“Abbey Road” is the eleventh studio album by English rock
band the Beatles, released on 26 September 1969 by Apple Records. The recording
sessions for the album were the last in which all four Beatles participated.
Although “Let It Be” was the final album that the Beatles completed before the
band's dissolution in April 1970, most of the album had been recorded before
the “Abbey Road” sessions began. A two-sided hit single from the album,
"Something" backed with "Come Together", released in
October, topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US.
“Abbey Road” is a rock album that incorporates genres such as blues, pop, and progressive rock, and it makes prominent use of the Moog synthesizer and the Leslie speaker. Side two contains a medley of song fragments edited together to form a single piece. The album was recorded amid a more enjoyable atmosphere than the “Get Back/Let It Be” sessions earlier in the year, but there were still frequent disagreements within the band. John Lennon had privately left the group by the time the album was released and McCartney publicly quit the following year.
Although “Abbey Road” was an immediate commercial success and reached No. 1 in the UK and US, it initially received mixed reviews, some critics describing its music as inauthentic and bemoaning the production's artificial effects. Many critics now view the album as the Beatles' best and rank it as one of the greatest albums of all time. In particular, George Harrison's contributions, "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun", are considered to be among the best songs he wrote for the group. The album's cover, which features the four band members walking across a zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios, has become one of the most famous and imitated images in the history of popular music.
“Abbey Road” is a rock album that incorporates genres such as blues, pop, and progressive rock, and it makes prominent use of the Moog synthesizer and the Leslie speaker. Side two contains a medley of song fragments edited together to form a single piece. The album was recorded amid a more enjoyable atmosphere than the “Get Back/Let It Be” sessions earlier in the year, but there were still frequent disagreements within the band. John Lennon had privately left the group by the time the album was released and McCartney publicly quit the following year.
Although “Abbey Road” was an immediate commercial success and reached No. 1 in the UK and US, it initially received mixed reviews, some critics describing its music as inauthentic and bemoaning the production's artificial effects. Many critics now view the album as the Beatles' best and rank it as one of the greatest albums of all time. In particular, George Harrison's contributions, "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun", are considered to be among the best songs he wrote for the group. The album's cover, which features the four band members walking across a zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios, has become one of the most famous and imitated images in the history of popular music.
“Abbey Road” este al unsprezecelea album de studio al
trupei engleze de rock Beatles, lansat pe 26 septembrie 1969 de catre Apple
Records. Sesiunile de inregistrare pentru album au fost ultimele in care au
participat cei patru membri. Desi “Let It Be” a fost ultimul album publicat de Beatles
inainte de dezmembrare in aprilie 1970, cea mai mare parte a albumului fusese
inregistrata inainte de sesiunile de la “Abbey Road”. Un single cu “Something”
pe fata 1 si “Come Together” pe fata 2 si lansat in octombrie, a ajuns in
varful clasamentului Billboard Hot 100 din Statele Unite.
“Abbey Road” este un album rock care incorporeaza genuri ca blues, pop si rock progresiv si care foloseste cu proeminenta sunetul sintetizat prin moog si deformarea vocii cu dispozitivul Leslie speaker. Partea a doua contine un amestec de fragmente de cantece editate impreuna pentru a forma o singura piesa. Albumul a fost inregistrat intr-o atmosfera mai placuta decat sesiunea de mai devreme din acel an pentru “Get Back/Let It Be”, dar au existat totusi frecvente dezacorduri in interiorul trupei. John Lennon parasise, in mod confidential, grupul la data lansarii albumului si McCartney a parasit grupul in mod public in anul urmator.
Desi “Abbey Road” a fost un succes commercial imediat si a ajuns pe locul 1 in clasamente si in Marea Britanie si in Statele Unite, initial a primit recenzii amestecate, cativa critici descriind muzica de pe album ca nefiind autentica si deplangand efectele artificiale ale productiei. Multi critici il vad acum ca cel mai bun album Beatles si il claseaza ca unul dintre cele mai bune din toate timpurile. In particular, contributiile lui George Harrison “Here Comes the Sun” si “Something” sunt considerate printre cele mai bune cantece scrise de el pentru grup. Coperta albumului, care ii arata pe cei patru traversand strada pe zebra langa studiourile Abbey Road, a devenit una dintre cele mai faimoase si mai imitate imagini din istoria muzicii populare.
