Although their third American album was patched together (in the usual British Invasion tradition) from a variety of sources, it's their best early R&B-oriented effort.
Most of the Stones' early albums suffer from three or four very weak cuts; Now! is almost uniformly strong start-to-finish, the emphasis on some of their blackest material.
The covers of "Down Home Girl," Bo Diddley's vibrating "Mona," Otis Redding's "Pain in My Heart," and Barbara Lynn's "Oh Baby" are all among the group's best R&B interpretations.
The best gem is "Little Red Rooster," a pure blues with wonderful slide guitar from Brian Jones (and a number one single in Britain, although it was only an album track in the U.S.).
As songwriters, Jagger and Richards are still struggling, but they come up with one of their first winners (and an American Top 20 hit) with the yearning, soulful "Heart of Stone.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down Home GirlArthur Butler, Jerry Leiber | The Rolling Stones | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| 2 | You Can't Catch MeChuck Berry | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| 3 | Heart of StoneMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 4 | Mona (I Need You Baby)Ellas McDaniel | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 11 MB |
| 5 | Off the HookMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 6 | Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')Barbara Lynn Ozen, Gonzales Ozen | The Rolling Stones | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| 7 | Little Red RoosterChester Burnett, Willie Dixon | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| 8 | Surprise, SurpriseMick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| 9 | Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Version 2) | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| 10 | What A Shame (Stereo) | The Rolling Stones | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | Down The Road Apiece (Stereo) | The Rolling Stones | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 12 | Paint In My Heart | The Rolling Stones | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| 35 mins | 82 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 147 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenne Allik | Concept |
| 2 | Jon Astley | Analog Transfer, Digital Transfers |
| 3 | David P. Bailey | Cover Photo |
| 4 | Bert Berns | Composer |
| 5 | Chuck Berry | Composer |
| 6 | Solomon Burke | Composer |
| 7 | Chester Burnett | Composer |
| 8 | Arthur Butler | Composer |
| 9 | Jack Byrne | Archive Research |
| 10 | Paschal Byrne | Analog Transfer, Digital Transfers |
| 11 | Willie Dixon | Composer |
| 12 | Mick Jagger | Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 13 | Brian Jones | Guitar, Vocals |
| 14 | Iris Keitel | Repackaging Art Direction |
| 15 | Jody H. Klein | Restoration Supervision |
| 16 | Teri Landi | Analog Transfer, Archive Research, Digital Transfers, Tape Archivist |
| 17 | Jerry Leiber | Composer |
| 18 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 19 | Ellas McDaniel | Composer |
| 20 | Mick McKenna | Archive Research, Tape Archivist |
| 21 | Nicole Monea | Design Production Assistant |
| 22 | Naomi Neville | Composer |
| 23 | Jack Nitzsche | Guest Artist, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano |
| 24 | Andrew Loog Oldham | Liner Notes, Original Liner Notes, Producer |
| 25 | Barbara Lynn Ozen | Composer |
| 26 | Gonzales Ozen | Composer |
| 27 | Maria Papazahariou | Production Assistant |
| 28 | Don Raye | Composer |
| 29 | Keith Richards | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 30 | Alisa Ritz | Repackaging Art Direction |
| 31 | The Rolling Stones | Arranger, Primary Artist |
| 32 | Steve Rosenthal | Archives Coordinator, Restoration |
| 33 | Gus Skinas | Engineer |
| 34 | Ian Stewart | Keyboards, Organ, Piano |
| 35 | Laura Walton | Production Assistant |
| 36 | Charlie Watts | Drums |
| 37 | Jerry Wexler | Composer |
| 38 | Bill Wyman | Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |