Let It Be

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Annotation

Series: EMI 100
Record Company – Toshiba EMI Ltd
Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
Digitally re-mastered. ℗1987 by EMI Records Ltd.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-02 11:33 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Two of Us
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar [1964 Gibson J-160E]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
acoustic guitar [1967 Martin D-28]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
electric guitar [1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
spoken vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-21)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-21, on 1969-01-31)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-03-25)
recording of:
Two of Us (from 1969-01-21 until 1969-01-31)
written in:
United Kingdom (from 1968 until 1969-01-31)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968 until 1969-01-31) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1969-01-02 until 1969-01-31)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.73:36
2Dig a Pony
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
electric bass guitar [1963 Hofner 500/1]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
electric guitar [1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
guest Rhodes piano [1968 Fender Rhodes Seventy-Three Sparkle Top]:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-30)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
recorded at:
The Beatles' rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters (1969-01-30) (The Beatles' rooftop concert)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-03-23)
recording of:
Dig a Pony (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.253:54
3Across the Universe
engineer:
Martin Benge, Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar [1967 Martin D-28] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1970-04-01)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-04)
electric guitar [1964 Gibson SG Standard]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08)
maracas:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08)
piano [1905 Steinway Vertegrand]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-08)
tambura:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1970) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-04), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-08) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-04-01)
recording of:
Across the Universe (from 1968-02-04 until 1970-04-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1967) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1967)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
3.753:47
4I Me Mine
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar and electric guitar, background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-03, on 1970-04-01)
electric bass guitar, electric piano and Hammond organ and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-03)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-03) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-03)
recording of:
I Me Mine (from 1970-01-03 until 1970-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-07)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
3.32:26
5Dig It
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
electric guitar [1957 Gibson Les Paul] and electric guitar [1968 Gibson J-200]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
guest Hammond organ and Rhodes piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-26)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
spoken vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-24)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24, on 1969-01-26)
recording of:
Dig It (from 1969-01-24 until 1969-01-26)
writer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26) and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd., Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Startling Music Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
written at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-26)
2.50:50
6Let It Be
engineer:
Glyn Johns and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31, on 1970-01-04)
electric bass guitar and maracas:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
guest Hammond organ and Rhodes piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-31)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31, on 1970-01-04)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31, on 1970-01-04), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31), Linda McCartney (on 1970-01-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-04)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (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 1970-01-04)
music videos:
Let It Be by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 5), Billboard Year‐End Hot 100 Singles (1970) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 20), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 64) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 121)
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 (ASCAP)
4.254:03
7Maggie Mae
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-24) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-24)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-24)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
recording of:
Maggie Mae (Beatles) (on 1969-01-24)
writer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-24), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-24), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-24) and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles) (on 1969-01-24)
publisher:
Eaton Music Limited, Harrisongs Ltd., Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Startling Music Inc.
written at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-24)
version of:
Maggie May (Liverpool folk traditional)
2.70:40
8I’ve Got a Feeling
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
guest Rhodes piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-30)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
recorded at:
The Beatles' rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters (1969-01-30) (The Beatles' rooftop concert)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.253:37
9One After 909
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
guest Hammond organ and Rhodes piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-30)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-30)
recorded at:
The Beatles' rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters (1969-01-30) (The Beatles' rooftop concert)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-30)
recording of:
One After 909 (on 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1957) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1957)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.452:53
10The Long and Winding Road
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”) and Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26, on 1970-04-01)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
electric bass guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
organ [Lowrey DSO Heritage]:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-26)
piano [Bluthner Model One Concert Grand] and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-26) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-04-01)
part of:
Billboard Year‐End Hot 100 Singles (1970) (number: 41)
recording of:
The Long and Winding Road (from 1969-01-26 until 1970-04-01)
written in:
Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1968)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.23:38
11For You Blue
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
Glyn Johns, George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
lap steel guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-08)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-25) and Olympic Sound Studios (1958–1966 before moving to Barnes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-08)
recording of:
For You Blue (from 1969-01-25 until 1970-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
3.152:32
12Get Back
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27)
guest Hammond organ and Rhodes piano:
Billy Preston (on 1969-01-27)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27)
spoken vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-27, on 1969-01-30)
music videos:
Get Back by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Get Back (from 1969-01-27 until 1969-01-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
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 LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.83:07

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Japan
photography:Ethan Russell
producer:Phil Spector
design:John Kosh (UK art director)
copyrighted (©) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970, in 1987)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1904064 [info]
ASIN:JP: B00005GL0V [info]

Release group

remixes:Let It Be… Naked
associated singles/EPs:Get Back (take 8)
Let It Be (b/w “You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)”)
The Long and Winding Road
covers:Let It Be by Laibach
Let It Be but with the Mario 64 Soundfont by TTStupid
Let It Be Revisited by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
The Beatles – Let It Be (Mario 64 Soundfont) by bruhmoment28
included in:Let It Be / Rarities
The Beatles (box set, includes 2009 stereo remasters)
The Beatles Collection
The Beatles Collection, Volume 4: Revolver / Let It Be
part of:Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove from Your Collection Immediately (number: 5) (order: 5)
33⅓ (number: 12) (order: 12)
The Beatles: UK albums (number: 12) (order: 12)
The Beatles: Core Catalogue (number: 13) (order: 13)
The Beatles: Canadian albums (number: 17) (order: 17)
The Beatles: US albums (number: 17) (order: 17)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 86) (order: 86)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 342) (order: 342)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 342) (order: 342)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 392) (order: 392)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/24212 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_beatles/let_it_be/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/6947/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-6313 [info]
https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=11075 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Let_It_Be/1245 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000192939 [info]
Wikidata:Q199585 [info]