The single of the day ★ She's A Rainbow

'She's A Rainbow' was released as a 7" single in the US on December 1, 1967, where it peaked at #25.
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, 'She's A Rainbow' was recorded on 18 May 1967. It is most famous for its vibrant piano by Nicky Hopkins, Brian Jones' use of the mellotron, and its rich lyricism by Jagger. John Paul Jones, later of Led Zeppelin, arranged the strings of this song during his session days.
Despite rumours, none of the Beatles performs on this track. Backing vocals were by Jagger and Richards.
The lyrics in the chorus share the phrase "she comes in colours" with the song of that title by Love released in December 1966. The song uses humorous devices including, towards the ending of the song, when the strings play out of tune and off key, during the instrumental introduction. Also, the res... [+]

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About the songs
Nearly 80 songs recorded by the Rolling Stones entered either the UK or US charts since 1963, twelve of them peaking at #1 ['Satisfaction', 'Get Off Of My Cloud', 'Paint It, Black' and 'Honky Tonk Women' were #1 in both countries].

The early years also were the most prolific and, whereas most titles were not yet penned by the Jagger-Richards tandem, record labels Decca [in the UK] and London [in the US] would issue singles at a frantic pace, building the band's reputation as the Beatles' most serious threat.

However, no global marketing strategy would emerge before the 70's, and both countries cultivated their differences in their respective discographies, as would their affiliates in other parts of the world.

The richness and diversity of the Rolling Stones singles discography is mainly due to the fact that, during the 60's, Decca would consider singles an independent market from the LPs' one, whereas London would use this format as a 'lift' for album sales. Therefore, British singles would offer non-album tracks [except for compilations], and Decca England would pass on a few US releases, while the US would opt for different B-sides and be a little more productive.

US exclusive couplings and singles would however often be released on Decca in Europe, notably in Scandinavia for which UK would exclusively press 'export' singles [Denmark, Sweden and Norway also pressed their own records and imported regular UK releases].