Today in Music (1967): The Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request released

Their Satanic Majesties Request The Rolling Stones

Released: December 8, 1967 Peak: 2 US, 3 UK, -- CN, 13 AU Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, 0.06 UK, 2.50 world (includes US and UK), 4.24 EAS Genre: classic rock

Tracks: Sing This All Together [3:46] Citadel [2:50] In Another Land (Wyman) [3:15] 2000 Man [3:07] Sing This All Together (See What Happens) [8:33] She's a Rainbow [4:35] The Lantern [4:23] Gomper [5:08] 2000 Light Years from Home [4:45] On with the Show [3:39] Songs written by Jagger/Richards unless indicated otherwise. Total Running Time: 43:28 The Players: Mick Jagger (vocals, tambourine, harmonica, maracas) Keith Richards (guitar, backing vocals) Brian Jones (guitar, backing vocals, harmonica, tambourine) Bill Wyman (bass, backing vocals) Charlie Watts (drums) Ian Stewart (keyboards)

Rating: 3.713 out of 5.00 (average of 26 ratings) Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album “Without a doubt, no Rolling Stones album--and, indeed, very few rock albums from any era--split critical opinion as much as the Rolling Stones' psychedelic outing. Many dismiss the record as sub-Sgt. Pepper posturing; others confess, if only in private, to a fascination with the album's inventive arrangements, which incorporated some African rhythms, mellotrons, and full orchestration. Never before or since did the Stones take so many chances in the studio. This writer, at least, feels that the record has been unfairly undervalued, partly because purists expect the Stones to constantly champion a blues ‘n’ raunch worldview.” AM “About half the material is very strong, particularly the glorious She's a Rainbow, with its beautiful harmonies, piano, and strings; the riff-driven Citadel; the hazy, dream-like In Another Land, Bill Wyman's debut writing (and singing) credit on a Stones release; and the majestically dark and doomy cosmic rocker 2000 Light Years from Home, with some of the creepiest synthesizer effects (devised by Brian Jones) ever to grace a rock record.” AM “The downfall of the album was caused by some weak songwriting on the lesser tracks, particularly the interminable psychedelic jam Sing This All Together (See What Happens).” AM “It's a much better record than most people give it credit for being, though, with a strong current of creeping uneasiness that undercuts the gaudy psychedelic flourishes. In 1968, the Stones would go back to the basics, and never wander down these paths again, making this all the more of a fascinating anomaly in the group’s discography.” AM

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 12/16/2025.