Help! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (purple labels, Mfd. by Capitol)

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 92 available)

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
#TitleArtistLength
A1Help!The Beatles2:37
A2The Night Before
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
bass guitar, electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-17)
electric guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
electric piano [Hofner Pianet N] and electric piano [Hohner Pianet N]:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-17)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
The Night Before (on 1965-02-17)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
The Beatles2:34
A3From Me to You Fantasy
recording of:
From Me to You Fantasy (Orchestral arrangement for Help!)
arranger:
Ken Thorne
publisher:
Gil Music Corporation
arrangement of:
From Me to You
Ken Thorne and His Orchestra2:09
A4You’ve Got to Hide Your Love AwayThe Beatles2:09
A5I Need You
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
12 string guitar, 12 string guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-16)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15)
cowbell:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-16)
drums (drum set) and snare drum:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-15)
percussion:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-15)
background vocals:
George Harrison, John Lennon (on 1965-02-16) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15, on 1965-02-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
I Need You (from 1965-02-15 until 1965-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc., 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
The Beatles2:29
A6In the Tyrol
recording of:
In the Tyrol
composer:
Ken Thorne
publisher:
Dick James Music, Inc.
Ken Thorne and His Orchestra2:23
B1Another Girl
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-15)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-16)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-16)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15, on 1965-02-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
recording of:
Another Girl (from 1965-02-15 until 1965-02-16)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Beatles2:06
B2Another Hard Day’s Night
recording of:
Another Hard Day’s Night (Orchestral arrangement for Help!)
arranger:
Ken Thorne
publisher:
SBK Blackwood Music Inc.
arrangement of:
A Hard Day’s Night
Ken Thorne and His Orchestra2:31
B3Ticket to Ride
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15)
drums (drum set), handclaps and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-15)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1965) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
music videos:
Ticket to Ride by The Beatles
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 4)
recording of:
Ticket to Ride (on 1965-02-15)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs, SBK Blackwood Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Beatles3:05
B4The Bitter End
medley including a recording of:
The Bitter End
composer:
Ken Thorne
publisher:
Dick James Music, Inc.
medley including a recording of:
You Can’t Do That (Orchestral arrangement for Help!)
arranger:
Ken Thorne
publisher:
SBK Blackwood Music Inc.
arrangement of:
You Can’t Do That
Ken Thorne and His Orchestra2:23
B5You’re Gonna Lose That Girl
additional engineer:
Malcolm Davies and Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
bongos:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-03-30)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-19)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-19)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-03-30)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-19) and George Harrison (on 1965-03-30)
piano:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-03-30)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-19) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-19)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-19)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-19, on 1965-03-30)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-23)
remix of:
You’re Going to Lose That Girl by The Beatles
recording of:
You’re Going to Lose That Girl (from 1965-02-19 until 1965-03-30)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
recording of:
You’re Going to Lose That Girl
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
The Beatles2:18
B6The Chase
recording of:
The Chase
composer:
Ken Thorne
publisher:
Dick James Music, Inc.
Ken Thorne and His Orchestra2:27

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Chansons du film “Help!” by Les Beatles
Help! / I’m Down
Ticket to Ride / Yes It Is
Yesterday
Yesterday / Act Naturally
included in:The Beatles
The Beatles Collection
The Beatles in Mono
The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2
The U.S. Albums
part of:Rolling Stone: The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time (number: 1) (order: 1)
The Beatles: Core Catalogue (number: 5) (order: 5)
The Beatles: UK albums (number: 5) (order: 5)
The Beatles: Canadian albums (number: 8) (order: 8)
The Beatles: US albums (number: 8) (order: 8)
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time (number: 9) (order: 9)
Dave Marsh: Top 40 Albums of 1965 (number: 15) (order: 15)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1966) (order: 24)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 80) (order: 80)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 266) (order: 266)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 266) (order: 266)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 331) (order: 331)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 332) (order: 332)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/45895 [info]
reviews:http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=cdm428&section=1 [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/v34z [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_beatles/help__f1/ [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059260/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000189173 [info]
Wikidata:Q201816 [info]
discography entry:https://www.thebeatles.com/help-0 [info]