Let It Bleed - wikipedia Let It Bleed This article is about the 1969 album by The Rolling Stones. For other uses, see Let It Bleed ( disambiguation ). Let It Bleed Studio album by The Rolling Stones Released 5 December 1969 Recorded November 1968, February -- July, October -- November 1969 Studio Olympic Studios, London ; Elektra Studios, Los Angeles ; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles Genre Hard rock blues country blues Length 42 : 21 Label Decca ( UK ) London ( US ) Producer Jimmy Miller The Rolling Stones chronology Beggars Banquet ( 1968 ) Beggars Banquet 1968 Let It Bleed ( 1969 ) Sticky Fingers ( 1971 ) Sticky Fingers 1971 Singles from Let It Bleed `` Let It Bleed '' / `` You Got the Silver '' Released : January 1970 ( Japan only ) Let It Bleed is the eighth British and tenth American studio album by English rock band the Rolling Stones, released in December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records in the United States. Released shortly after the band 's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow - up to 1968 's Beggars Banquet and the last album by the band to feature Brian Jones as well as the first to feature Mick Taylor. Contents 1 Background 2 Music and lyrics 2.1 Style and influences 2.2 Lyrics 3 Artwork 4 Release and reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 8 Certifications 9 References 10 External links Background Although the Stones had begun the recording of `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' in November 1968, before Beggars Banquet had been released, recording for Let It Bleed began in earnest in February 1969 and continued sporadically until early November. Brian Jones performs on only two tracks : playing the autoharp on `` You Got the Silver '', and percussion on `` Midnight Rambler ''. His replacement, Mick Taylor, plays guitar on two tracks, `` Country Honk '' and `` Live with Me '', as well as on `` Honky Tonk Women '' which was recorded during the Let It Bleed sessions. Keith Richards, who had already shared vocal duties with Mick Jagger on `` Connection '' and sung separate lead vocals on parts of `` Something Happened to Me Yesterday '' and `` Salt of the Earth '', sang his first solo lead vocal on a Rolling Stones recording with `` You Got the Silver ''. The London Bach Choir sang on `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' but publicly disassociated itself from the album, citing what author Stephen Davis terms its `` relentless drug ambience ''. Let It Bleed was originally scheduled for release in July 1969. Although `` Honky Tonk Women '' was released as a single that month, the album itself suffered numerous delays and was eventually released in December 1969, after the band 's US tour for it had already completed. The majority of the album was recorded at Olympic Studios in London, with further work taking place at Elektra Sound Recorders Studios, 962 La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90069, while the Stones prepared for the tour. The Los Angeles - recorded portions included overdubs by guest musicians Merry Clayton ( on `` Gimme Shelter '' ), Byron Berline ( on `` Country Honk '' ), and Bobby Keys and Leon Russell ( on `` Live with Me '' ). Finally, an unreleased version of `` I Do n't Know The Reason Why ( a.k.a. Hillside Blues ) '' was also recorded there in October 1969 with Mick Taylor. Music and lyrics Style and influences Like Beggars Banquet the year before, as well as the subsequent two releases, the album marks a return to the group 's more blues - based approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath period of their career. The main inspiration during this string of albums was American roots music and Let It Bleed is no exception, drawing heavily from gospel ( evident in `` Gimme Shelter '' and `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' ), Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers ( `` Country Honk '' ), Chicago blues ( `` Midnight Rambler '' ), as well as country