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Beatles '65

Jump to navigationJump to search Beatles '65 Studio album by  the Beatles Released 15 December 1964 Recorded June–October 1964 Studio EMI Studios, London Genre Rock Length 26:10 Label Capitol Producer George Martin The Beatles North American chronology The Beatles' Story
(1964) Beatles '65
(1964) The Early Beatles
(1965) Singles from Beatles '65

1. "I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman"
   Released: 23 November 1964

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] The Rolling Stone Record Guide [2]

Beatles '65 is the Beatles' fifth album issued by Capitol Records, and their seventh American album. It was issued in December 1964. The LP was also issued in Germany on the Odeon label

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Music

Beatles '65 includes eight of the fourteen songs from Beatles for Sale (omitting "Eight Days a Week", "Words of Love", "Every Little Thing", "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party", "What You're Doing" and the "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley, all of which were issued later on Beatles VI). It also includes "I'll Be Back" from the UK A Hard Day's Night album and both sides of the single "I Feel Fine"/"She's a Woman". These latter two songs were issued in "duophonic" stereo and included added reverb by Capitol Records' executive Dave Dexter, Jr. to cover up the use of the mono mixes sent from England.[3]

Two of the three songs written by Carl Perkins and recorded by the Beatles appear on this album.

Reception

In the United States, Beatles '65 jumped from number 98 straight to number 1, making the biggest jump to the top position in the history of the Billboard album charts up to that time. It remained at number 1 for nine straight weeks from 9 January 1965. The album was the top selling non-soundtrack LP based on Billboard's year-end chart for 1965.[4] By 31 December 1964, the album had sold 1,967,261 copies in the US; by the end of the 1960s, sales there were up to 2,327,186.[5]

Writing in The Rolling Stone Record Guide (1983), John Swenson described Beatles '65 as the first of the band's "classic 'concept' albums". He said that the LP "worked as a musical whole" rather than merely serving as a collection of "the latest bunch of songs that could be assembled into a record in any order".[6] Several albums were released and promoted in America during 1965 sporting a similar title to Beatles '65. These included Sinatra '65 by Frank Sinatra and Ellington '65 by Duke Ellington on Reprise Records, and Brasil '65 by Sérgio Mendes on the Beatles' own Capitol label.[7]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

Side one No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "No Reply" Lennon with McCartney 2:15 2. "I'm a Loser" Lennon 2:31 3. "Baby's in Black" Lennon and McCartney 2:02 4. "Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) Lennon 2:32 5. "I'll Follow the Sun" McCartney 1:46 6. "Mr. Moonlight" (Roy Lee Johnson) Lennon 2:35 Side two No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins) Starr 2:56 2. "I'll Be Back" Lennon 2:22 3. "She's a Woman" McCartney 2:57 4. "I Feel Fine" Lennon 2:20 5. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Carl Perkins) Harrison 2:24

Note: The Capitol 8-track tape (8XT-2228) adds "You Can't Do That" to the end of Program 4 for programming purposes. The complete 8-track running order is as follows:

1. Program 1: No Reply - I'm A Loser - Rock And Roll Music
2. Program 2: I'll Follow The Sun - Mr. Moonlight - Honey Don't
3. Program 3: Baby's In Black - I'll Be Back - She's A Woman
4. Program 4: I Feel Fine - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby - You Can't Do That

Personnel

The Beatles

• John Lennon – rhythm guitar, harmonica (on "I'm a Loser"), vocals, lead guitar (on "I Feel Fine"), tambourine (on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby")
• Paul McCartney – bass guitar, vocals, piano (on "She's a Woman"), Hammond organ (on "Mr. Moonlight")
• George Harrison – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"), African drum (on "Mr. Moonlight")
• Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, lead vocals (on "Honey Don't")

Production

• George Martin – producer, piano (on "No Reply" and "Rock and Roll Music")