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Merry Clayton, who performed with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones version of the song (see above), released a cover of "Gimme Shelter" in 1970 on her first solo album, also titled Gimme Shelter. [58] The song reached #63 in Canada. [59] American rock band Grand Funk Railroad covered and included it on their fourth studio album, Survival (1971).
"Gimme Shelter" is a cover version of the Rolling Stones song that the group had recorded with Samantha Fox for the Shelter benefit single "Putting Our House in Order", although this album version removes Fox's vocal. Drummer Richard Chadwick performs vocals instead.
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.
The compilation includes cover versions of "1969", originally recorded by the Stooges, and "Gimme Shelter", originally recorded by the Rolling Stones, which appeared on the Alice and Temple of Love 12 inch EPs, respectively.
According to Brownjohn, he altered it purely for visual reasons; the correct order was shown on the record's label. Additionally, "Gimme Shelter" is rendered as "Gimmie Shelter" on the jacket. Some releases have "Gimmie Shelter" on the cover, the inner sleeve and the LP label.
Hot Rocks 1964–1971 peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart and, as of July 2024, the album has spent 438 weeks on the chart. [7] The album was certified 12× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
In 1993, Voice of the Beehive contributed a cover version of "Gimme Shelter" with Jimmy Somerville to an EP released to raise funds for the Putting Our House in Order homeless initiative. The single, which contained different duet versions of the song on each format, peaked at No. 23 in the UK, [16] and No. 214 in Australia. [8]
"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.