A third recording at London's Olympic Sound Studios in December 1971 resulted in the final version of the song released on Exile on Main St.
Saw you stretched out in room ten-o-nine With a smile on your face and a tear right in your eye Oh, couldn't seem to get a line on you My sweet honey love
[3] Also performing on the song are back-up singers Clydie King, Joe Greene, Venetta Fields and Jesse Kirkland.
Billy Preston performs both piano and organ for the recording and had a distinct influence on Jagger and the song while mixing the album at Los Angeles' Sunset Sound Studios.
Jagger claims visits to Preston's local church inspired the gospel influences apparent on the final recording while Richards was absent from these sessions.
"[4] After the release of Exile on Main St., Allen Klein sued the Rolling Stones for breach of settlement because "Shine a Light" and four other songs on the album were composed while Jagger and Richards were under contract with his company, ABKCO.