Today in Music (1964): The Rolling Stones 12 x 5

12 x 5 The Rolling Stones

Released: October 17, 1964 Peak: 3 US, -- UK, -- CN, 2 AU Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 1.0 world (includes US and UK), 3.82 EAS Genre: classic rock

Tracks: Click on a song title for more details. Around and Around [3:00] Confessin' the Blues [2:45] Empty Heart [2:35] Time Is on My Side [2:50] Good Times, Bad Times [2:28] It's All Over Now [3:20] 2120 South Michigan Avenue [2:08] Under the Boardwalk [2:45] Congratulations [2:25] Grown Up Wrong [2:04] If You Need Me [2:00] Susie Q [1:59] Total Running Time: 30:19 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) Ian Stewart (keyboards)

Rating: 4.075 out of 5.00 (average of 22 ratings) Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album This was a US-only release; the UK audience was more focused on singles and EPs than LPs. Four cuts ("Under the Boardwalk," "Time Is on My Side," "Grown Up Wrong," and "Susie Q") showed up later on the UK album No. 2, an album which also used the cover of 12 x5. “The re-issue…includes a…long version of the great instrumental ‘2120 South Michigan Avenue,’ which runs for a good minute and a half longer (including a fiery guitar solo) than the version used on the original LP, and was previously available only on a German LP and bootlegs.” AM “The evolution from blues to rock accelerated with the Stones' second American LP. They turned soul into guitar rock for the hits It's All Over Now and Time Is on My Side (the latter of which was their first American Top Ten single). 2120 South Michigan Avenue is a great instrumental blues-rock jam; Around and Around is one of their best Chuck Berry covers; and If You Need Me reflects an increasing contemporary soul influence. On the other hand, the group originals (except for the propulsive Empty Heart) are weak and derivative, indicating that the band still had a way to go before they could truly challenge the Beatles' throne.” AM The Songs Here’s a breakdown of each of the individual songs.

Around and Around The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Chuck Berry Released: Five by Five (EP, 1964), 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Confessin’ the Blues The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Jay McShann, Walter Brown Released: Five by Five (EP, 1964), 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Empty Heart The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): The Rolling Stones as Nanker Phelge Released: Five by Five (EP, 1964), 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Time Is on My Side The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Norman Meade Released: 9/25/1964 (single), 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: 6 BB, 62 UK Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Good Times, Bad Times The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Released: 6/26/1964 (B-side of “It’s All Over Now”), 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

It’s All Over Now The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack Released: 6/26/1964 (single), 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: 36 BB, 1 UK Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

2120 South Michigan Avenue The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): The Rolling Stones as Nanker Phelge Released: Five by Five (EP, 1964), 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Under the Boardwalk The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Arthur Resnick, Kenny Young Released: 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Congratulations The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Released: 9/25/1964 (B-side of “Time Is on My Side”), 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Grown Up Wrong The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Released: 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

If You Need Me The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Robert Bateman, Wilson Pickett Released: Five by Five (EP, 1964), 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Susie Q The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Eleanor Broadwater, Stan Lewis, Dale Hawkins Released: 12 x 5 (1964) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Resources/References: AM All Music Guide review by Richie Unterberger Related DMDB Pages: First posted 4/1/2008; last updated 12/10/2025.

 

Hooters released Five by Five EP

Five by Five Hooters

Released: July 9, 2010 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: rock

Tracks: Song Title [time] Pissing in the Rhine [2:37] Silver Lining [3:54] One of Us [4:52] Time After Time [3:46] Really Fine Wine [3:12] The Players: Eric Bazilian (vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, saxophone) Rob Hyman (vocals, keyboards, accordion, melodica) John Lilley (guitar, mandolin, dobro, keyboards, backing vocals) Fran Smith Jr. (bass, backing vocals) David Uosikkinen (drums, percussion)

Rating: 3.767 out of 5.00 (average of 3 ratings)

About the Album: While this is only a five-song EP, it is a pretty important addition to the Hooters’ discography. The band achieved popularity in the 1980s after Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman both served as players and arrangers on Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 blockbuster She’s So Unusual. The album produced the #1 hit Time After Time, which was written by Hyman and Lauper. While the band have often performed the song and even included a live version on their Hooterization greatest-hits compilation, this is their first studio recording of the song. After gaining attention because of Lauper, the Hooters had three top-40 hits of their own from their 1985 Nervous Night album. Four of the five players from that album are featured in this, the 2010 lineup. The fifth player, Fran Smith, Jr., came on board in 1987. That lineup made three more studio albums with One Way Home (1987), Zig Zag (1989), and Out of Body (1993) before going on hiatus. Unlike so many reunions, however, when the band returned in 2007 for the Time Stand Still album, it was a genuine return of the same guys who’d made those aforementioned albums. That same quintet came back in 2010 to record this EP. In the interim, Bazilian released a pair of solo albums and wrote or co-wrote songs for a slew of artists. The most notable song from that era was One of Us, a song recorded by Joan Osborne for her 1995 album Relish. The clever lyrics mused about “what if God was one of us.” The song reached the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and garnered three Grammy nominations. Like “Time After Time,” the Hooters have often performed the song live. Bazilian recorded it as an unlisted bonus track on his 2000 album The Optimist. It makes its first appearance as a studio recording by the Hooters on Five by Five. While EP’s are typically placeholders to keep fans happy while prepping a full-fledged studio album, that wasn’t the case here. The Hooters did come back in 2012 to record the song If I Should Fall Behind, but as of this writing, they had yet to return to the studio to record a full-fledged album. However, the inclusion of “Time After Time” and “One of Us” on this set makes this an essential part of a Hooters library.

Resources and Related Links: WK Wikipedia First posted 6/16/2021.