The Best of the Beatles

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1Yesterday
additional engineer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-14)
cello:
Francisco Gabarro (on 1965-06-17)
viola:
Kenneth Essex (British violist) (on 1965-06-17)
violin:
Tony Gilbert (violinist) (on 1965-06-17) and Sidney Sax (violinist) (on 1965-06-17)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-14, on 1965-06-17)
string quartet arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965, in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater 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 (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-18)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 13), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 72) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 86)
recording of:
Yesterday (from 1965-06-14 until 1965-06-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
4.72:08
2Something
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), Jeff Jarratt (producer), Glyn Johns and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-02)
electric bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-05)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-05, on 1969-08-15)
electric guitar [1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-02)
Hammond organ:
Billy Preston (from 1969-05-02 until 1969-08-15)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-02)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
strings arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1987, in 2009) and The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-02), Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-05), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-16, on 1969-08-15) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-15)
music videos:
Something (Music video) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 110) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 273)
recording of:
Something (from 1969-05-02 until 1969-08-15)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division
4.13:03
3Girl
additional engineer:
Richard Lush and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-15)
recording of:
Girl (on 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.652:34
4I Want to Hold Your Hand
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-21)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 8), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 15) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 16)
recording of:
I Want to Hold Your Hand (on 1963-10-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
part of:
Sailor Moon (1995 DiC dub soundtrack)
4.152:28
5Michelle
recording of:
Michelle
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:44
6Can't Buy Me Love
recording of:
Can’t Buy Me Love
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1964-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1964-01)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), 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)
2:14
7In My Life
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) and Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1965-10-22)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-18, on 1965-10-22)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-25)
recording of:
In My Life (from 1965-10-18 until 1965-10-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.152:28
8Helter Skelter
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-09)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-09, on 1968-09-10)
electric guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-09) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
trumpet:
Mal Evans (on 1968-09-10)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-09, on 1968-09-10)
recording of:
Helter Skelter (from 1968-09-09 until 1968-09-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4.254:33
9Hey Jude
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-31)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-07-31, on 1968-08-01)
music videos:
Hey Jude (live) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 8) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 89)
recording of:
Hey Jude (from 1968-07-31 until 1968-08-01)
written in:
England, United Kingdom (in 1968-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968-06)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06 until 1968-07-26)
3.957:11
10Let It Be
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar [1961 Fender Bass VI]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-04-30)
electric piano [Hohner Pianet N] and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
maracas and piano [Bluthner Model One Concert Grand]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
organ [Lowrey DSO Heritage]:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-31)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04), Linda McCartney (on 1970-01-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970, in 1988) and The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-31) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-04-30, on 1970-01-04)
recording of:
Let It Be (from 1969-01-31 until 1970-01-04)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.453:52
11Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
recording of:
Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3:14
12Birthday
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
handclaps:
Pattie Boyd (on 1968-09-18), Mal Evans (on 1968-09-18), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) (on 1968-09-18) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
background vocals:
Pattie Boyd (on 1968-09-18) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) (on 1968-09-18)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-18)
recording of:
Birthday (on 1968-09-18)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4.352:46
13Yes It Is
recording of:
Yes It Is
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
2:44
14Tell Me What You See
recording of:
Tell Me What You See
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:37