| # | Title | Rating | Length |
|---|
| A1 | She Loves You- assistant engineer:
- Geoff Emerick (on 1963-07-01)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-07-01)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-07-01, on 1963-07-04)
- acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- John Lennon (on 1963-07-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-07-01)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-01)
- electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-07-01)
- lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-07-01) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-07-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963, in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-01)
- mixed at and edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-07-04)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 2), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 64) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 135)
- recording of:
- She Loves You (on 1963-07-01)
- writer:
- John Lennon (from 1963-06-26 until 1963-06-27) and Paul McCartney (from 1963-06-26 until 1963-06-27)
- publisher:
- Gil Music Corporation, Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| 3.7 | 2:26 |
| A2 | From Me to You- assistant engineer:
- Richard Langham (on 1963-03-05)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-03-05)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-03-05, on 1963-03-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-03-05)
- electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-03-05)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-03-05)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-03-05)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-03-05)
- mixed at and edited at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-03-14)
- recording of:
- From Me to You (on 1963-03-05)
- written in:
- England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-28)
- writer:
- John Lennon (on 1963-02-28) and Paul McCartney (on 1963-02-28)
- publisher:
- Ambassador Music Ltd., Gil Music Corporation, Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| 4.35 | 2:00 |
| A3 | We Can Work It Out- additional engineer:
- Ken Scott
- engineer:
- Norman Smith
- producer:
- George Martin
- acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and harmonium:
- John Lennon (on 1965-10-20)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1965-10-20)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1965-10-20)
- tambourine:
- George Harrison (on 1965-10-20)
- background vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1965-10-20) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-10-20)
- lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1965-10-20, on 1965-10-29)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965, in 1988)
- additionally recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-29)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-20)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-10)
- music videos:
- We Can Work It Out by The Beatles
- recording of:
- We Can Work It Out (from 1965-10-20 until 1965-10-29)
- lyricist and composer:
- John Lennon (in 1965) and Paul McCartney (in 1965)
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc. , Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
| 3.2 | 2:15 |
| A4 | Help!- additional engineer:
- Phil McDonald and Ken Scott
- engineer:
- Norman Smith
- producer:
- George Martin
- 12 string guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1965-04-13)
- drums (drum set) and tambourine:
- Ringo Starr (on 1965-04-13)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1965-04-13)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1965-04-13)
- background vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1965-04-13) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-04-13)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1965-04-13)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-18)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 29) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 447)
- recording of:
- Help! (on 1965-04-13)
- writer:
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, Maclen Music, Inc. , Music Corporation of America, Inc. , Northern Songs ltd, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. , Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC , Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Unart Music Corp.
| 4.2 | 2:21 |
| A5 | Michelle | 4.65 | 2:39 |
| A6 | Yesterday- 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 (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)
| 4.75 | 2:08 |
| A7 | I Feel Fine- engineer:
- Norman Smith
- producer:
- George Martin
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1964-10-18)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1964-10-18)
- electric guitar:
- George Harrison (on 1964-10-18) and John Lennon (on 1964-10-18)
- lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1964-10-18)
- vocals:
- George Harrison (on 1964-10-18) and Paul McCartney (on 1964-10-18)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1964-10-18)
- music videos:
- I Feel Fine by The Beatles
- recording of:
- I Feel Fine (on 1964-10-18)
- writer:
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- publisher:
- Blackwood Music Inc. , Maclen Music Ltd. , Music Corporation of America, Inc. , 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
| 3.35 | 2:24 |
| A8 | Yellow 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 LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
- written at:
- 57 Wimpole Street in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
| 3.6 | 2:43 |
| B1 | Can’t Buy Me Love- assistant engineer:
- Jacques Esmenjaud (on 1964-01-29), Richard Langham (on 1964-02-25) and Geoff Emerick (on 1964-06-22)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25, on 1964-06-22) and Geoff Emerick (on 1964-03-10)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25, on 1964-03-10, on 1964-06-22)
- acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- John Lennon (on 1964-01-29)
- cymbal:
- Ringo Starr (on 1964-02-25)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1964-01-29)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1964-01-29)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25)
- hi-hat:
- Norman Smith (on 1964-03-10)
- lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1964-01-29, on 1964-02-25)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1964)
- recorded at:
- Studios Pathé-Marconi EMI in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (on 1964-01-29) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-25)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-22)
- recording of:
- Can’t Buy Me Love (from 1964-01-29 until 1964-02-25)
- writer:
- John Lennon (in 1964-01) and Paul McCartney (in 1964-01)
- publisher:
- Blackwood Music Inc. , Maclen Music, Inc. , Music Corporation of America, Inc. , Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC , Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Unart Music Corp.
- written at:
- George V Hotel in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-01 until 1964-02)
| 4.2 | 2:16 |
| B2 | Bad Boy | 2.65 | 2:22 |
| B3 | Day Tripper- additional engineer:
- Ron Pender and Ken Scott
- engineer:
- Norman Smith
- producer:
- George Martin
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1965-10-16)
- electric bass guitar:
- Paul McCartney (on 1965-10-16)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1965-10-16)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and tambourine:
- John Lennon (on 1965-10-16)
- background vocals:
- John Lennon , Paul McCartney and George Harrison (on 1965-10-16)
- lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1965-10-16) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-10-16)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-16)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-26)
- recording of:
- Day Tripper (on 1965-10-16)
- writer:
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Maclen Music Ltd. , Music Corporation of America, Inc. , 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
| 5 | 2:54 |
| B4 | A Hard Day’s Night- assistant engineer:
- Geoff Emerick
- engineer:
- Norman Smith
- producer:
- George Martin
- 12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1964-04-16)
- acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- John Lennon (on 1964-04-16)
- bongos:
- Norman Smith (on 1964-04-16)
- cowbell and drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1964-04-16)
- electric bass guitar and background vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1964-04-16)
- piano:
- George Martin (on 1964-04-16)
- lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1964-04-16) and Paul McCartney (on 1964-04-16)
- 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 1964-04-16)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-22)
- recording of:
- A Hard Day’s Night (on 1964-04-16)
- writer:
- John Lennon (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14) and Paul McCartney (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14)
- publisher:
- Blackwood Music Inc. , Maclen Music, Inc. , Music Corporation of America, Inc. , Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC , Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Unart Music Corp.
| 3.9 | 2:32 |
| B5 | Ticket to Ride- additional engineer:
- Malcolm Davies and 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 and 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:
- 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 1965-02-23)
- 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
| 4 | 3:07 |
| B6 | Paperback 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
| 3.5 | 2:29 |
| B7 | Eleanor 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)
| 4.15 | 2:10 |
| B8 | I Want to Hold Your Hand- assistant engineer:
- Geoff Emerick (on 1963-10-17) and Mike Stone (on 1966-11-07)
- engineer:
- Norman Smith (on 1963-10-17) and Geoff Emerick (on 1966-11-07)
- producer:
- George Martin (on 1963-10-17, on 1966-11-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Ringo Starr (on 1963-10-17)
- electric bass guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (on 1963-10-17)
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- George Harrison (on 1963-10-17)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- John Lennon (on 1963-10-17)
- handclaps:
- George Harrison (on 1963-10-17), John Lennon (on 1963-10-17), Paul McCartney (on 1963-10-17) and Ringo Starr (on 1963-10-17)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-07) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-07)
- recording of:
- I Want to Hold Your Hand (on 1963-10-17)
- writer:
- John Lennon (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (in 1963-09)
- publisher:
- Duchess Music Corporation , Music Corporation of America, Inc. , Northern Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc. , Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
- part of:
- Sailor Moon
| 3.45 | 2:27 |
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