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"Gimme Shelter" [a] is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Jagger–Richards , it is the opening track of the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The song covers the brutal realities of war , including murder , rape and fear .
Gimme Shelter is a compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released on Decca Records in 1971. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart. [2] This is not a soundtrack album from the film of the same name. Side one is composed of previously released studio recordings from 1968 and 1969.
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A bonus track, "Gimme Shelter", a cover version of the Rolling Stones' single was added to a remastered and reissued version, To the Shores of His Heaven, in February 2008 via Aztec Music. [4] [6] Mándu joined Australian rock guitarist Lobby Loyde's group Southern Electric, and sang on their album, Obsecration (May 1976). [1]
A photograph of the band at Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, taken by Michael Joseph in 1968, was printed on the back cover of the vinyl release. The album is the best selling of the numerous Decca / ABKCO releases after the Rolling Stones lost control of their pre-1971 catalogue to their former manager Allen Klein .
"Gimme Shelter" is a cover version of the Rolling Stones song. The video shows the band playing the song at a gig, including clips of the crowd wearing masks making them look like ghosts. The crowd was made up of fans who replied to an email from the band asking for extras. The first 100 replies were called and invited to attend.
1997: The Rolling Stones - Saint of Me (CD-single) Incl. Gimme Shelter (live Amsterdam, 1995) Vocals: Lisa Fischer; 1998: The Rolling Stones - No Security (album) 1999: The Rolling Stones - Bridges to Babylon Tour 97–98 (DVD/Video) 2000: Various Artists - A Love Affair: The Music of Ivan Lins [3]
Mellencamp embarked on the Cuttin' Heads Tour in the summer of 2001, before the album was even released. He opened each show on this tour with a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" and also played a solo acoustic version of the Cuttin' Heads track "Women Seem" at each show.