"Time Is on My Side" was released in 1963 as a rhythm and blues track originally written by Jerry Ragavoy. It's his most famous penned song, among hits like "Get Happy" and Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart." That year, it was first released and recorded by Kai Winding, a Danish-American jazz trombonist, with singers Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne Warwick, and Cissy Houston.
"Time Is on My Side" became a notable hit a year after the track's initial release when it was taken up by the Rolling Stones in 1964. According to American Songwriter, Ragavoy received a call about a British band that he had never heard of wanting to record the track. He agreed, hoping it would bring new life to the song.
The Rolling Stones released two different versions of the track, with the first using an organ-only intro and guitars instead of horns to create a rock anthem. Their version of "Time Is on My Side" peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, their first to do so on that U.S. chart, and landed at No.6 on Cash Box. The song became a radio staple and was then re-released with a new arrangement.
“In America,” said Keith Richards, “we were basically known for heavy, slowish kind of ballads. ‘Time Is On My Side,’ ‘Tell Me,’ ‘Heart of Stone,’ that was what we were known for. Strangely enough, that was our thing. Every single was a slow song. Who would believe it? You’d think they’d be clamoring for out-and-out rock and roll, but no, it was the soul ballads that happened for us in America.”
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