(Lennon/McCartney)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: June 3 and September 30, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
John: lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul: harmony vocal, bass
George: harmony vocal, lead guitar
Ringo: drums
George Martin: piano
John: "I remember Dick James coming up to me after we did this one and saying, 'You're getting better now. That was a complete story.' Apparently, before that, he thought my songs wandered off."
(Lennon/McCartney)
First Released: December 4, 1964 on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: August 14, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
John: lead vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar, harmonica
Paul: harmony vocal, bass
George: lead guitar
Ringo: drums, tambourine
John: "Part of me suspects I'm a loser, and part of me thinks I'm God Almighty."
John: "'I'm a Loser' is me in my Dylan period, because the word 'clown' is in it. I objected to the word 'clown,' because that was always artsy-fartsy, but Dylan had used it so I thought it was all right, and it rhymed with whatever I was doing."
(Lennon/McCartney)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: August 11, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
John: lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul: lead vocal, bass
George: lead guitar
Ringo: drums, tambourine
John: "Written [with Paul] in the same room."
(Berry)
First Released: December 4, 1964 on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: October 18, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
John: lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul: bass
George: acoustic guitar
Ringo: drums
George Martin (with John and Paul): piano
Other Information
- This was originally recorded by Chuck Berry in 1957.
(Lennon/McCartney)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: October 18, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
Paul: lead vocal, acoustic guitar
John: harmony vocal, acoustic guitar
George: lead guitar
Ringo: ?
Paul: "I wrote that in my front parlour in Forthlin Road. I was about sixteen."
(Johnson)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: August 14 and October 18, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
John: lead vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar
Paul: harmony vocal, bass, hammond organ
George: lead guitar, African drum
Ringo: bongos
(Lieber/Stoller / Penniman)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: October 18, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
Paul: lead vocal, bass
John: backing vocal, rhythm guitar
George: backing vocal, lead guitar
Ringo: drums
George Martin: piano
Paul: "John used to egg me on. He used to say, 'Come on, Paul. Knock the shit out of Kansas City'."
(Lennon/McCartney)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: October 6 and 18, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
John: lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul: lead vocal, bass
George: backing vocal, lead guitar
Ringo: drums
John: "[Paul and I] wrote it. I think we wrote this when we were trying to write the title song for 'Help!' because there was at one time the thought of calling the film 'Eight Arms to Hold You'."
Paul: "John and I were always looking for titles. Once you've got a good title, if someone says, 'What's your new song?' and you have a title that interests people, you are halfway there. Of course the song has to be good. If you've called it 'I Am On My Way to a Party with You Babe' they might say, 'OK...' But if you've called it 'Eight Days a Week' they say, 'Oh, yes, that's good!'"
(Holly)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: October 18, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
Paul: lead vocal, bass
John: lead vocal, rhythm guitar
George: lead guitar
Ringo: drums
(Perkins)
First Released: December 4, 1964
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: October 26, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
Ringo: lead vocal, drums
John: acoustic guitar, tambourine
Paul: bass
George: lead guitar
(Lennon/McCartney)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: September 29 and 30, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
Paul: lead vocal, bass, piano
John: lead vocal, acoustic guitar
George: lead guitar
Ringo: drums
Paul: "'Every Little Thing' was my attempt at the next single, but it became an album filler rather than a great almighty single."
(Lennon/McCartney)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: September 29, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
John: lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Paul: lead vocal, bass
George: lead guitar
Ringo: drums, tambourine
John: "That was a very personal one of mine."
(Lennon/McCartney)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: September 29, 30, and October 26, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
Paul: lead vocal, bass
John: harmony vocal, acoustic guitar
George: harmony vocal, lead guitar
Ringo: drums
George Martin: piano
Paul: "'What You're Doing' was a bit of a filler. I think it was a little more mine than John's."
(Perkins)
First Released: December 4, 1964, on the UK LP Beatles For Sale
Recording Information
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London
Dates: October 18, 1964
Musicians and Instruments Played
George: lead vocal, lead guitar
John: acoustic guitar, tambourine
Paul: bass
Ringo: drums
Other Information
- This song was originally recorded by Carl Perkins in 1958.
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