In 1970, Clayton recorded her own version of "Gimme Shelter", and it became the title track of her debut solo album, released that year. Her solo version peaked at #73 on the pop charts. Her version would be the first of five singles under her name to crack the "Billboard" Hot 100. That same year, she performed a live version of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" for the soundtrack for the Robert Altman film, "Brewster McCloud", and also contributed vocals to Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg's film, "Performance".