Between the Buttons

Between the Buttons is a 1967 Rolling Stones album that shifts the band away from their earlier blues-dominated sound toward a more varied palette of pop, baroque pop and psychedelic-tinged rock. Songs feature concise rock songwriting alongside unconventional arrangements and added instrumental color, with greater use of piano and orchestral textures and some studio experimentation, while the lyrics take on a more whimsical and reflective tone. The record is commonly cited as part of the Stones' mid 1960s transition into more diverse stylistic territory.