Please Please Me

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Tracklist

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A1Please Please Me
assistant engineer:
A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1962-11-26, on 1963-02-25)
producer:
George Martin (on 1962-11-26, on 1963-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1962-11-26)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1962-11-26)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1962-11-26) and John Lennon (on 1962-11-26)
harmonica and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1962-11-26)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1962-11-26) and Paul McCartney (on 1962-11-26)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-26)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
recording of:
Please Please Me (on 1962-11-26)
writer:
John Lennon (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-06-08) and Paul McCartney (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-06-08)
publisher:
Concertone Songs, Inc., Criterion Music Corp., Dick James Music Ltd., Dick James Music, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd., Polygram Music, Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd.
1:56
A2Twist and Shout
additional engineer and assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
producer:
George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 81)
cover recording of:
Twist and Shout (on 1963-02-11)
writer:
Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc, Rightsong Music Inc., Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:33
A3P.S. I Love You
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1962-09-11)
producer:
Ron Richards (on 1962-09-11)
acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1962-09-11) and John Lennon (on 1962-09-11)
bongos and percussion:
Andy White (on 1962-09-11)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1962-09-11)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (on 1962-09-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1962) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1962, in 1963, in 1982)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-09-11)
recording of:
P.S. I Love You (on 1962-09-11)
writer:
John Lennon (in 1962-05) and Paul McCartney (in 1962-05)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing, McCartney Music and MPL Communications Ltd.
2:02
A4Love Me Do2:19
A5Misery
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11), Geoff Emerick (on 1963-02-20) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25) and Stuart Eltham (on 1963-02-20)
producer:
George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-20, on 1963-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
electric bass guitar, background vocals and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
piano:
George Martin (on 1963-02-20)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-20)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
recording of:
Misery (from 1963-02-11 until 1963-02-20)
writer:
John Lennon (on 1963-01-26) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-01-26)
publisher:
Gil Music Corporation, MCA Music, Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
1:47
A6All My Loving2:06
A7Please Mister Postman2:34
A8It Won't Be Long2:11
B1Till There Was You
additional assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-07-30), B.T. (on 1963-10-29) and Geoff Emerick (on 1963-10-29)
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-10-29)
producer:
George Martin (on 1963-07-30, on 1963-10-29)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (on 1963-07-30) and John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
acoustic guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1963-07-30)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1963-07-30)
bass, electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
bongos:
Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-30)
vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-30)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-29)
cover recording of:
Till There Was You (The Music Man) (on 1963-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1950)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Frank Music Corp., Meredith Willson Music, Meredith Willson Music LLC, MPL Communications Ltd., MPL UK Publishing and Rinimer Corp.
part of:
The Music Man
2:14
B2You Really Got A Hold On Me3:00
B3I Wanna Be Your Man
recording of:
I Wanna Be Your Man
writer:
John Lennon (from 1963-09 until 1963-10-07) and Paul McCartney (from 1963-09 until 1963-10-07)
publisher:
Gil Music Corporation, Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
1:56
B4I Saw Her Standing There
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
producer:
George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and handclaps:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and handclaps and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
handclaps:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11) and Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
recording of:
I Saw Her Standing There (on 1963-02-11)
writer:
John Lennon (in 1963-02) and Paul McCartney (in 1963-02)
publisher:
George Pincus & Sons Music Corp., Leeds Music, MCA Music, Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Gil Music Corporation (in 1963)
2:52
B5Baby It’s You
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11), Geoff Emerick (on 1963-02-20) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25) and Stuart Eltham (on 1963-02-20)
producer:
George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-20, on 1963-02-25)
acoustic guitar [lead & rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11)
celesta:
George Martin (on 1963-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-20)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25, on 1964-02-25)
cover recording of:
Baby It’s You (from 1963-02-11 until 1963-02-20)
lyricist:
Barney Williams (in 1961-11) and Mack David (in 1961-11)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1961-11)
publisher:
Copyright Control, Dolfi Music Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department, Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2, Ludix Music Ltd., Mary Jane Pub. Co. Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:35
B6Do You Want to Know a Secret
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
producer:
George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
acoustic guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and percussion and percussion:
Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
background vocals:
John Lennon (on 1963-02-11) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
recording of:
Do You Want to Know a Secret (on 1963-02-11)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., MCA Music, Metric Music Co, Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
1:56
B7Hold Me Tight2:29
B8There’s a Place
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11) and A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25)
engineer:
Norman Smith (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
producer:
George Martin (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1963-02-11)
electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11) and John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and harmonica, harmonica and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1963-02-11)
vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25)
recording of:
There’s a Place (on 1963-02-11)
writer:
John Lennon (in 1963-02) and Paul McCartney (in 1963-02)
publisher:
Gil Music Corporation, MCA Music, Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
1:49