blues ( `` You Got The Silver '', `` Love In Vain '' ) and country rock ( `` Let It Bleed '' ). You Ca n't Always Get What You Want A sample of The Rolling Stones 's `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' from Let It Bleed Problems playing this file ? See media help. According to Don Heckman from The New York Times, Let It Bleed was a `` heavy '' and `` passionately erotic '' album of hard rock and blues, influenced by African - American music. Richie Unterberger, writing for AllMusic, said it `` extends the rock and blues feel of Beggars Banquet into slightly harder - rocking, more demonically sexual territory. '' Mojo magazine 's James McNair felt the record had an emphasis on `` earthy '' country blues. Due to their experimentation during the mid-1960s, the band had developed an eclectic approach to arrangements. Slide guitar playing is prominent ( played entirely by Richards, except `` Country Honk '', which was performed by Mick Taylor ), and is featured on all songs except `` Gimme Shelter '', `` Live With Me '' and `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '', giving the album an authentic blues feel throughout. In addition, an array of session musicians embellish the songs with various instruments. Alongside the de rigueur piano performances ( Ian Stewart, Nicky Hopkins ), the record included fiddle ( Byron Berline ), mandolin ( Ry Cooder ), organ and French horn ( Al Kooper ), as well as vibes ( Bill Wyman ) and autoharp ( Wyman, Jones ). Of more importance, however, was the debut of both renowned saxophonist Bobby Keys on `` Live With Me '', a musician who was integral at giving the group 's arrangements a soul / jazz background, and guitarist Mick Taylor, who took on lead guitar duties with technically proficient playing, giving the band a harder rock sound during the late 1960s / early 1970s. Lyrics Generally, the album 's lyrics deal with 1960s life ; there is social commentary on the Vietnam War ( `` Gimme Shelter '' ), as well as the hippie movement, drug culture and politics ( `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' ), but at the same time there are love - related topics, ranging from desolate ( `` Love In Vain '', written by Robert Johnson ), to heartwarming ( `` You Got The Silver '', written by Richards ), sensual, innuendo - filled ( `` Let It Bleed '' ), and humorous ( `` Live With Me '' ). Moreover, `` Monkey Man '' satirizes and comments on the band 's public image and lifestyle while `` Midnight Rambler '' has a very cinematic, suspenseful approach, talking about its titular serial killer ( inspired by Albert DeSalvo ) in the third - person before Jagger slowly assumes the role after the first half of the song. The lyricism found on Let It Bleed is often noted for its violent and cynical undercurrents. Jann S. Wenner, in a 1995 Rolling Stone interview with Jagger, described the album 's songs as `` disturbing '' the scenery as `` ugly '' and asked Jagger if the Vietnam War played a role in the album 's worldview. Jagger said : `` I think so. Even though I was living in America only part time, I was influenced. All those images were on television. Plus, the spill out onto campuses ''. Artwork The album cover displays a surreal sculpture designed by Robert Brownjohn. The image consists of the Let It Bleed record being played by the tone - arm of an antique phonograph, and a record - changer spindle supporting several items stacked on a plate in place of a stack of records : a film canister labelled Stones -- Let It Bleed, a clock dial, a pizza, a tyre and a cake with elaborate icing topped by figurines representing the band. The cake parts of the construction were prepared by then - unknown cookery writer Delia Smith. The reverse of the LP sleeve shows the same `` record - stack '' melange in a state of disarray. The artwork was inspired by the working title of the album, which was Automatic Changer. The album cover for Let It Bleed was among the ten chosen by the Royal Mail for a set of `` Classic