Time Is on My Side - wikipedia Time Is on My Side For the TV episodes, see Time Is on My Side ( Supernatural ) and Time Is on My Side ( That ' 70s Show ). `` Time Is on My Side '' Single by Kai Winding A-side `` Baby Do n't Come On with Me '' Released October 3, 1963 ( 1963 - 10 - 03 ) Format 45 rpm single Genre Rhythm and blues Length 3 : 05 Label Verve Songwriter ( s ) Norman Meade a.k.a. Jerry Ragovoy Producer ( s ) Creed Taylor `` Time Is on My Side '' is a song written by Jerry Ragovoy ( using the pseudonym `` Norman Meade '' ). First recorded by jazz trombonist Kai Winding and his Orchestra in 1963, it was covered ( with additional lyrics by Jimmy Norman ) by both soul singer Irma Thomas and the Rolling Stones in 1964. Winding session arranger Garry Sherman contacted friend and colleague Ragovoy after Kai had expressed an interest in going in a more commercial and rhythmic direction ( in gratitude for the gig Ragovoy granted Sherman 50 % of the publishing rights, which he kept until an expensive divorce in 1983 ). But Ragovoy had thought of no lyrics for the song other than `` time is on my side ''. Produced by Creed Taylor and engineered by Phil Ramone, and including background vocals by Cissy Houston, Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, the recording was released on the Verve Records label in October 1963. Contents 1 Irma Thomas rendition 2 Rolling Stones versions 2.1 Personnel 2.2 Charts 3 Recordings by other artists 4 References Irma Thomas rendition `` Time Is on My Side '' Single by Irma Thomas A-side `` Anyone Who Knows What Love Is ( Will Understand ) '' Released August 1964 ( August 1964 ) Format 45 rpm single Genre Rhythm and blues Length 2 : 50 Label Imperial Songwriter ( s ) Norman Meade a.k.a. Jerry Ragovoy Jimmy Norman Producer ( s ) Eddie Ray In early 1964, Irma Thomas recorded a R&B cover of the song as the B - side for her single `` Anyone Who Knows What Love Is ( Will Understand ) '', released on Imperial Records. Songwriter Jimmy Norman was enlisted by the arranger H.B. Barnum to create some more lyrics for the song, which at that time consisted only of the words `` Time is on my side '' and `` You 'll come runnin ' back. '' He managed to finish moments before Thomas entered the studio to record it. Produced by Eddie Ray, Thomas ' version of `` Time Is on My Side '' provided the inspiration for the title of her 1996 greatest hits release Time Is on My Side. Rolling Stones versions `` Time Is on My Side '' Single by the Rolling Stones B - side `` Congratulations '' Released September 25, 1964 ( 1964 - 09 - 25 ) ( US single version ) Format 45 rpm single Recorded June 24 - 26, 1964 ( US single version ) Studio Regent Sound, London Genre Rock rhythm and blues Length 2 : 50 Label London Songwriter ( s ) Norman Meade a.k.a. Jerry Ragovoy Jimmy Norman Producer ( s ) Andrew Loog Oldham The Rolling Stones American singles chronology `` It 's All Over Now '' ( 1964 ) `` Time Is on My Side '' ( 1964 ) `` Heart of Stone '' ( 1964 ) The Rolling Stones recorded two versions of the song in 1964. The first version ( a looser arrangement featuring a briefer, organ - only intro ), recorded in London in June 1964, was released as a single in the US, on September 25, 1964, and was included the following month on their US album 12 X 5. The second version ( more tightly arranged and featuring guitar in the intro ), recorded in Chicago on November 8, 1964, was released in the UK on January 15, 1965, on The Rolling Stones No. 2. This is the version that receives airplay and appears on most `` best of '' compilations. Both versions incorporate elements of Irma Thomas 's recording, including spoken - word interjections in the chorus, a monologue in the middle of the song, and distinctive lead guitar. The single peaked at number six on the US Billboard Pop Singles Chart to become the Rolling Stones ' first top ten hit in the US. Their previous single, `` It 's All Over Now '', had peaked at number 26. A live version of the song from the band 's 1982 live album, Still Life, reached number 62 in the UK Singles Chart. Personnel Mick Jagger -- lead vocals, tambourine Keith Richards -- lead guitar, backing vocals Brian Jones -- rhythm guitar, backing vocals Bill Wyman -- bass, backing vocals Charlie Watts -- drums Ian Stewart -- organ Charts Chart ( 1964 -- 65 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 28 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 6 US Billboard Hot 100 6 Recordings by other artists This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards. The specific problem is : other versions may not meet WP : SONGCOVER. Please help improve this section if you can. ( May 2018 ) `` Time Is on My Side '' has since been covered by artists such as Indexi, Michael Bolton, Cat Power, Hattie Littles, Blondie, Wilson Pickett, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, the O'Jays, the Pretty Things, Lorraine Ellison, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Kim Wilson, Tracy Nelson, Patti Smith, Andrés Calamaro ( for his `` El Salmón '', a CD with 103 songs ), the Moody Blues ( in 1965 and on the 1985 re-release of The Magnificent Moodies ). Pop singer and pianist Vanessa Carlton recorded a version of the song for a Time Warner digital video recorders commercial, which also served as promotion for her second album, Harmonium ( 2004 ), and received heavy rotation on US television during early 2005. The newspaper Metroland reviewed her rendition of the song negatively, and wrote, `` we tend to think time is most definitely not on her side -- how else to explain the near - universal apathy to the release of her second album, Harmonium ? '' Harmonium was not re-issued to include the song. In 2004, Jimmy Norman, who wrote the lyrics to `` Time is on My Side '' but whose name was eventually removed from credits, recorded it for the first time as the last track on his album Little Pieces. In 2007, British soul singer Beverley Knight recorded a version of the song featuring Ronnie Wood for her fifth studio album, Music City Soul. References ^ Jump up to : Sisario, Ben ( 2004 - 11 - 03 ). `` The songs ( with a bumpy detour ) never end ''. New York Times. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 04. Jump up ^ Elliott, Martin ( 2012 ). The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions 1962 - 2012 ( 50th anniversary ed. ). London : Cherry Red Books. p. 42. ISBN 978 - 1 - 901447 - 77 - 4. Jump up ^ Elliott, Martin ( 2012 ). The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions 1962 - 2012 ( 50th anniversary ed. ). London : Cherry Red Books. p. 38. ISBN 978 - 1 - 901447 - 77 - 4. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 467 / 8. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- The Rolling Stones -- Time Is on My Side '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 4677. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- The Rolling Stones -- Time Is on My Side ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- The Rolling Stones -- Time Is on My Side '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Rolling Stones Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Patti Smith Group - Ask The Angels / Time Is On My Side ( Vinyl ) ''. Discogs.com. 1976 - 10 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Time Warner 's DVR is on your side ! ''. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Anna Cheek CD - Release Party ''. 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Question: who wrote time is on my side by the rolling stones
Answer: Jerry Ragovoy (using the pseudonym "Norman Meade")