“Meet the Beatles!” is the second Beatles album released
in the United States. It was the first US Beatles album to be issued by Capitol
Records, on 20 January 1964 in both mono and stereo formats. It topped the
popular album chart on 15 February 1964 and remained at number one for eleven
weeks before being replaced by “The Beatles' Second Album”. The cover featured
Robert Freeman's iconic portrait of the Beatles used in the United Kingdom for “With
the Beatles”, with a blue tint added to the original stark black-and-white
photograph.
“Meet the Beatles! Este al doilea album Beatles lansat in
Statele Unite. A fost primul album Beatles in Statele unite publicat de catre
Capitol Records pe 20 ianuarie 1964, in ambele variante mono si stereo. A ajuns
in varful popularului clasament de albume la 15 februarie 1964 si a ramas acolo
timp de 11 saptamani, inainte de a fi inlocuit de catre “The Beatles’ Second
Album”. Coperta publica portretul iconic al lui Robert Freeman folosit in Marea
Britanie la albumul “With the Beatles”, cu o nuanta de albastru adaugata la
poza originala alb-negru.
List of tracks
Side 1
1. "I
Want to Hold Your Hand" Lennon
and McCartney 2:24
2. "I Saw
Her Standing There" McCartney 2:50
3. "This
Boy" Lennon, McCartney, and
Harrison 2:11
4. "It
Won't Be Long" Lennon with
McCartney 2:11
5. "All
I've Got to Do" Lennon 2:05
6. "All
My Loving" McCartney 2:04
Side 2
1. "Don't
Bother Me" (George Harrison) Harrison 2:28
2. "Little
Child" Lennon 1:46
3. "Till
There Was You" (Meredith Willson) McCartney 2:12
4. "Hold
Me Tight" McCartney 2:30
5. "I
Wanna Be Your Man" Starr 1:59
6. "Not a
Second Time" Lennon 2:03
Personnel
The Beatles
John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, acoustic
guitar, tambourine on "Don't Bother Me"
Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar, piano on
"Little Child", claves on "Don't Bother Me"
George Harrison – backing vocals, lead guitar, acoustic
guitar, lead vocals on "Don't Bother Me"
Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, lead vocals on "I
Wanna Be Your Man"
Production
George Martin – producer, piano on "Not a Second
Time", Hammond organ on "I Wanna Be Your Man"
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