Description
The Beatles – Help! / Ring Audio CD / RCD 1019
UPC 5998118710193
Made in Hungary
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Help! is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965 by Parlophone. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles "Help!" and "Ticket to Ride", appeared in the film and take up the first side of the vinyl album. The second side includes "Yesterday", the most-covered song ever written. The album was met with favourable critical reviews and topped the Australian, German, British and American charts.
During the recording sessions for the album, the Beatles continued to explore the studio's multitracking capabilities to layer their sound. "Yesterday" features a string quartet, the band's first use of Baroque sensibilities, and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" includes a flute section. The North American release is a true soundtrack album, combining the first seven songs with instrumental music from the film. The omitted tracks are instead spread across the Capitol Records LPs Beatles VI, Rubber Soul and Yesterday and Today.
In the US, Help! marked the start of artistic recognition for the Beatles from mainstream critics, including comparisons to the European art music tradition. It was nominated in the category of Album of the Year at the 1966 Grammys Awards, marking the first time that a rock band had been recognised in this category. In 2000, it was voted 119th in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums. In 2020, it was ranked 266th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In September 2013, after the British Phonographic Industry changed its sales award rules, Help! was certified platinum for recorded sales since 1994.
| Label: | Ring – RCD 1019 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Hungary |
| Released: |
1992 |
| Genre: | Rock, Stage & Screen |
| Style: | Beat, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Soundtrack |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Help! | 2:21 | |
| 2 |
The Night Before |
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2:36
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| 3 | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away |
2:11 | |
| 4 | I Need You |
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2:31
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| 5 | Another Girl | 2:08 | |
| 6 | You're Going To Lose That Girl |
2:20 | |
| 7 | Ticket To Ride | 3:12 | |
| 8 | Act Naturally |
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2:33
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| 9 | It's Only Love | 1:58 | |
| 10 | You Like Me Too Much |
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2:38
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| 11 | Tell Me What You See |
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2:39
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| 12 | I've Just Seen A Face |
2:07 | |
| 13 | Yesterday | 2:07 | |
| 14 | Dizzy Miss Lizzy |
| 2:54 |
- Backing Vocals – George (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6), John (tracks: 2, 4, 5), Paul (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
- Guitar – Paul (tracks: 5, 7, 13)
- Lead Guitar – George Harrison (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8 to 12, 14)
- Lead Vocals – John (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14), Paul (tracks: 2, 5, 11 to 13)
- Photography By – Robert Freeman (4)
- Producer – George Martin
- Written-By – Lennon/McCartney (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 9, 11 to 13)
The Beatles
- John Lennon – lead, harmony and background vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; electric piano, organ on "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"; tambourine on "Tell Me What You See"; snare drum on "I Need You"
- Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and background vocals; bass, acoustic and lead guitars; piano, electric piano
- George Harrison – harmony and background vocals; lead, acoustic and rhythm guitars; lead vocals on "I Need You" and "You Like Me Too Much"; güiro on "Tell Me What You See"
- Ringo Starr – drums and miscellaneous percussion; claves on "Tell Me What You See"; lead vocals on "Act Naturally"
Additional musicians
- George Martin – producer; piano on "You Like Me Too Much"
- John Scott – tenor and alto flutes on "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
- String quartet on "Yesterday", arranged by Martin in association with McCartney