Album Cover '' postage stamps issued in January 2010. Jagger originally asked artist M.C. Escher to design a cover for the album ; Escher declined. Release and reception Professional ratings Retrospective reviews Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Encyclopedia of Popular Music Entertainment Weekly The Great Rock Discography 9 / 10 Music Story MusicHound Rock 5 / 5 NME 9 / 10 Rolling Stone The Rolling Stone Album Guide Released in December, Let It Bleed reached number 1 in the UK ( temporarily demoting The Beatles ' Abbey Road ) and number 3 on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the US, where it eventually went 2 × platinum. In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone magazine, music critic Greil Marcus said that the middle of the album has `` great '' songs, but `` Gimme Shelter '' and `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' `` seem to matter most '' because they `` both reach for reality and end up confronting it, almost mastering what 's real, or what reality will feel like as the years fade in. '' Let It Bleed was the Stones ' last album to be released in an official mono version, which is rare and highly sought - after today. Netherless, this mono version is merely a ' fold - down ' of the stereo version, despite it being included in ' The Rolling Stones in Mono ' ( 2016 ) box set. The album was released in US as an LP record, reel to reel tape, audio cassette and 8 - track cartridge in 1969, and as a remastered CD in 1986. In August 2002, it was reissued in a remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records, and once more in 2010 by Universal Music Enterprises in a Japanese only SHM - SACD version. In a retrospective review, NME magazine said that the album `` tugs and teases '' in various musical directions and called it `` a classic ''. In his 2001 Stones biography, Stephen Davis said of the album `` No rock record, before or since, has ever so completely captured the sense of palpable dread that hung over its era. '' In a five - star review for Rolling Stone in 2004, Gavin Edwards praised Keith Richard 's guitar playing throughout the album and stated, `` Whether it was spiritual, menstrual or visceral, the Stones made sure you went home covered in blood. '' Jason McNeil of PopMatters wrote that Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed are `` the two greatest albums the band 's ( or anyone 's ) ever made ''. In Steven Van Zandt 's opinion, Let It Bleed was one in the Stones ' series of four studio LPs -- including Beggars Banquet ( 1968 ), Sticky Fingers ( 1971 ) and Exile on Main St. ( 1972 ) -- that was `` the greatest run of albums in history ''. In 2000, Q magazine ranked it at number 28 in its list of `` The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever ''. In 2001, the TV network VH1 placed Let It Bleed at 24th on their `` 100 Greatest Albums of R ' n ' R '' survey. In 1997, it was voted the 27th `` Best Album Ever '' by The Guardian. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it at number 32 on the magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ''. Let It Bleed has sold over 7 million copies worldwide since 1969. Track listing The track listing on the back of the album jacket did not follow the one on the album itself. 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. All tracks written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except `` Love in Vain '' by Robert Johnson. Early US editions of the album credit the song to Woody Payne, a pseudonym used by a music publisher of the songs of Robert Johnson. Side one No. Title Length 1. `` Gimme Shelter '' 4 : 31 2. `` Love in Vain '' 4 : 19 3. `` Country Honk '' 3 : 09 4. `` Live with Me '' 3 : 33 5. `` Let It Bleed '' 5 : 26 Total length : 20 : 58 Side two No. Title Length 6. `` Midnight Rambler '' 6 : 52 7. `` You Got the Silver '' 2 : 51 8. `` Monkey Man '' 4 : 12 9. `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' 7 : 28 Total length : 21 : 23 Personnel