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| ==Singles== | |||
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| {{Single entry | |||
| | Name = Can't Buy Me Love | |||
| | Cover = 04 cantbuymelove.jpg | |||
| | B-side = Sex | |||
| | Released = ] ]<small>(UK)</small> <br/>] ] <small>(US)</small> | |||
| | Writer = ] | |||
| | Producer = ] | |||
| | Info = | |||
| "''']'''" was released as a single after the success of their US #1, "]". The release of the single broke many records on the ] chart of the time. "]", another #1 hit single, replaced "I Want To Hold Your Hand" at #1. When "Can't Buy Me Love" hit #1, the group self replaced itself for the third consecutive time. This left the top five all being occupied by the Beatles. There were at least twelve other Beatles singles scattered across the chart, the most any artist ever had on the Billboard Hot 100. Three months later on ], it was released on the ] movie soundtrack, which also hit #1. | |||
| | Chart position = | |||
| <nowiki>#</nowiki>1 <small>UK</small><BR/> <nowiki>#</nowiki>1 <small>US</small><BR/> | |||
| | Tracklist = <nowiki></nowiki> | |||
| *'''7" Single''': | |||
| #"Can't Buy Me Love" 2:11 | |||
| #"You Can't Do That" 2:37 | |||
| }} | |||
| {{Single entry | |||
| | Name = A Hard Day's Night | |||
| | Cover = Ahardday'snight.jpg | |||
| | Released = ] ] | |||
| | Writer = ] | |||
| | Producer = ] | |||
| | Info = | |||
| "''']'''" was released as the album's second and final official single from the album. The single began its 13-week chart run on five days after release, and on ] started a two-week long run at the top, setting a new record—nobody before had ever held the number one position on both the album and singles charts in the United Kingdom and the United States at the same time. The Beatles were the first to do so. The success led to very high box office sales of the movie and propelled the album into selling over a million in a few days. The song won a ] in ]. | |||
| | Chart position = | |||
| <nowiki>#</nowiki>1 <small>UK</small><BR/> <nowiki>#</nowiki>1 <small>US</small><BR/> | |||
| | Tracklist = <nowiki></nowiki> | |||
| *'''7" Single''': | |||
| #"A Hard Day's Night" 2:32 | |||
| #"Things We Said Today" 2:28 | |||
| }} | |||
| {{Single entry | |||
| | Name = And I Love Her | |||
| | Cover = 04 And I Love Her.jpg | |||
| | Released = ] ] | |||
| | Writer = Lennon/McCartney | |||
| | Producer = ] | |||
| | Info = | |||
| "''']'''" was a US-exclusive single, issued by ]. The Beatles did not see the song fit as a single release capable of hitting #1, and put it on the soundtrack instead. In an attempt to capitalize the craze for Beatles material, dubbed "Beatlemania", Capitol issued many singles without the band's consent. Although it wasn't as big as their other singles at the time, "And I Love Her" barely missed the Top 10, peaking at #12. It was released with "]" as the B-Side, another soundtrack song. They were both released on the US-exclusive album '']'', as the film soundtrack belonged to ]. | |||
| | Chart position = | |||
| <nowiki>#</nowiki>12 <small>US</small> <br/> | |||
| | Tracklist = <nowiki></nowiki> | |||
| *'''7" Single (US)''': | |||
| #"And I Love Her" 2:31 | |||
| #"If I Fell" 2:22 | |||
| }} | |||
| {{Single entry | |||
| | Name = I'll Cry Instead | |||
| | Cover = 04 I'llcryinstead.jpg | |||
| | Released = ] ] | |||
| | Writer = Lennon/McCartney | |||
| | Producer = ] | |||
| | Info = | |||
| "''']'''" was released as the final single issued by Capitol records. It was not a big hit, but it reached a respectable #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was backed with "]", another song on the film soundtrack. It was also featured on the '']'' album. | |||
| | Chart position = | |||
| <nowiki>#</nowiki>25 <small>US</small><br/> | |||
| | Tracklist = <nowiki></nowiki> | |||
| *'''7" Single (US)''': | |||
| #"I'll Cry Instead" 1:47 | |||
| #"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" 1:58 | |||
| }} | |||
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| ==The American release== | ==The American release== | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 25 March 2007
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A Hard Day's Night is the third album by the Beatles, released in the UK on 10 July 1964 as the soundtrack to their first film of the same name. The album was released on 26 June in the U.S. by United Artists Records with a slightly different tracklisting (see the 'American Release' section of this article).
