Oh! Darling (original studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • GB1969-09-26
Apple RecordsPCS 7088
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (First press variation. Apple logo is misaligned with the rest of the text on the back sleeve.)The BeatlesAlbum
  • GB1969-09-26
Apple RecordsPCS 7088
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • US1969-10-01
Apple RecordsSO-383
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • DE1969-11-09
Apple Records1C 062-04 243
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Odeon1J 062-04.243
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (3rd Pressing)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple RecordsPCS 7088
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Apple RecordsAP-8815
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records3 C064-04243, 3C 064-04243
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)SO-383
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)SO-383
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • JP1978-06-05
Apple RecordsEALF-97001
12.4Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
12.4Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
ParlophoneBC13
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records1C 072-04 243
13.4Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + 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
1.4Oh! Darling3:28The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Mobile Fidelity Sound LabC1 07777 7 46446 1 7, MFSL 1-023
1.4Oh! Darling3:28The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-023
12.4Oh! Darling3:26The BeatlesThe Collection (limited edition)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Mobile Fidelity Sound LabBC-1
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • JP1983-05-21
EMI‐Odeon (imprint)CP35‐3016
12.4Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles Collection (repress)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)SJ-383
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • JP1987-10-19
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), OdeonCDP 746446 2, CP32-5332
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • US1987-10-20
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)C1-46446
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (no Apple logo on back)The BeatlesAlbum
  • US1987-10-20
ParlophoneCDP 7 46446 2, CD‐PCS 7088
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (Apple logo on back cover)The BeatlesAlbum
  • GB1987-10-20
ParlophoneCDP 7 46446 2
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (digitally re‐mastered, BIEM/MCPS, made in UK, no Apple logo)The BeatlesAlbum
ParlophoneCDP 7 46446 2, CD‐PCS 7088
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
ParlophoneC2 46446
13.4Oh! Darling3:26The BeatlesThe Beatles (box set)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1988-11-15
ParlophoneBBX2-91302
1.11Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesThe Best IV (1968 ~ 1970)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
TF (Japanese label)T-2005
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (Europe reissue; Made in UK)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records, ParlophoneCDP 7 46446 2
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (made in Holland, "Beatles","Apple" and the Apple logos are trademarks of Apple Corps.Ltd.)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records, ParlophoneCD-PCS 7088, CDP 7 46446 2
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (Europe reissue, made in Holland)The BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records, ParlophoneCD-PCS 7088, CDP 7 46446 2
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Parlophone, Apple RecordsCDP 7 46446 2, CD‐PCS 7088
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)C4-46446
1.5Oh! Darling3:27The Beatles19 Golden Rock BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
General GroupGG 0100
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records, ParlophoneCD-PCS 7088, CDP 7 46446 2
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • US1995-12-05
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)C1 46446 1
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • JP1998-03-11
Parlophone, Apple Records, EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)CDP 7 46446 2, TOCP-51122
13.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1998-03-18
Parlophone, Apple RecordsTOCP-50501, TOCP-50502, TOCP-50503, TOCP-50504, TOCP-50505, TOCP-50506, TOCP-50507, TOCP-50508, TOCP-50509/10, TOCP-50511, TOCP-50512, TOCP-50513, TOCP-50514, TOCP-50515, TOCP-50516
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • JP2004-01-21
Apple RecordsTOJP-60142
1.6Oh! Darling3:25The Beatles100 Hits Blues BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RMG RecordsRMG 1236 MP3
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • XE2009-09-09
Apple Records0946 3 82468 2 4
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (2009 stereo remaster)The BeatlesAlbum
  • XE2009-09-09
  • GB2009-09-09
Apple Records, Parlophone0946 3 82468 2 4
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (2009 stereo remaster)The BeatlesAlbum
  • US2009-09-09
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone0946 3 82468 2 4
13.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-09-09
Apple Records5099969944901
13.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2009-09-09
Apple Records5099969944901
13.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2009-09-09
Apple RecordsTOCP-71021~36
