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1 | Please 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. , Polygram Music, Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd.
| The Beatles | 3.55 | 2:03 |
2 | How Do You Do It? | Gerry & the Pacemakers | | 1:56 |
3 | Do You Want to Know a Secret? | Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas | | 2:04 |
4 | Hello Little Girl | The Fourmost | | 1:52 |
5 | I Want to Hold Your Hand | The Beatles | | 2:27 |
6 | The Cruel Sea | The Dakotas | | 2:15 |
7 | That Was the Week That Was | Millicent Martin With David Frost | | 2:51 |
8 | Bad to Me | Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas | 3 | 2:21 |
9 | Anyone Who Had a Heart | Cilla Black | | 2:51 |
10 | Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying | Gerry & the Pacemakers | | 2:37 |
11 | I’ll Keep You Satisfied | Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas | | 2:06 |
12 | A Little Loving | The Fourmost | | 2:08 |
13 | Little Children | Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas | | 2:48 |
14 | You’re My World | Cilla Black | | 2:59 |
15 | 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 Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 13), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 72) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 86)
- 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 Music Publishing LLC , Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Maclen Music Ltd. (from 1965 to present)
| The Beatles | 4.7 | 2:06 |
16 | You’ll Never Walk Alone | Gerry & the Pacemakers | | 2:42 |
17 | I (Who Have Nothing)- producer:
- Norman Newell
- vocals:
- Shirley Bassey
- conductor:
- Tony Osborne
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963)
- recording of:
- I (Who Have Nothing)
- lyricist:
- Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Mogol
- composer:
- Carlo Donida
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Orange Sky Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Cotillion Music Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Milky Way Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Walden Music (in 1979) and Yellow Dog Music (in 1979)
| Shirley Bassey | | 2:41 |
18 | The Summer of His Years | Millicent Martin | | 2:34 |
19 | It’s for You | Cilla Black | | 2:22 |
20 | It’s You | Alma Cogan | | 2:34 |
21 | Ferry Cross the Mersey | Gerry & the Pacemakers | | 2:25 |
22 | Can’t Buy Me Love- cover recording of:
- Can’t Buy Me Love (in 1964)
- 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)
| Ella Fitzgerald | | 2:39 |
23 | I’ve Been Wrong Before | Cilla Black | | 2:12 |
24 | In My Life | The Beatles | 4.35 | 2:26 |
25 | Land of 1000 Dances | The Action | | 2:51 |
26 | Alfie | Cilla Black | | 2:39 |
27 | Michelle | David & Jonathan | | 2:53 |
28 | Step Inside Love | Cilla Black | | 2:23 |
29 | She’s Leaving Home | David & Jonathan | | 3:15 |
30 | When I’m Sixty‐Four | Bernard Cribbins | | 2:33 |
31 | Time | Cilla Black | | 2:25 |