The Best II (1964 ~ 1966)

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1And I Love Her
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1964-02-27) and Geoff Emerick (on 1964-06-22)
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1964-02-27, on 1964-06-22)
producer:
George Martin (on 1964-02-27, on 1964-06-22)
acoustic guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1964-02-27)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1964-02-27)
bongos and claves:
Ringo Starr (on 1964-02-27)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1964-02-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1964)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-27)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-22)
recording of:
And I Love Her (on 1964-02-27)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Unart Music Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
2:30
2Tell Me Why2:09
3I Feel Fine2:19
4Rock and Roll Music2:32
5Mr. Moonlight2:39
6Eight Days a Week
additional engineer:
Ken Scott and Mike Stone
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
12 string guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (from 1964-10-06 until 1964-10-18)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (from 1964-10-06 until 1964-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (from 1964-10-06 until 1964-10-18)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (from 1964-10-06 until 1964-10-18)
handclaps:
George Harrison (on 1964-10-06), John Lennon (on 1964-10-06), Paul McCartney (on 1964-10-06) and Ringo Starr (on 1964-10-06)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1964-10-06) and Paul McCartney (on 1964-10-06)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1964-10-06)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-06, on 1964-10-18)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-27)
recording of:
Eight Days a Week (from 1964-10-06 until 1964-10-18)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Maclen Music Ltd., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
2:44
7Ticket to Ride3:09
8Help!2:19
9You've Got to Hide Your Love Away2:09
10Yesterday
additional engineer:
Phil McDonald
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-06-14)
cello:
Francisco Gabarro (on 1965-06-17)
viola:
Kenneth Essex (on 1965-06-17)
violin:
Tony Gilbert (on 1965-06-17) and Sidney Sax (on 1965-06-17)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-06-14, on 1965-06-17)
string quartet arranger:
George Martin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965, in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-14, on 1965-06-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-18)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 10), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 13), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 72), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 86), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 95) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles) (from 1965-06-14 until 1965-06-17)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Maclen Music Ltd. (from 1965 to present)
2:05
11Dizzy Miss Lizzy2:55
12We Can Work It Out2:15
13Day Tripper2:50
14Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
recording of:
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
written in:
Swiss Alps, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
written at:
Kenwood in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
2:03
15Michelle2:43
16Girl2:29
17Paperback Writer
engineer:
Geoff Emerick
producer:
George Martin
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1966-04-13)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-04-14)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (on 1966-04-13, on 1966-04-14) and Paul McCartney (on 1966-04-13)
tambourine:
John Lennon (on 1966-04-13)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1966-04-14) and John Lennon (on 1966-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-13, on 1966-04-14)
music videos:
Paperback Writer by The Beatles
recording of:
Paperback Writer (from 1966-04-13 until 1966-04-14)
written in:
Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Maclen Music, Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
quotes lyrics from:
Frère Jacques
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18Eleanor Rigby
producer:
George Martin
guest cello:
Norman Jones (on 1966-04-28) and Derek Simpson (on 1966-04-28)
guest viola:
Stephen Shingles (on 1966-04-28) and John Underwood (on 1966-04-28)
guest violin:
Tony Gilbert (on 1966-04-28), Jurgen Hess (on 1966-04-28), Sidney Sax (on 1966-04-28) and John Sharpe (on 1966-04-28)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1966-04-29), John Lennon (on 1966-04-29) and Paul McCartney (on 1966-06-06)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-04-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1966, in 1987, in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-28) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-29, on 1966-06-06)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 92)
recording of:
Eleanor Rigby (from 1966-04-28 until 1966-06-06)
written in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing, Maclen Publishing Co., MPL Communications Ltd., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
2:06
19Here, There and Everywhere
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1966)
recording of:
Here, There and Everywhere
written in:
Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
writer:
John Lennon (in 1966-06) and Paul McCartney (in 1966-06)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:24
20Yellow Submarine
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01)
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (on 1966-05-26)
bass drum:
Mal Evans (on 1966-06-01)
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001S]:
Paul McCartney (on 1966-05-26)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl] and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (on 1966-05-26)
ocarina:
Brian Jones (on 1966-06-01)
tambourine:
George Harrison (on 1966-05-26)
additional background vocals:
Geoff Emerick (on 1966-06-01) and George Martin (on 1966-06-01)
additional guest background vocals:
Pattie Boyd (on 1966-06-01)
background vocals:
George Harrison (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01), John Lennon (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01), Paul McCartney (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01), Neil Aspinall (on 1966-06-01), Alf Bicknell (on 1966-06-01), Terry Condon (on 1966-06-01), Mal Evans (on 1966-06-01), Marianne Faithfull (on 1966-06-01), Brian Jones (on 1966-06-01) and John Skinner (on 1966-06-01)
background vocals and spoken vocals:
John Lennon (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01) and Paul McCartney (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01)
spoken vocals:
John Lennon (on 1966-06-01), Paul McCartney (on 1966-06-01) and Ringo Starr (on 1966-06-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1966, in 1987, in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-26) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-06-01)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1966-06-22)
recording of:
Yellow Submarine (from 1966-05-26 until 1966-06-01)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Maclen Music, Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
written at:
57 Wimpole Street in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
2:39