Studio Album · No. 9
Between the Buttons Songwriting Credits by The Rolling Stones
Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham · Engineered by Dave Hassinger, Glyn Johns, Eddie Kramer
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Rolling Stones carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Every track is a Jagger/Richards original, the first Rolling Stones studio album of the all-originals era, with Andrew Loog Oldham producing. The songwriting leans into baroque and music-hall textures, with Brian Jones layering vibraphone, kazoo, and piano across the songs. 'Ruby Tuesday' and 'Let's Spend the Night Together' were issued as a double A-side single rather than being tied to the album's UK tracklist, and the US edition swapped them onto side one. The album marks the band moving away from blues covers toward Jagger and Richards as the sole creative source.
Released January 1967 (UK) and February 1967 (US) with slightly different track listings. Between the Buttons marked a psychedelic-tinged pop direction, with whimsical, introspective Jagger-Richards songs. 'Let's Spend the Night Together' and 'Ruby Tuesday' (concurrent single) are included only on the US version. Track listing here follows the UK edition.