On November 22, 1963, “Parlaphone” label released “With the Beatles”, the second Beatles (The) studio album. It was recorded July – October 1963, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by George Martin. “With the Beatles” was the first Beatles album released in North America. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 420 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and acoustic guitars; handclaps
- John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; harmonica and handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar; Hammond organ, tambourine
- Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass guitar and handclaps; piano, claves
- Ringo Starr– lead vocals, drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, bongo
- Robert Freeman– cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- It Won’t Be Long
- All I’ve Got to Do
- All My Loving
- Don’t Bother Me – George Harrison
- Little Child
- Till There Was You – Meredith Willson
- Please Mister Postman – Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman
- Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
- Hold Me Tight
- You Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Devil in Her Heart- Richard Drapkin
- Not a Second Time
- Money (That’s What I Want) – Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy
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