Today in Music (1965): The Rolling Stones December’s Children (And Everybody’s)

December’s Children (And Everybody’s) The Rolling Stones

Released: December 11, 1965 Peak: 4 US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 1.0 world (includes US and UK), 4.39 EAS Genre: classic rock

Tracks: Click on a song title for more details. She Said Yeah [1:35] Talkin’ ‘Bout You [2:31] You Better Move On [2:40] Look What You’ve Done [2:16] The Singer Not the Song [2:23] Route 66 (live) [2:40] Get Off of My Cloud [2:56] I’m Free [2:24] As Tears Go By [2:46] Gotta Get Away [2:07] Blue Turns to Grey [2:29] I’m Movin’ On (live) [2:13] Total Running Time: 29:04 The Players: Mick Jagger (vocals, tambourine, harmonica) Keith Richards (guitar, backing vocals) Brian Jones (guitar, backing vocals, harmonica, tambourine, maracas) Bill Wyman (bass, backing vocals) Charlie Watts (drums)

Rating: 3.807 out of 5.00 (average of 23 ratings) Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album In the first half of the sixties, the UK and United States approached albums differently. While the UK treated them as separate entities from singles, the United States included singles on the albums. This meant that American versions of albums from British groups were cobbled together collections of singles, B-sides, and album cuts that sometimes adhered fairly close to the original UK and sometimes veered greatly. In the U.S., there were two albums that didn’t have UK counterparts – 12 x 5 in 1964 and December’s Children (And Everybody’s) in 1965. “Haphazard assembly aside, much of it’s great.” AM The latter included four cuts from the UK version of Out of Our Heads – “a breathless run-though of Larry Williams’ ‘She Said Yeah,’” AM “Gotta Get Away,” “a sultry Chuck Berry cover” AM of “Talkin’ ‘Bout You,” and “I’m Free.” There was also a live version of “Route 66;” the original studio version first appeared on the Rolling Stones’ self-titled UK debut in 1964. The album also pulled “one of their best and most tender soul covers,” AM “You Better Move On,” from the Stones’ 1964 self-titled EP. The album also included the singles “Get Off of My Cloud” and the B-sides “The Singer Not the Song” and “the controversial, string-laden acoustic ballad ‘As Tears Go By.’” AM Rounding out the album were “Look What You’ve Done,” “Blue Turns to Grey,” and a live version of Hank Snow’s “I’m Moving On” that first appeared on the UK live EP Got Live if You Want It! This was the last Stones’ album in which 50% of the material consisted of covers. AM However, the “Jagger-Richards' songwriting partnership had now developed to the extent that several non-A-side tracks were reasonably strong in their own right, such as ‘I’m Free’ and ‘The Singer Not the Song.’” AM The Songs Here’s a breakdown of each of the individual songs.

She Said Yeah The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Sonny Bono, Roddy Jackson Recorded: ? Released: Out of Our Heads (UK, 1965), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Talkin’ ‘Bout You The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Chuck Berry Recorded: ? Released: Out of Our Heads (UK, 1965), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

You Better Move On The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Arthur Alexander Recorded: ? Released: The Rolling Stones (EP, 1964), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Look What You’ve Done The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Muddy Waters Recorded: ? Released: December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

The Singer Not the Song The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): ? Recorded: ? Released: 10/22/1965 (UK B-side of “Get Off of My Cloud”), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965), The Singles Collection: The London Years (1989) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Get Off of My Cloud The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Recorded: ? Released: 9/25/1965 (US single), 10/22/1965 (UK single), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965), Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass) (1966), Hot Rocks (1971), The Singles Collection: The London Years (1989), Forty Licks (2002), Grrr! (2012) Peak: 1 BB, 1 CB, 2 HR, 1 CL, 1 UK, 1 CN, 2 AU Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 3.0 radio, -- video, -- streaming

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Song: A

I’m Free The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Recorded: ? Released: 9/24/1965 (US, B-side of “Get Off of My Cloud”), Out of Our Heads (UK, 1965), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965) Peak: 41 CL Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

As Tears Go By The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andrew Loog Oldham Recorded: ? Released: 12/18/1965 (US single), 2/4/1966 (UK B-side of “19th Nervous Breakdown”), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965), Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass) (1966), Hot Rocks (1971), The Singles Collection: The London Years (1989), Grrr! (2012) Peak: 12/18/65, 6 BB, 10 AC Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 2.0 radio, -- video, -- streaming

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Song: A

Gotta Get Away The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Recorded: ? Released: Out of Our Heads (UK, 1965), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965), The Singles Collection: The London Years (1989) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Blue Turns to Grey The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Recorded: ? Released: December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

I’m Moving On (live) The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Hank Snow Recorded: ? Released: Got Live if You Want It (UK live EP, 1965), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Resources/References: AM AllMusic.com review by Richie Unterberger MG Philippe Margotin & Jean-Michel Guesdon (2022). The Rolling Stones: All the Songs. Hachette Book Group: New York, NY. Related DMDB Pages: First posted 4/1/2008; last updated 12/12/2025.