby Tuesday," and "Let's Spend the Night Together" are all classics (although they had all been on an LP before); the 1966 single "Mother's Little Helper," a Top Ten hit, is also terrific; and "Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow?," making its first album appearance, is the early Stones at their most surrealistic and angst-ridden. A lot of the rest of the cuts rate among their most outstanding 1966-1967 work. "Out of Time" is hit-worthy in its own right (and in fact topped the British charts in an inferior cover by Chris Farlowe); "Backstreet Girl," with its European waltz flavor, is one of the great underrated Stones songs. The same goes for the psychedelic Bo Diddley of "Please Go Home," and the acoustic, pensively sardonic "Sittin' on a Fence," with its strong Appalachian flavor. Almost every track is strong, so if you're serious about your Stones, don't pass this by just because a bunch of people slag it as an exploitative marketing trick (which it is). There's some outstanding material you can't get anywhere else, and the album as a whole plays very well from end to end.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist
℗ 2007 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1966 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist
℗ 2010 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Ronald White, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, Percussion, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Jones, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Wyman, Bells, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Watts, Bells, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, Percussion, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Jones, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Wyman, Bells, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Watts, Bells, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist
℗ 1967 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Flowers was dismissed as a rip-off of sorts by some critics, since it took the patchwork bastardization of British releases for the American audience to extremes, gathering stray tracks from the U.K. versions of Aftermath and Between the Buttons, 1966-1967 singles (some of which had already been used on the U.S. editions of Aftermath and Between the Buttons), and a few outtakes. Judged solely by the music, though, it's rather great. "Lady Jane," "Ruby Tuesday," and "Let's Spend the Night Together" are all classics (although they had all been on an LP before); the 1966 single "Mother's Little Helper," a Top Ten hit, is also terrific; and "Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow?," making its first album appearance, is the early Stones at their most surrealistic and angst-ridden. A lot of the rest of the cuts rate among their most outstanding 1966-1967 work. "Out of Time" is hit-worthy in its own right (and in fact topped the British charts in an inferior cover by Chris Farlowe); "Backstreet Girl," with its European waltz flavor, is one of the great underrated Stones songs. The same goes for the psychedelic Bo Diddley of "Please Go Home," and the acoustic, pensively sardonic "Sittin' on a Fence," with its strong Appalachian flavor. Almost every track is strong, so if you're serious about your Stones, don't pass this by just because a bunch of people slag it as an exploitative marketing trick (which it is). There's some outstanding material you can't get anywhere else, and the album as a whole plays very well from end to end.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:10
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: The Rolling Stones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Abkco Music & Records, Inc.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2002 Abkco Music & Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Abkco Music & Records, Inc.
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