Gimme Shelter (album)

This article is about the album by the Rolling Stones. For other uses, see Gimme Shelter (disambiguation).

Gimme Shelter
Compilation album by
The Rolling Stones
Released16 August 1971 (1971-08-16)
Recorded1966–1969
GenreRock
LanguageEnglish
LabelDecca
ProducerAndrew Loog Oldham and Jimmy Miller
The Rolling Stones chronology
Sticky Fingers
(1971) 		Gimme Shelter
(1971) 		Hot Rocks 1964–1971
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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. Side two consists of tracks previously released on the US live album Got Live If You Want It! in 1966.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
  2. "Love in Vain" (Robert Johnson)
  3. "Honky Tonk Women"
  4. "Street Fighting Man"
  5. "Sympathy for the Devil"
  6. "Gimme Shelter"

Side two

  1. "Under My Thumb"
  2. "Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade)
  3. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" (Otis Redding, Jerry Butler)
  4. "Fortune Teller" (Naomi Neville)
  5. "Lady Jane"
  6. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 30
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 19

References

  1. ^ "Gimme Shelter [Live] - The Rolling Stones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "gimme shelter | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  4. ^ "The Rolling Stones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 31 May 2023.