Platinum, Volume 2

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Michelle
additional engineer:
Richard Lush and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-03)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-15)
recording of:
Michelle (on 1965-11-03)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
adaptations:
Michelle
3.952:42
2Drive My Car
recording of:
Drive My Car
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
3.852:28
3What Goes On
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-04)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-09)
recording of:
What Goes On (on 1965-11-04)
written in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1959)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1959 until 1965), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.052:51
4Girl
additional engineer:
Richard Lush and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-15)
recording of:
Girl (on 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.752:34
5I'm Looking Through You
additional engineer:
Richard Lush and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
Hammond organ and percussion:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-10, on 1965-11-11)
recording of:
I’m Looking Through You (from 1965-11-10 until 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.152:26
6Run for Your Life
recording of:
Run for Your Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
quotes lyrics from:
Baby Let’s Play House
3.652:20
7Wait
additional engineer:
Richard Lush, Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-17)
electric guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-17)
maracas and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-15)
recording of:
Wait (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.72:15
8Eleanor Rigby
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
guest cello:
Norman Jones (Cello) (on 1966-04-28) and Derek Simpson (cellist) (on 1966-04-28)
guest viola:
Stephen Shingles (on 1966-04-28) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1966-04-28)
guest violin:
Tony Gilbert (violinist) (on 1966-04-28), Jurgen Hess (violinist) (on 1966-04-28), Sidney Sax (violinist and concertmaster) (on 1966-04-28) and John Sharpe (violinist) (on 1966-04-28)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-29), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-29) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-06)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966, in 1987, in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-28) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-29, on 1966-06-06)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 92)
recording of:
Eleanor Rigby (from 1966-04-28 until 1966-06-06)
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Publishing Co. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
4.052:06
9Here, There and Everywhere
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966)
recording of:
Here, There and Everywhere
written in:
Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1966-06)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:26
10Yellow Submarine
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-26)
bass drum:
Mal Evans (on 1966-06-01)
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-26)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl] and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-26)
ocarina:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1966-06-01)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-05-26)
additional background vocals:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1966-06-01) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1966-06-01)
additional guest background vocals:
Pattie Boyd (on 1966-06-01)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01), Neil Aspinall (on 1966-06-01), Alf Bicknell (on 1966-06-01), Terry Condon (Abbey Road staff member) (on 1966-06-01), Mal Evans (on 1966-06-01), Marianne Faithfull (on 1966-06-01), Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) (on 1966-06-01) and John Skinner (Abbey Road staff member) (on 1966-06-01)
background vocals and spoken vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01)
spoken vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-01), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-01) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966, in 1987, in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-26) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-06-01)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-06-22)
recording of:
Yellow Submarine (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
57 Wimpole Street in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
3.552:38
11Good Day Sunshine
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1966-06-08 until 1966-06-09)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-09), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-09), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-09) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-09)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-06-08) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1966-06-09)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1966-06-08 until 1966-06-09) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1966-06-08 until 1966-06-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-06-08, on 1966-06-09)
recording of:
Good Day Sunshine (from 1966-06-08 until 1966-06-09)
written in:
Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
42:10
12Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass and bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01)
French horn:
James W. Buck (on 1967-03-03), John Burden (French horn player) (on 1967-03-03), Tony Randall (actor, producer, and director) (on 1967-03-03) and Neill Sanders (horn player) (on 1967-03-03)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-03)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01)
guitar [1964 Fender Esquire]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-03-03)
background vocals:
Neil Aspinall, Mal Evans, Ringo Starr (The Beatles), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02)
other vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-01, from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-02, on 1967-02-02, on 1967-03-03) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-10)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-06)
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-03-03)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.92:01
13With a Little Help From My Friends
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass and bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-30)
cowbell:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
Hammond organ and Hammond organ [Hammond RT-3]:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-29)
piano and piano [1905 Steinway Vertegrand]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-30)
background vocals and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29, from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-29, from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30, on 1967-03-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 304)
recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
3.952:46
14When I'm Sixty Four
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1966-12-06)
engineer:
Dave Harries (engineer)
producer:
Dave Harries (engineer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass, bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-06)
chimes and tubular bells:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-20)
clarinet:
Robert Burns (played clarinet on When I’m Sixty-Four) (on 1966-12-21), Henry McKenzie (on 1966-12-21) and Frank Reidy (reeds) (on 1966-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-06)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-06)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-20), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-20) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-20)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-06, on 1966-12-08, on 1966-12-20, from 1966-12-20 until 1966-12-21, on 1966-12-21) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-08)