The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger -- lead vocals ( all but 7 ), backing vocals ( 1, 3, 8 ), harmonica ( 1, 6 ), acoustic guitar ( 9 ) Keith Richards -- electric guitar ( all but 3 ), acoustic guitar ( 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 ), backing vocals ( 1, 3, 4, 8 ), bass guitar ( 4 ), lead vocals ( 7 ) Brian Jones -- congas ( 6 ), autoharp ( 7 ) Bill Wyman -- bass guitar ( 1, 2, 5 - 9 ), autoharp ( 5 ), vibraphone ( 8 ) Charlie Watts -- drums ( all but 9 ) Mick Taylor -- slide guitar ( 3 ), electric guitar ( 4 ) Additional personnel Ian Stewart -- piano ( 5 ) Nicky Hopkins -- piano ( 1, 4, 7, 8 ), organ ( 7 ) Byron Berline -- fiddle ( 3 ) Merry Clayton -- co-lead vocals ( 1 ) Ry Cooder -- mandolin ( 2 ) Bobby Keys -- tenor saxophone ( 4 ) Jimmy Miller -- percussion ( 1 ), drums ( 9 ), tambourine ( 8 ) Leon Russell -- piano and horn arrangement ( 4 ) Jack Nitzsche -- choral arrangements ( 9 ) Al Kooper -- piano, French horn and organ ( 9 ) Nanette Workman -- backing vocals ( 3, 9 ) ( not actress Nanette Newman as credited on the LP ) Doris Troy -- backing vocals ( 9 ) Madeline Bell -- backing vocals ( 9 ) Rocky Dijon -- percussion ( 9 ) The London Bach Choir -- vocals ( 9 ) Charts Chart ( 1969 -- 70 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Canada Top Albums / CDs ( RPM ) Dutch Albums ( MegaCharts ) German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100 ) Norwegian Albums ( VG - lista ) UK Albums ( OCC ) US Billboard 200 Chart ( 2007 ) Peak position Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan ) 37 Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position French Albums ( SNEP ) 138 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 100,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 300,000 United States ( RIAA ) 2 × Platinum 2,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Ian. `` Let It Bleed ''. www.timeisonourside.com. 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If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH External links Let It Bleed at Discogs ( list of releases ) Let It Bleed Side one `` Gimme Shelter '' `` Love in Vain '' `` Country Honk '' `` Live with Me '' `` Let It Bleed '' Side two `` Midnight Rambler '' `` You Got the Silver '' `` Monkey Man '' `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger Keith Richards Charlie Watts Ronnie Wood Brian Jones Ian Stewart Mick Taylor Bill Wyman Tony Chapman Ricky Fenson Colin Golding Carlo Little Dick Taylor Video releases Let 's Spend the Night Together ( 1983 ) Stones at the Max ( 1992 ) The Rolling Stones : Voodoo Lounge Live ( 1995 ) The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus ( 1996 ) Bridges to Babylon Tour ' 97 -- 98 ( 1998 ) Four Flicks ( 2003 ) The Biggest Bang ( 2007 ) Ladies and Gentlemen : The Rolling Stones ( 2010 ) Some Girls : Live in Texas ' 78 ( 2011 ) Sweet Summer Sun : Live in Hyde Park ( 2013 ) The Rolling Stones : Havana Moon ( 2016 ) Documentaries Charlie Is My Darling ( 1966 ) The Stones in the Park ( 1969 ) Gimme Shelter ( 1970 ) Cocksucker Blues ( 1972 ) Video Rewind ( 1984 ) 25 × 5 : the Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones ( 1989 ) Shine a Light ( 2008 ) Stones in Exile ( 2010 ) Crossfire Hurricane ( 2012 ) Olé Olé Olé ! : A Trip Across Latin America ( 2017 ) Tours British Tour 1963 1964 tours 1965 tours 1966 tours European Tour 1967 American Tour 1969 European Tour 1970 UK Tour 1971 American Tour 1972 Pacific Tour 1973 European Tour 1973 Tour of the Americas ' 75 Tour of Europe ' 76 US Tour 1978 American Tour 1981 European Tour 1982 Steel Wheels / Urban Jungle Tour Voodoo Lounge Tour Bridges to Babylon Tour No Security Tour Licks Tour A Bigger Bang 50 & Counting 14 On Fire Zip Code Tour América Latina Olé Tour 2016 No Filter Tour Associated places Redlands Stargroves Nellcôte The Wick Downe House The Mick Jagger Centre Related Discography Songs The Rolling Stones concerts Jagger / Richards Nanker Phelge Rolling Stones Records Promotone The