Song

She’s a Rainbow: THE ROLLING STONES

Australian singles charts:
She’s a Rainbow entered the Kent charts on 30 December 1967 and peaked at #9. The song was #77 on the Top 100 of 1968.

Album:
The song is on Their Satanic Majesties Request which entered the Kent album charts on 2 March 1968. The album went straight to #1 in its first week on the chart and remained there for 3 weeks.

Songwriters:
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

Producers:
The Rolling Stones

Record label of Australian release:
Decca

BONUS CLIP BELOW: Keith Richards on how the Rolling Stones got their name

Wikipedia:
It has been called “the prettiest and most uncharacteristic song” that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote for the Stones, although somewhat ambiguous in intention.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She’s_a_Rainbow

Songfacts:
The distinctive string section was arranged by John Paul Jones, who was doing session work two years before he joined Led Zeppelin.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-rolling-stones/shes-a-rainbow

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Keith Richards tells Howard Stern how the Rolling Stones got their name

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