DESCRIPTION:
From '' Life ''
Label: Kama Sutra -- KSBS 2074
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1973

Tracklist
A1 If It Feels Good, Do It
A2 Paint It Black
A3 Love Is Strange
A4 The Jumping Dance
A5 Iko Iko
A6 You Can't Always Get What You Want
B1 Night Time People
B2 Hayride
B3 Oh! Lovey
B4 Sodom And Gomorrah
B5 Kenyatta Alisha
B6 Viva El Matador

Vocals [Lead & Choral], Guitar, Drums [Goat Skin], Bugle, Trumpet, Whistle, Cowbell -- Exuma
Bass [Electric] -- Kenny Aaronson
Cowbell, Maracas [Stick, Iron], Vocals [Choral], Whistle -- Achmed Ben Mansel
Double Bass -- Duke Clemons (tracks: A6)
Drums -- Bryan Maday (tracks: A1, A2), Kester Smith
Guitar [Electric], Sitar -- Steve Love (tracks: A1, A2)
Piano -- Kenny Bichel (tracks: A1, A2)
Piano, Percussion [Celeste] -- Patti Bown
Producer -- Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise
Saxophone -- Jeff Smith (tracks: B6)
Saxophone, Congas, Vocals [Choral], Whistle, Claves -- Michael O'Neill
Steel Drums, Timbales -- Kurt Nurse
Tambourine -- Richie Wise (tracks: A1)
Trumpet -- Tyrone Demmons (tracks: B6)
Vocals [Choral] -- Priscilla Rollins (tracks: A1)

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"Paint It Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones, on 13 May 1966 as the first single from their fourth album Aftermath.

The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
Brian Jones contributed to the song's signature riff.

The single reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom charts in 1966.
In 2004 it was ranked number 174 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
It is featured in the videogame Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

Cover versions

Eric Burdon & The Animals covered it in 1967 for their debut album, Winds of Change. The original album version of Eric Burdon & War had a length of 13:41.

The Standells covered Paint it Black on their Billboard Top 100 album Dirty Water, released in 1966.
Deep Purple used the song as an instrumental introduction to Ian Paice's drum solo during their In Rock World Tour 1970
W.A.S.P. released their cover on the reissue of their debut album.
The Feelies released a version on their 1980 Crazy Rhythms album .
The Mo-dettes released a version on the Deram label in 1980 which reached number 42 in the UK singles chart.
The Black Dahlia Murder on their EP A Cold-Blooded Epitaph.
Glenn Tipton played this song on his album Baptizm of Fire.
The Agony Scene on their self-titled album.
Punk band the Avengers released a cover of the song in 1983 first as the a-side of a single, then on their self-titled album.
U2 released a cover of the song as a B-Side to the 1992 single "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses".
Czech singer Karel Gott released an German version of the song in 1969 titled "Rot und schwarz" (Red and black)
The band The Unseen covered this song on their album State of Discontent.
The groove metal band Grip Inc. on their album Incorporated.
The avant garde band The Residents, released a cover of the song for their 2000 album Dot.Com.
Singer and Songwriter Vanessa Carlton, released a cover of the song on her 2002 debut album Be Not Nobody.
Sister Sin released a cover on their first album Dance of the Wicked.
Rock band Deadsy released a cover on their 2006 album Phantasmagore.
VersaEmerge released a cover on the compilation album Punk Goes Classic Rock.
Band of Susans released a cover on their 1992 Now EP.
Siobhan Magnus sang the song on American Idol during the Rolling Stones theme week as well as on the live national tour.
Punk band Last Laugh released a cover version on their album No Regrets.
Canadian punk rock band Gob, released a cover of the song on their 1998 album How Far Shallow Takes You.
The Reggae rock band The Dirty Heads released a cover of the song on their web site
Canadian rock band, Rush, played an Instrumental cover version during the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto in 2003. Highlights of this benefit concert, including this cover, were later released by the Rolling Stones on the documentary, Toronto Rocks, in 2004.
Ali Campbell covered the song on his 2010 album Great British Songs.
British goth rockers Inkubus Sukkubus included the song on their 1997 album Vampyre Erotica.
Canadian metal band Anvil have covered this song in their 1st album, Hard 'N' Heavy.
Anti-Nowhere League play this song in concerts.
American deathrock group Astrovamps included a cover of the song off of the album Amerikan Gothick.
Industrial metal band Ministry released a cover of the song on their 2010 compilation album, Every Day is Halloween: The Anthology.
Marduk, Iron Maiden, Helloween, and U2 have all also covered the song.
The Tea Party released a cover in 2007
Ottmar Liebert recorded an instrumental flamenco version in 2001
The band Firewater, covered the song in their cover-compilation album. 'Songs We Should Have Written' (2004). The version on the album contains sitar and other ethnic instruments.
Flamin' Groovies covered this song on their 1978 album "Flamin' Groovies Now".