While showcasing the development of the band's songwriting talents, the album sticks to the basic rock and roll instrumentation and song format. It is notable as the first Beatles album to feature entirely original compositions (and the only one with a song catalogue credited entirely to Lennon-McCartney). Some of the more famous songs on the album include the title track (with its distinct, instantly recognizable opening chord), and the catchy "Tell Me Why" and "Can't Buy Me Love", the latter of which was also a transatlantic number one single for the band. It also features "And I Love Her", the first of Paul McCartney's distinctive and popular ballads. The album and film are said to portray the classic image of the Beatles, as it was released at the height of Beatlemania.
The title of the album (and of the film) is said to have been the accidental creation of drummer Ringo Starr, though the phrase is used in John Lennon's contemporary book "In His Own Write" and was reputedly used at least once by him during the Hamburg era.
Side one of the LP contains the songs from the movie soundtrack. Side two contains songs recorded for, but not included in, the film, although a 1980s rerelease of the movie includes a prologue before the opening credits with "I'll Cry Instead" on the soundtrack. This is also the first Beatles album to be recorded on four-track tape, allowing for good stereo mixes. Despite this, the CD of this album is currently available only in mono, though many of the tracks appeared in stereo on CD for the first time with the release of the boxset The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 in 2004.
In 2000, Q placed A Hard Day's Night at number 5 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Template:RS500
On 26 February 1987, "A Hard Day's Night" was officially released on CD, as were three other of the Beatles' UK albums, "Please Please Me," "With the Beatles," and "Beatles for Sale."
Track listing
All tracks credited to Lennon-McCartney. Of the Beatles' albums, only A Hard Day's Night features Lennon as the primary composer, having written ten of the album's thirteen tracks. McCartney was primary composer on only three: "Can't Buy Me Love", "And I Love Her", and "Things We Said Today".
Side one
- "A Hard Day's Night" – 2:32 (SAMPLE; 104k)
- "I Should Have Known Better" – 2:44
- "If I Fell" – 2:22
- "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" – 1:58
- "And I Love Her" – 2:31 (SAMPLE; 163k)
- "Tell Me Why" – 2:10
- "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:14 (SAMPLE; 121k)
Side two
- "Any Time at All" – 2:13
- "I'll Cry Instead" – 1:47
- "Things We Said Today" – 2:38
- "When I Get Home" – 2:18
- "You Can't Do That" – 2:37
- "I'll Be Back" – 2:20
The American release
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The American version of the album was released on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records and contained the seven songs from the film: "A Hard Day's Night," "Tell Me Why," "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You," "I Should Have Known Better," "If I Fell," "And I Love Her," and "Can't Buy Me Love." It also features "I'll Cry Instead", which, although written for the film, was cut from it at the last minute. The American version also included four instrumental versions of Lennon and McCartney songs by George Martin: "I Should Have Known Better," "And I Love Her," "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)," and "A Hard Day's Night," each of which later appeared on George Martin's own instrumental albums released by Capitol, United Artists and Parlophone.
After EMI acquired United Artists Records, this album was reissued on 17 August 1981 on the Capitol label, catalogue number SW 11921.
Whilst the stereo version of the album included the instrumental tracks in stereo, the Beatles' own recordings appeared in mono in both the mono and stereo releases. Stereo versions of most of the songs appeared on the Capitol Records album Something New, also in 1964. "Can't Buy Me Love" and "I Should Have Known Better" finally appeared in stereo versions on the Apple Records compilation Hey Jude in 1970. "A Hard Day's Night" did not appear in a stereo version in the U.S. until the LP Reel Music in March 1982. The American version has yet to be released officially on CD.
Track listing
All tracks credited to Lennon-McCartney.
Side one
- "A Hard Day's Night" (SAMPLE; 104k)
- "Tell Me Why"
- "I'll Cry Instead"
- "I Should Have Known Better (inst.)" - George Martin & His Orchestra
- "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
- "And I Love Her (inst.)" - George Martin & His Orchestra
Side two
- "I Should Have Known Better"
- "If I Fell"
- "And I Love Her" (SAMPLE; 163k)
- "Ringo's Theme (This Boy) (inst.)" - George Martin & His Orchestra
- "Can't Buy Me Love" (SAMPLE; 121k)
- "A Hard Day's Night (song) (inst.)" - George Martin & His Orchestra
Personnel
- John Lennon - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
- Paul McCartney - Bass guitar, Piano, Vocals
- George Harrison - Guitar, Vocals
- Ringo Starr - Drums, Bongos, Vocals
- George Martin - Piano, Producer
See also
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