With the Beatles
The second album: original songs, Motown and Chuck Berry covers, and Harrison's first songwriting credit.
The Beatles, 1963
- Released
- 22 November 1963
- Recorded
- 18 July to 23 October 1963
- Studio
- EMI Studios (Abbey Road), London
- Label
- Parlophone
- Producer
- George Martin
- Length
- 33:07
Recorded over seven sessions across three months, it began on 18 July 1963 with four cover songs. "It Won't Be Long" and "All My Loving" followed in late July. Four-track equipment was installed at EMI before the session of 17 October. Harrison wrote and sang "Don't Bother Me", and Starr sang "I Wanna Be Your Man", a song also given to the Rolling Stones. Robert Freeman took the cover photograph.
It reached number one in Britain, Canada and Germany. A Record Mirror reviewer in 1963 judged it an improvement on Please Please Me. AllMusic gives it five stars and Pitchfork 8.8 out of 10.
Track listing
- It Won't Be Long2:13
- All I've Got to Do2:02
- All My Loving2:07
- Don't Bother Me2:28
- Little Child1:46
- Till There Was You2:14
- Please Mr. Postman2:34
- Roll Over Beethoven2:45
- Hold Me Tight2:32
- You Really Got a Hold on Me3:01
- I Wanna Be Your Man1:59
- Devil in Her Heart2:28
- Not a Second Time2:07
- Money (That's What I Want)2:49
Personnel
- John Lennon vocals, guitars, harmonica, tambourine
- Paul McCartney vocals, bass, piano
- George Harrison vocals, lead and acoustic guitars
- Ringo Starr drums, percussion
- George Martin producer, piano, organ
- Norman Smith engineer
More from The Beatles
Please Please Me (1963), A Hard Day's Night (1964), Rubber Soul (1965), Help! (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), The Beatles (The White Album) (1968), Abbey Road (1969), Let It Be (1970)
Sources
- With the Beatles, Wikipedia