If I Needed Someone

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If I Needed Someone
The Beatles
publication December 3, 1965 (UK)
length 2 min 22 s
Genre (s) Folk rock
Author (s) George Harrison
album Rubber Soul

If I Needed Someone ( english If I needed someone ) is a song by British band The Beatles in 1965. It appeared on the album Rubber Soul .

background

If I Needed Someone was composed by George Harrison . In addition to the version of the Beatles, a version of the Hollies appeared at the same time . Both were released in the United Kingdom on December 3, 1965. The Hollies version was released as a single. While most of the Hollies' previously released singles became top ten hits, their version of If I Needed Someone only reached the bottom half of the top 20 in the UK, which is why they self-critically described the inclusion of this song as a mistake. The Beatles recording appeared on the UK's Rubber Soul album , while Capitol Records placed the title on the US ' Yesterday and Today album , which was released in June 1966.

Recordings

The Beatles' version of If I Needed Someone was produced by George Martin , with sound engineers from Norman Smith and Ken Scott . The rhythm track for the song was recorded in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios in a single take on October 16, 1965 and was inserted just before midnight in a recording session that was mainly scheduled for the recordings of the new single Day Tripper .

Paul McCartney played his 1964 Rickenbacker 4001S left-handed bass while recording . Harrison recorded the distinctive, bright-sounding guitar riff on his twelve-string 1965 Rickenbacker 360/12 with a capo in the seventh fret . On the afternoon of October 18, 1965, Harrison's vocals were recorded twice , overlaid and the backing vocals by John Lennon and Paul McCartney were also sung in. Ringo Starr added a tambourine as an additional tone color. The mono mix of the title was made on October 25, 1965, the stereo mix a day later on October 26, 1965 - the day on which the Beatles were to receive their MBE medals in Buckingham Palace . Both mixes are included in the box set The Beatles in mono . In 1987 George Martin made another stereo mix for Rubber Soul's first CD release . This version is included in The Beatles Stereo Box Set .

Cover versions

  • The Hollies reached number 20 on the British charts with their version of the song in 1965.
  • The Cryan 'Shames covered the song on their 1966 debut album Sugar and Spice .
  • The Kingsmen brought If I Needed Someone in 1966 as a single and on their album Up and Away out.
  • Stained Glass covered the song in 1966 and released it as a single. It sold so well in some parts of the US that it took a brief tour to the east coast in 1967.
  • Hugh Masekela covered the song on his 1966 album Hugh Masakela's Next Album (MGM).
  • Roger McGuinn recorded a version of the song.
  • George Harrison played the song in 1991 while touring Japan . Harrison and Eric Clapton played significantly longer guitar transitions between the verses. A recording was released in 1992 on the album Live in Japan .
  • Golden Carillo (Annie Golden, Frank Carillo) released a cover version of the song on their studio album Toxic Emotion and as a single in 1993 .
  • Type O Negative covered the song for their 1999 album World Coming Down as part of a medley that also includes Day Tripper and I Want You (She's So Heavy) .
  • Les Fradkin covered the piece twice: as an instrumental guitar version on his CD While My Guitar Only Plays and as a version with vocals on Love You 2 .
  • Eric Clapton played a cover version of the song at the Concert for George in 2002.
  • The Bacon Brothers covered the song for their 2005 album White Knuckles .
  • The studio album Witness of Show of Hands from 2006 includes a cover version of the song.
  • For the project The Beatles Complete On Ukulele a German cover version with the title If you once need someone was created by Christian Jahl from 2010.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ If I Needed Someone in Soundscapes
  2. ^ Dominic Pedler: The Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles. Music Sales Limited. Omnibus Press. NY. 2003, p. 370.