How Do You Do It

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How Do You Do It
Gerry and the Pacemakers
publication March 14, 1963
length 1 min 59 s
Genre (s) pop
Author (s) Mitch Murray
album Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying (US album)
Cover version
1962 The Beatles

How Do You Do It ( English analogously: How do you do that ) is a song by British band Gerry and the Pacemakers , which was published in 1963 as a single.

The Beatles recorded the song before Gerry and the Pacemakers , but didn't release it until 1995 on their compilation album, Anthology 1 . It was composed by Mitch Murray .

background

Mitch Murray composed the song How Do You Do It and recorded his own version of the song and then had an acetate pressing done, which he gave to Ron Richards, an assistant to George Martin . Richards liked the song and played it to Dick James, a music publisher, who immediately picked it up at his music publisher. When George Martin was looking for the right song for the Beatles' debut single, Ron Richards played him How Do You Do It . Martin believed the song was optimal for the Beatles and sent an acetate copy to Liverpool to the Beatles so they could learn their recording parts . The Beatles themselves were not convinced of How Do You Do It , preferring to record their own compositions, and gave their opinion about George Martin during the recording sessions, but he insisted on recording the song. The Beatles recorded the song with their new arrangement, which George Martin agreed to. That same week, Mitch Murray listened to the Beatles' version, and on September 12, 1962, he was told that the Beatles would not release How Do You Do It . The Beatles were able to convince George Martin that he chose Love Me Do as the A-side , so that their debut single Love Me Do / PS became I Love You .

Gerry and the Pacemakers came from Liverpool like the Beatles and had the same manager as Brian Epstein . This connection enabled Gerry and the Pacemakers to re-record How Do You Do It with the Beatles' arrangement and released it instead of the Beatles as their debut single and reached number one in the British charts before the Beatles. From Me to You , the Beatles' third single, pushed How Do You Do It off the charts.

Recording the Beatles

The Beatles in front of the Birmingham Hippodrome, 1963

How Do You Do It was recorded on September 4, 1962 in London's Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) with producer George Martin . Norman Smith was the sound engineer for the recordings. The band recorded at least two takes , with the second take being used for the final version. It is not documented how many takes were recorded in total.

In addition to How Do You Do It , 15 takes of Love Me Do were recorded on September 4, 1962 , the entire recording of the two songs took place between 6 and 8 p.m., with Love Me Do as the second song.

The blending of How Do You Do It still took place on September 4, 1962 in mono .

Occupation:

Recording of Gerry and the Pacemakers

Gerry & the Pacemakers, 1964

How Do You Do It was recorded by Gerry and the Pacemakers on January 22nd, 1963 at Abbey Road Studios, London, with producer George Martin .

Cast (in 1963):

publication

Gerry and the Pacemakers : How Do You Do It became the group's first single and their first number one hit in the UK.

The Beatles : On November 21, 1995, How Do You Do It was released on the compilation album Anthology 1 .

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  1. ↑ Beatles debut single: Love Me Do / PS I Love You
  2. ↑ Gerry and the Pacemakers -Debütsingle: How Do You Do It / Away From You