The Tracks

Side One
Track 1: Gimme Shelter
         The stars... Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton (a unique and powerful collaboration that really delivers the lyrics) on vocals and Keith Richards (a killer guitar ballad)
         Ultimate message... Apocalyptic in nature, the song describes world that is on the brink of disaster yet, still, can be quite easily saved by "love"

Track 2: Love in Vain
         Ultimate message... Originally a 1937 blues song written by Robert Johnson, The Rolling Stones made a cover of it, adding a few guitar ballads and making it more 'country'. The song is a love song, but is most remembered for its melancholic and somber lyrics and tone. Said Mick Jagger in 1995, "Robert Johnson was a wonderful lyric writer, and his songs are quite often about love, but they're desolate".

Track 3: Country Honk
         The stars... Byron Berline played the fiddle, Nanette Workman sung backup vocals, Mick Taylor played side guitar, Keith Richards on acoustic guitar, Charlie Watt on drums and Mick Jagger on vocals
         Ultimate message... It is the country version of The Rolling Stones' hit "Honky Tonk Women"; "Country Honk" was actually the way that "Honky Tonk Women" was originally written and sang.

Track 4: Live with Me
         The stars... Mick Taylor on guitar (one of his first works with "Let It Bleed"); Keith Richards on bass (the first song that he played bass - had a more 'muscular' approach than conventional bass guitarist Bill Wyman); Leon Russell and Nicky Hopkins on piano; Bobbys Keys on tenor saxophonist
         Ultimate message... The song was infamous for its 'lewd' lyrics, expressing the band members' need for "a women's touch"

Track 5: Let It Bleed
         The stars... Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote the song collaboratively. Features Ian Stewart on piano, Richards on both the slide and acoustic guitars, and Billy Wyman on the bass and autoharp.
         Ultimate message... The song was inspired by the Stones’ heavy drug usage, completely reflected in the lyrics. However, the deeper meaning comes from the community that was built by drug users in the sixties, who created an open environment of love and support. 

Side Two
Track 6: Midnight Rambler
         The stars... Jagger on vocals and harmonica (the frenzied and unpredictable shrill of his harmonica is earth-shattering) and Keith Richards plays all the guitars brilliantly; the song is a masterful explosion of sound
         Ultimate message... Called a "blues opera" by Richards, the song is from the perspective of a mass murderer and, eerily, almost glorifies acts of murder; the song is one of the Stones' darkest and most memorable

Track 7: You Got the Silver
         The stars... Keith Richards is the ultimate star, as this is the first time he sang the entire lead vocal. Richards wrote the song with the help of Brian Jones.
         Ultimate message... Richards was inspired to write the song by his current girlfriend, Anita Pallenberg. The song details how much Richards put into the relationship, meaning material goods, in an attempt to prolong their “love,” even though his needs were not being met.
 
Track 8: Monkey Man
         The stars... “Monkey Man” was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Jagger sings vocals while Keith Richards plays electric and slide guitar on this song. Billy Wyman played the Bass, and Nicky Hopkins was featured on the piano. Producer Jimmy Miller was also featured playing the tambourine.
         Ultimate message... The lyrics of the song do not seem to make a whole lot of sense, which reflects the heavy drug usage involved in writing it. It seems to reflect somewhat of a bad trip.
 
Track 9: You Can't Always Get What You Want
         The stars... One of the more memorably parts of the songs is the singing of the London Bach Choir. Along with the children’s choir, Al Kooper played the organ and French Horn, and Stones’ producer Jimmy Miller played the drums. The historic hit was mostly written by Mick Jagger, but he was assisted by Keith Richards.
         Ultimate message... The lyrics of the song speak to how so many people were disappointed to the sixties, and were not looking upon the end of the decade with a positive attitude. However, the Stones provide an ultimately uplifting message assuring that you will “get what you need.”
 
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Bleed