“Abbey Road” este un album rock care incorporeaza genuri ca blues, pop si rock progresiv si care foloseste cu proeminenta sunetul sintetizat prin moog si deformarea vocii cu dispozitivul Leslie speaker. Partea a doua contine un amestec de fragmente de cantece editate impreuna pentru a forma o singura piesa. Albumul a fost inregistrat intr-o atmosfera mai placuta decat sesiunea de mai devreme din acel an pentru “Get Back/Let It Be”, dar au existat totusi frecvente dezacorduri in interiorul trupei. John Lennon parasise, in mod confidential, grupul la data lansarii albumului si McCartney a parasit grupul in mod public in anul urmator.
Desi “Abbey Road” a fost un succes commercial imediat si a ajuns pe locul 1 in clasamente si in Marea Britanie si in Statele Unite, initial a primit recenzii amestecate, cativa critici descriind muzica de pe album ca nefiind autentica si deplangand efectele artificiale ale productiei. Multi critici il vad acum ca cel mai bun album Beatles si il claseaza ca unul dintre cele mai bune din toate timpurile. In particular, contributiile lui George Harrison “Here Comes the Sun” si “Something” sunt considerate printre cele mai bune cantece scrise de el pentru grup. Coperta albumului, care ii arata pe cei patru traversand strada pe zebra langa studiourile Abbey Road, a devenit una dintre cele mai faimoase si mai imitate imagini din istoria muzicii populare.
List of tracks
Side 1
1. "Come
Together" Lennon 4:19
2. "Something"
(George Harrison) Harrison 3:02
3. "Maxwell's
Silver Hammer" McCartney 3:27
4. "Oh!
Darling" McCartney 3:27
5. "Octopus's
Garden" (Richard Starkey) Starr 2:51
6. "I
Want You (She's So Heavy)" Lennon 7:47
Side 2
1. "Here
Comes the Sun" (George Harrison) Harrison 3:05
2. "Because" Lennon, McCartney and Harrison 2:45
3. "You
Never Give Me Your Money" McCartney 4:03
4. "Sun
King" Lennon, with McCartney and
Harrison 2:26
5. "Mean
Mr. Mustard" Lennon 1:06
6. "Polythene
Pam" Lennon 1:13
7. "She
Came In Through the Bathroom Window" McCartney 1:58
8. "Golden
Slumbers" McCartney 1:31
9. "Carry
That Weight" McCartney, with
Lennon, Harrison and Starr 1:36
10. "The
End" McCartney 2:05
11. "Her
Majesty" McCartney 0:23
Personnel
The Beatles
John Lennon – lead, harmony and background vocals;
rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars; acoustic and electric pianos, Moog
synthesizer; white noise generator and sound effects; percussion
Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and background vocals;
bass, rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars; acoustic and electric pianos, Moog
synthesizer; sound effects; wind chimes, handclaps and percussion
George Harrison – harmony and background vocals; lead,
rhythm and acoustic guitars; bass on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and
"Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight"; harmonium and Moog synthesizer;
handclaps and percussion; lead vocals (on "Something" and "Here
Comes the Sun")
Ringo Starr – drums and percussion; anvil on
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer";[39] background vocals; lead vocals (on
"Octopus's Garden")
Additional musicians
George Martin – harpsichord, organ, percussion
Billy Preston – Hammond organ (on "Something"
and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)")
Production
"Something" and "Here Comes the Sun"
orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (with George Harrison)
"Golden Slumbers", "Carry That
Weight" and "The End" orchestrated and conducted by George
Martin (with Paul McCartney)
Produced by George Martin (with the Beatles)
Recorded by Geoff Emerick and Phil McDonald
Assistant Engineering by Alan Parsons
Mixed by Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald and George Martin
(with the Beatles)
Moog programming by Mike Vickers
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