Australian singles charts:
The Last Time entered the Kent charts on 3 April 1965 and peaked at #2. It was #30 on the Top 100 of 1965.
Songwriters:
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Producer:
Andrew Loog Oldham
Record label of Australian release:
Decca
Songfacts:
This was inspired by a 1955 gospel song called This May Be The Last Time by The Staple Singers. The Stones changed the meaning of the song, making it into a stern message to a girl. The Staples version had a more uplifting message and was much more spiritual.
Many gospel fans felt The Stones ripped it off, since The Staple Singers never got any royalties from it. Since it is a traditional song (meaning no one owns the rights to it), many artists have recorded it, but The Stones were a very high-profile band that had success reworking songs by black artists into hits. Many people believe The Stones should have compensated The Staple Singers because it was based on their version of the song.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-rolling-stones/the-last-time
Personnel:
According to Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon in The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track (2016).
The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger – lead vocals
Keith Richards – backing vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, lead guitar (solo)
Brian Jones – lead guitar (riff)
Bill Wyman – bass
Charlie Watts – drums
Also
Jack Nitzsche – tambourine
In the August 1965 issue of Beat Instrumental, in reply to the question of “who plays the prominent figure on The Stones releases?”, Keith Richards said “I played it on Satisfaction, Brian played it on The Last Time. It all depends who thinks it up.”
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Time_(Rolling_Stones_song)
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