''Singles 1968–1971'' is a

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compilation of singles by

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spanning the years 1968 to 1971. Released in 2005 by ABKCO Records, who license the Rolling Stones' 1963–1970 recorded works, ''Singles 1968–1971'' was the third of three successive volumes to commemorate their non-LP releases during this era. While the set features faithful replicas of all individual single covers (even the CDs are reproduced in black), the set – and both of its predecessors – came under some criticism as to their necessity, especially as 1989's '' Singles Collection: The London Years'' already covered this material to satisfaction. Furthermore, the last half of this collection concentrates on post-contractual material from ''

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'' and the 2003 "

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" remixes by

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. However, ''Singles 1968–1971'' does manage to include a bonus

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of visual material of four songs that stretch the entire decade of the 1960s.

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted. ;Disc one #"

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" – 3:38 #"Child of the Moon" – 3:12 ;Disc two #" Street Fighting Man" – 3:09 #*This is the original single mix from the 1968 American single #" No Expectations" – 3:55 #"Surprise, Surprise" – 2:30 #" Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" (

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/Bert Russell/

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) – 5:03 ;Disc three #" Honky Tonk Women" – 3:00 #"

You Can't Always Get What You Want "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1969 album '' Let It Bleed''. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by ''Rolling Sto ...

" – 4:50 ;Disc four #" Memo from Turner" – 4:07 #*Released as a

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solo single in 1970 #"Natural Magic" (

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) – 1:39 #*

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instrumental from the film ''

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'' ;Disc five #"

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" – 3:49 #" Bitch" – 3:36 ;Disc six #" Wild Horses" – 5:42 #" Sway" – 3:47 ;Disc seven #" I Don't Know Why" (

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/Paul Riser/Don Hunter/Lula Hardaway) – 3:01 #"Try a Little Harder" – 2:17 ;Disc eight #" Out of Time" – 3:22 #"Jiving Sister Fanny" – 3:20 ;Disc nine #"

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remix) – 5:54 #"Sympathy for the Devil" (

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remix) – 8:24 #"Sympathy for the Devil" (Full Phatt remix) – 5:36 ;Bonus DVD #"

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" ( Norman Meade) (live on

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) #" Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" (live, Fall 1966) #"Jumpin' Jack Flash" ( promotional film) #"Sympathy for the Devil" (The Neptunes remix video)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singles 1968-1971 Albums produced by Andrew Loog Oldham The Rolling Stones box sets 2005 compilation albums ABKCO Records compilation albums