Gimme Shelter (album)

{{About|the album by the Rolling Stones|other uses|Gimme Shelter (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Gimme Shelter

| type = compilation

| artist = The Rolling Stones

| cover = Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones.jpg

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| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1971|8|16}}

| recorded = 1966–1969

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| genre = Rock

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| language = English

| label = Decca

| producer = Andrew Loog Oldham and Jimmy Miller

| prev_title = Sticky Fingers

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title = Hot Rocks 1964–1971

| next_year = 1971

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{{Album ratings

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| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|1.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gimme-shelter-live-mw0000843735|title=Gimme Shelter [Live] - The Rolling Stones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|access-date=19 May 2021|website=AllMusic}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/gimme-shelter/|title=gimme shelter | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=19 May 2021}}

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.