Jagger said: "Keith was playing 12-string and singing harmonies into the same microphone as the 12-string. "Tell Me" was recorded in London in January and February 1964 versions both with and without Ian Stewart's piano were cut. After quiet lines about the end of the love affair, the tempo and melody both brighten". 'Tell Me' was quite acoustic-based, with a sad, almost dispirited air. Unterberger notes, "When began to write songs, they were usually not derived from the blues, but were often surprisingly fey, slow, Mersey-type pop numbers. I know you find it hard to reason with meīut this time it's different, darling, you'll see The song's lyrics are a glimpse of a failed relationship and the singer's attempt to win back the girl's love: It's a very pop song, as opposed to all the blues songs and the Motown covers, which everyone did at the time." Jagger said in a 1995 interview with Rolling Stone magazine: " is very different from doing those R&B covers or Marvin Gaye covers and all that. that the Rolling Stones, even in 1964, were more versatile and open toward non- blues-rooted music than is often acknowledged by critics." The Rolling Stones' two previous singles bear out this observation: one had been the Lennon–McCartney-penned " I Wanna Be Your Man" (later recorded by the Beatles as well) another was Buddy Holly's " Not Fade Away". In a song review for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger commented, "It should be pointed out. Written by singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, "Tell Me" is a pop ballad. The single reached number 24 in the United States (becoming their first top 40 hit there) and the top 40 in several other countries. It became the first A-side single written by Jagger/Richards to be released, although not in the United Kingdom. " Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, featured on their 1964 self-titled album (subtitled and often called England's Newest Hit Makers in the US). 1964 single by the Rolling Stones "Tell Me"
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