Stones in the Park Altamont Free Concert Rolling Stones Mobile Studio The Rolling Stones : An Illustrated Record The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus Andrew Loog Oldham Allen Klein Peter Meaden John Pasche Instruments played Book Portal The Rolling Stones singles discography Decca ( UK ) and London ( US ) singles `` Come On '' `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' / `` Stoned '' `` Not Fade Away '' / `` Little by Little '' `` It 's All Over Now '' `` Tell Me '' / `` I Just Want to Make Love to You '' `` Time Is on My Side '' `` Little Red Rooster '' `` Heart of Stone '' `` The Last Time '' / `` Play with Fire '' `` ( I Ca n't Get No ) Satisfaction '' / `` The Spider and the Fly '' `` Get Off of My Cloud '' / `` I 'm Free '' `` As Tears Go By '' `` 19th Nervous Breakdown '' / `` As Tears Go By '' `` Paint It Black '' / `` Stupid Girl '' `` Mother 's Little Helper '' / `` Lady Jane '' `` Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow ? '' `` Let 's Spend the Night Together '' / `` Ruby Tuesday '' `` We Love You '' / `` Dandelion '' `` In Another Land '' `` She 's a Rainbow '' / `` 2000 Light Years from Home '' `` Jumpin ' Jack Flash '' `` Street Fighting Man '' / `` No Expectations '' `` Honky Tonk Women '' / `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' Rolling Stones / Atlantic singles `` Brown Sugar '' / `` Bitch '' / `` Let It Rock '' `` Wild Horses '' / `` Sway '' `` Tumbling Dice '' / `` Sweet Black Angel '' `` Happy '' / `` All Down the Line '' `` Angie '' / `` Silver Train '' `` Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo ( Heartbreaker ) '' / `` Dancing with Mr. D '' `` It 's Only Rock ' n Roll ( But I Like It ) '' `` Ai n't Too Proud to Beg '' / `` Dance Little Sister '' `` Fool to Cry '' `` Hot Stuff '' Rolling Stones `` Miss You '' / `` Far Away Eyes '' `` Beast of Burden '' / `` When the Whip Comes Down '' `` Respectable '' / `` When the Whip Comes Down '' `` Shattered '' `` Emotional Rescue '' `` She 's So Cold '' / `` Send It to Me '' `` Start Me Up '' `` Waiting on a Friend '' / `` Little T&A '' `` Hang Fire '' / `` Neighbours '' `` Going to a Go - Go '' ( live ) / `` Beast of Burden '' ( live ) `` Time Is on My Side '' ( live ) / `` Twenty Flight Rock '' ( live ) `` Undercover of the Night '' `` She Was Hot '' `` Too Much Blood '' `` Harlem Shuffle '' `` One Hit ( To the Body ) '' `` Mixed Emotions '' `` Rock and a Hard Place '' `` Almost Hear You Sigh '' `` Highwire '' / `` 2000 Light Years from Home '' ( live ) `` Ruby Tuesday '' ( live ) / `` Play with Fire '' ( live ) `` Jumpin ' Jack Flash '' ( live ) / `` Tumbling Dice '' ( live ) Virgin singles `` Love Is Strong '' `` You Got Me Rocking '' `` Out of Tears '' `` I Go Wild '' `` Like a Rolling Stone '' ( live ) / `` Black Limousine '' / `` All Down the Line '' `` Wild Horses '' ( live ) / `` Live with Me '' ( live ) / `` Tumbling Dice '' ( live ) `` Anybody Seen My Baby ? '' `` Saint of Me '' / `` Gimme Shelter '' ( live ) `` Out of Control '' `` Do n't Stop '' / `` Miss You '' ( remix ) `` Streets of Love '' / `` Rough Justice '' `` Rain Fall Down '' `` Biggest Mistake '' / `` Before They Make Me Run '' ( live ) Universal singles `` Plundered My Soul '' / `` All Down the Line '' `` No Spare Parts '' / `` Before They Make Me Run '' `` Doom and Gloom '' `` One More Shot '' Other countries `` Let It Bleed '' / `` You Got the Silver '' ( London Japan ) `` Rocks Off '' / `` Sweet Virginia '' ( Japan ) `` Star Star '' / `` Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo ( Heartbreaker ) '' ( France, Germany ) The Rolling Stones album discography UK & US releases 1964 -- 1967 UK releases The Rolling Stones ( 1964 ) The Rolling Stones No. 2 ( 1965 ) US releases The Rolling Stones ( England 's Newest Hit Makers ) ( 1964 ) 12 X 5 ( 1964 ) The Rolling Stones, Now ! 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Question: who baked the cake that appears on the cover of let it bleed
Answer: then-unknown cookery writer Delia Smith