13.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • AT2009-09-09
  • DE2009-09-09
  • CH2009-09-09
Apple Records509996996804520
13.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesThe Beatles Stereo USB (limited edition USB flash drive)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2009-12-08
Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)5099969944963
4.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesWith Love From Me to You (Christmas Pack)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Apple Records5099960723307
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (2009 stereo remaster)The BeatlesAlbum
  • XW2010-11-16
Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • XE2012-11-12
Apple Records0094638246817
13.4Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2012-11-12
Apple Records5099963380910
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • US2012-11-13
Apple Records094638246817
13.4Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remaster)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-11-13
Apple Records5099963380910
12.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesThe Beatles (boxset)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.4オー!ダーリン3:27ザ・ビートルズアビイ・ロードザ・ビートルズAlbum
  • JP2014-12-17
Apple Records, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-76978
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • XW2015-12-24
EMI Catalogue
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (remastered)The BeatlesAlbum
  • XW2019-09-27
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
  • US2025-10-10
1.5Oh! Darling3:27The Beatles19 Golden Rock BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.20Oh! Darling3:27The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + CompilationEuroton (Hungarian bootleg label)EUCD-0014
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (Apple logo on back / PM:520 / EMI Swindon)The BeatlesAlbumApple Records, ParlophoneCD-PCS 7088, CDP 7 46446 2
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbumCapitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)4XT-383
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (1987 remaster, issued after 1993)The BeatlesAlbumEMI Music Canada, Apple Records, ParlophoneC2 0 7777 46446 24, C2 0777 7 46446 2 4
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbumApple RecordsL 383
12.4Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesThe Beatles CollectionThe BeatlesAlbum + CompilationParlophone0C 162-53163/53176, BC 13
Bootleg
1.11Oh! Darling3:28The BeatlesThe Best IV (1968~1970)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Buena Suerte Industrias Musicales Inc.BS-007
1.26Oh! Darling3:26The BeatlesGolden BeatlesThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)KJF-31-867
1.5Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesGolden Rock BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
TEICCDP 680602-12
1.23Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesPlatinum, Volume 2The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
1.25Oh! Darling3:28The BeatlesGolden Collection 2000The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Lighthouse (Russian bootleg label)MLN 07/ 017
1.11Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesЛегенды Зарубежного РокаThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
Gala Records (Russian label, for releases issued by S.B.A./GALA Records, Inc.)GL20203
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (stereo DESS bootleg)The BeatlesAlbum
Dr. Ebbetts Sound SystemsPCS 7088
1.6Oh! Darling?:??The BeatlesAbbey Road: Deluxe EditionThe BeatlesAlbum
  • -2007
Purple ChickPC-150
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on Apple Records)EALF 97001, EALF-97001
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (twenty20)The BeatlesAlbum
  • XW2017-10-14
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbumParlophone7-88680-180-8
1.3Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey Road (MFSL Ebbetts)The BeatlesAlbumApple Records
1.17Oh! Yeah...Alright...1:30The BeatlesAbbey Road (MFSL Ebbetts)The BeatlesAlbumApple Records
1.4Oh! Darling3:26The BeatlesAbbey Road / Hey JudeThe BeatlesAlbum + CompilationCD‐Maximum (Russian label)CDM 0500-434
(unknown)
1.4Oh! Darling3:27The BeatlesAbbey RoadThe BeatlesAlbum
Apple Records00600753519653

Relationships

engineer:Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
Jeff Jarratt (producer)
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set):Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
electric bass guitar:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
electric guitar:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
piano:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-20)
background vocals:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11)
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11)
lead vocals:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-20, on 1969-07-23)
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-11)
has remixes:Oh! Darling (2019 stereo mix)
Oh! Darling (5.1 mix)
Oh! Darling (Dolby Atmos mix)
sampled by:Here Comes the Sun / The Inner Light (transition) (Love version)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/2mxByJWOajjiVsLWjNXvDJ [info]
recording of:Oh! Darling (from 1969-04-20 until 1969-08-11)

Oh! Darling

writer:John Lennon (The Beatles)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:Northern Songs
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
later translated versions:Dobra vila
Oh Darling
Oh querida
オー・ダーリン
music quoted in:Mr. Whirly