Introducing... The Beatles

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All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted

Introducing... The Beatles
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Studio album by
Released10 January 1964 (1964-01-10)
Studio EMI, London
Genre
Length27:39
Label Vee-Jay
Producer George Martin
The Beatles North American chronology
Beatlemania! With the Beatles
(1963)
Introducing... The Beatles
(1964)
Meet the Beatles!
(1964)
The Beatles United States chronology
Introducing... The Beatles
(1964)
Meet the Beatles!
(1964)
Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."I Saw Her Standing There [lower-alpha 1] " McCartney 2:50
2."Misery"Lennon with McCartney1:48
3."Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander) Lennon 3:00
4."Chains" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) Harrison 2:25
5."Boys" (Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell) Starr 2:28
6."Love Me Do"McCartney with Lennon2:19
Total length:14:50
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."P.S. I Love You"McCartney2:04
2."Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Luther Dixon alias Barney Williams)Lennon2:41
3."Do You Want to Know a Secret"Harrison1:59
4."A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott)McCartney2:05
5."There's a Place"Lennon and McCartney1:53
6."Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell)Lennon2:33
Total length:13:15

Version two

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."I Saw Her Standing There"McCartney2:50
2."Misery"Lennon with McCartney1:48
3."Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander)Lennon3:00
4."Chains" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)Harrison2:25
5."Boys" (Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell)Starr2:28
6."Ask Me Why"Lennon2:24
Total length:14:55
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Please Please Me"Lennon with McCartney2:00
2."Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams)Lennon2:41
3."Do You Want to Know a Secret"Harrison1:59
4."A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott)McCartney2:05
5."There's a Place"Lennon and McCartney1:53
6."Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell)Lennon2:33
Total length:13:11
  1. McCartney counting "one, two, three" is omitted; recording starts with "four"

Personnel

Personnel per MacDonald [40]

The Beatles

Additional and production

Charts and certifications

See also

Notes

  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Introducing...The Beatles – The Beatles | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Spizer 2004, p. 98.
  4. Wallgren 1982, p. 16.
  5. Spizer 2004, p. 14.
  6. Spizer 1998, p. 115.
  7. Spizer 2007, p. 256.
  8. Spizer 1998, p. 110.
  9. Spizer 2004, p. 34.
  10. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Albums. London: Apple Corps. 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  11. Spizer 1998, p. 118.
  12. Castleman & Podrazik 1976, p. 17.
  13. Schultheiss 1981, p. 56.
  14. Wallgren 1982, p. 145.
  15. Spizer 1998, p. 120.
  16. 1 2 Spizer 2004, p. 36.
  17. Spizer 2004, p. 40.
  18. 1 2 Spizer 2004, p. 96.
  19. Wallgren 1982, p. 20.
  20. 1 2 Spizer 2004, p. 97.
  21. Wallgren 1982, p. 22.
  22. Spizer 2004, p. 90.
  23. 1 2 Castleman & Podrazik 1976, p. 357.
  24. Wallgren 1982, p. 147.
  25. Wallgren 1982, p. 149.
  26. Wallgren 1982, pp. 22–27.
  27. Spizer 2004, pp. 102–111.
  28. Spizer 1998, pp. 138–145.
  29. Spizer 2004, p. 110.
  30. Spizer 1998, p. 132.
  31. Wallgren 1982, p. 29.
  32. Wallgren 1982, p. 303.
  33. 1 2 Spizer 1998, p. 161.
  34. 1 2 Wallgren 1982, p. 156.
  35. Spizer 1998, p. 169.
  36. Castleman & Podrazik 1976, p. 358.
  37. Wallgren 1982, p. 160.
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Beatles Before Capitol: Part Four". Friktech.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  39. 1 2 "Variations of Introducing the Beatles". Eskimo.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  40. MacDonald, Ian (2007) [1994]. Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties . Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN   978-1-55652-733-3.
  41. Whitburn 2010 , p. 63.
  42. "The Beatles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  43. "American album certifications – The Beatles – Introducing The Beatles". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 9 June 2015.

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