recording of:
When I’m Sixty‐Four (from 1966-12-06 until 1966-12-21)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
written at:
Paul McCartney’s Home in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1956)
3.352:40
15We Can Work It Out
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and harmonium:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20, on 1965-10-29)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1965) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-29)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-20)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-29)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 17)
recording of:
We Can Work It Out (from 1965-10-20 until 1965-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
42:15
16Lady Madonna
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
baritone saxophone:
Bill Jackman (British saxophonist and clarinet player) (on 1968-02-06) and Harry Klein (saxophone) (on 1968-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
electric bass guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
electric guitar and background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-03)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-06), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-06)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-06)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Povey (on 1968-02-06) and Ronnie Scott (English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner) (on 1968-02-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-03) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-06)
recording of:
Lady Madonna (from 1968-02-03 until 1968-02-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-01)
3.42:17
17Hey Jude
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-07-31, on 1968-08-01)
music videos:
Hey Jude (live) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 8), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 13), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 89) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 288)
recording of:
Hey Jude (from 1968-07-31 until 1968-08-01)
written in:
England, United Kingdom (in 1968-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968-06)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06 until 1968-07-26)
47:08
18Get Back (feat. Billy Preston)
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
guest electric piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-28)
recording of:
Get Back (from 1969-01-27 until 1969-01-28)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.253:15
19Don't Let Me Down (feat. Billy Preston)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
electric piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-28)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1969) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-28)
music videos:
Don’t Let Me Down by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Down (on 1969-01-28)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968 to present)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.73:36
20Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-08)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-08, on 1968-07-11)
bongos and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-08)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-09), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-09), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-09) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-09)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-08, on 1968-07-09)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-15) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-15)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1968) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-07-08, on 1968-07-15) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-07-09, on 1968-07-11)
recording of:
Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da (from 1968-07-08 until 1968-07-15)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.653:09
21While My Guitar Gently Weeps
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
bass guitar, organ and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-06)
castanets and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
guest electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1968-09-05)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1968) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-05, on 1968-09-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 135)
recording of:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (from 1968-09-05 until 1968-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Zero Productions, Inc.
4.554:47
22Birthday
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
handclaps:
Pattie Boyd (on 1968-09-18), Mal Evans (on 1968-09-18), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) (on 1968-09-18) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
background vocals:
Pattie Boyd (on 1968-09-18) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) (on 1968-09-18)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-18)
recording of:
Birthday (on 1968-09-18)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4.352:45
23Oh! Darling
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and 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) and 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) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-11)
recording of:
Oh! Darling (from 1969-04-20 until 1969-08-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.853:27
24Because
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-01)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-01)
harpsichord:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1969-08-01)
Moog:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-05)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-01, on 1969-08-04), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-01, on 1969-08-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-01, on 1969-08-04)
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 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-01, on 1969-08-04) and Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-05)
recording of:
Because (from 1969-08-01 until 1969-08-05)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Agent-Lennon/McCartney Writers, ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), EMI Blackwood Music Collecting, Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
recording of:
Because
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Agent-Lennon/McCartney Writers, ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), EMI Blackwood Music Collecting, Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.92:49
25Let It Be
engineer:
Glyn Johns and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31, on 1970-01-04)
electric bass guitar and maracas:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
guest Hammond organ and Rhodes piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-31)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31, on 1970-01-04)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31, on 1970-01-04), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31), Linda McCartney (on 1970-01-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-31) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-04)
music videos:
Let It Be by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 5), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 20), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 64) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 121)
recording of:
Let It Be (from 1969-01-31 until 1970-01-04)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4.24:02