Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones
1970
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1969
Release: 1969Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original 1969 studio album recording; the retained 1970 annual row already associates it with the earlier release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1970.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Let It Bleed - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Original December 1969 album, all nine tracks and studio guest credits. Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Got the Silver and the full You Can't Always Get What You Want belong to this album; sessions are separately dated.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
This powerful rock song, featuring Merry Clayton on backing vocals, became one of The Rolling Stones' most acclaimed tracks.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1970.html, song-list position 139
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1970.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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