Anna (Go to Him) (original stereo studio mix)
~ Recording by The Beatles
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, 1st press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, 2nd press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, 4th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, 3rd press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, 5th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (stereo, v1, oval logo, left justified titles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | SR 1062, VJLPS 1062 |
| 1.3 | Anna | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (stereo, v1, oval logo, centered titles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | SR 1062, VJLP 1062 |
| 1.1 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:55 | The Beatles | Twist and Shout | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | T 6054 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 2:56 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (stereo, v2, 45-size labels) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | SR 1062, VJLP 1062, VJLPS 1062 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 2:56 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (stereo, v2, brackets logo, left justified titles, indented credits) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | SR 1062, VJLP 1062 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 2:56 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (stereo, v2, brackets logo, left justified titles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | SR 1062, VJLP 1062, VJLPS 1062 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 2:56 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (stereo, v2, all black labels, VJ letters) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | SR 1062, VJLP 1062 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 2:56 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (stereo, v2, brackets logo, centered titles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | SR 1062, VJLP 1062 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, 6th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, recording first..., sold in U.K., tight track list) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | Die Beatles | Please Please Me und andere Knüller (first stereo issue of Please Please Me) | Die Beatles | Album |
| Hör Zu | SHZE 117 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 2:56 | The Beatles | The Early Beatles (mono, East Coast) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | T-2309 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 3:04 | The Beatles | The Early Beatles (mono, West Coast) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | T-2309 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, 7th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | Die Beatles | Please Please Me und Andere Knüller | Die Beatles | Album |
| Hör Zu | SHZE 117 |
| 1.2 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | AP-8675 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, 8th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, one EMI box) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.12 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:58 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (Blue print on cassette) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | TC ‐ PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, two EMI boxes, MADE IN GT.BRITAIN at the bottom) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, two EMI boxes, MADE IN GT.BRITAIN in the rim text) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:49 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | EAS-80550 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | BC13 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | 1C 072-04 219 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 1C 198-53 163, 1C 198-53 164, 1C 198-53 165, 1C 198-53 166, 1C 198-53 167, 1C 198-53 168, 1C 198-53 169, 1C 198-53 170, 1C 198-53 171, 1C 198-53 172, 1C 198-53 173, 1C 198-53 174, 1C 198-53 175, 1C 198-53 176 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, two EMI boxes, HIRING in the rim text) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Collection (limited edition) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | BC-1 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, two EMI boxes, RENTING in the rim text, wide font, no barcode) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, two EMI boxes, RENTING in the rim text, thin font) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection (repress) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo, two EMI boxes, RENTING in the rim text, wide font) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (MFSL Original Master Recording) | The Beatles | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-101 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 3:00 | The Beatles | Please Please Me | The Beatles | Album |
| EMI Odeon Brazil | 746435 2 |
| 1.14 | Anna (mono) | 2:58 | The Beatles | The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2 (long box) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 0946 3 57497 2 4 |
| 1.14 | Anna (mono) | 2:58 | The Beatles | The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2 (short box) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 0946 3 57716 2 6 |
| 1.14 | Anna (mono) | 2:58 | The Beatles | The Capitol Albums, Vol.2 | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 0946 3 603352 5 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone | 0946 3 82416 2 1 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | 0946 3 82416 2 1 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969944901 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | TOCP-71021~36 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation | Apple Records | 509996996804520 | |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969944901 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | The Beatles Stereo USB (limited edition USB flash drive) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 5099969944963 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | 0946 3 82416 2 1 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | 0094638241614, PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 3:00 | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remasters) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099963380910 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | 094638241614, PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles (2009 stereo remaster) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099963380910 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | The Beatles (boxset) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 7.14 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:58 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 3766898 |
| 7.14 | Anna (Go to Him) (stereo) | 2:58 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | B0019645-02 |
| 1.14 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Early Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | B0019704-02 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (remastered) | The Beatles | Album |
| EMI Catalogue | |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:52 | The Beatles | Please Please Me | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:57 | The Beatles | Please Please Me | The Beatles | Album |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 1.1 | Anna (Go to Him) (remastered 2009) | 2:57 | The Beatles | All About the Girl | The Beatles | EP + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.3 | Anna | 3:04 | The Beatles | The Early Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America) | 0602468019862 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles Collection | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:58 | The Beatles | Golden Collection 2000 | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Lighthouse (Russian bootleg label) | MLN 07/ 017 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 3:00 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (MFSL DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | MFSL 1-101 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:55 | The Beatles | Please Please Me / With the Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| CD‐Maximum (Russian label) | CDM 0500-436 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 3:00 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (stereo, v.1, DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | SR 1062 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 2:56 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (stereo, v.2, DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | SR 1062 |
| 1.3 | Anna | 3:04 | The Beatles | The Early Beatles (mono, DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | T 2309 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 3:00 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (stereo DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | PCS 3042 |
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) (RS take 3) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me Deluxe Edition, Vol. One | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Chick | PC-102 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.3 | Anna (Go to Him) | 2:58 | The Beatles | Please Please Me / With The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11) A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25) |
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| engineer: | Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25) |
| producer: | George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25) |
| acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals: | John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| drums (drum set): | Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| electric bass guitar: | Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| electric guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| background vocals: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11) |
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| mixed at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25) |
| has remixes: | Anna (Go to Him) by AKA Gelbart Anna (1965 Capitol stereo remix) (in 1965) |
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| mash-ups: | Anna’s MCs (Set Free From the Crawlspace) by dj BC (Bob Cronin, Mashup creator) |
| recording of: | Anna (Go to Him) (on 1963-02-11: cover) |
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Related works
Anna (Go to Him)
| lyricist: | Arthur Alexander (country soul singer) |
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| composer: | Arthur Alexander (country soul singer) (in 1962-08) |
| publisher: | Painted Desert Music Corporation Richie Becker's Music Inc. Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Beatle medley (order: 2) |
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| later translated versions: | Ana Beatle medley |
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