Love Songs (The Beatles Album)
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Love Songs ( English love songs ) is the fourth compilation album of the British group The Beatles after their separation, which contains previously published recordings. The album was released on November 19, 1977 in Great Britain, on October 21, 1977 in the USA and Germany.
Emergence
The record contract between EMI and the Beatles expired on February 6, 1976, so that EMI was entitled to publish compilation albums without obtaining the consent of the Beatles. First, the double album Rock 'n' Roll Music , which in the broader sense includes rock songs by the Beatles, was released, and in the following year Love Songs , which includes love songs by the Beatles.
For the first time, two songs, previously only available on B-sides of singles, were available in stereo on a British album : This Boy and Yes It Is . The new stereo mixes are so-called duophonic stereo (fake stereo). In In My Life and Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) of the British edition, the vocals are more centered due to the mix. Furthermore, the two stereo channels of the songs on the British version of the album were swapped. Who made this mix is not documented.
In the US, Love Songs reached number 24 on the Billboard 200 , making it the second The Beatles album, along with The Early Beatles , that no longer reached the top ten. In July 2000, the album was multi-platinum in the US for three million units sold (1.5 million double albums sold). In Great Britain the album reached number 7 in the charts and in Germany the album could not place in the charts.
The album Love Songs was pressed in Canada in a limited edition on yellow vinyl.
In the GDR , the album was also pressed, the record covers were in the Federal Republic of Germany produced and exported to the German Democratic Republic. The album (catalog number: Odeon / VEB F 666.219 / 20) was only available in GDR Intershops , probably from 1977.
Republication
In 1982 the album was re-released in Spain with a completely changed cover.
The album Love Songs has not yet been legally released on CD .
Cover design
The design of the cover comes from Roy Kohara and Kenneth R. Anderson. The original inside photo of the folding cover from 1968 is by Richard Avedon , which was changed in 1977 by Alan Williams at the request of Kenneth R. Anderson. In the first edition, the substance of the cardboard cover was modeled on a leather binding. In the USA, a 28-page booklet was enclosed containing the lyrics of the songs.
Track list
page 1
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | Initial release |
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| 1 | Yesterday | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:03 | Album Help! |
| 2 | I'll follow the sun | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 1:47 | Beatles for Sale album |
| 3 | I need you | Harrison | Harrison | 2:27 | Album Help! |
| 4th | Girl | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:33 | Rubber Soul album |
| 5 | In My Life | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:24 | Rubber Soul album |
| 6th | Words of Love | Buddy Holly | Lennon / McCartney | 2:38 | Beatles for Sale album |
| 7th | Here, There and Everywhere | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:22 | Revolver album |
Page 2
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | Initial release |
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| 8th | Something | Harrison | Harrison | 3:01 | Abbey Road album |
| 9 | And I Love Her | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:38 | Album A Hard Day's Night |
| 10 | If I fell | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:18 | Album A Hard Day's Night |
| 11 | I'll be back | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:21 | Album A Hard Day's Night |
| 12 | Tell Me What You See | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:35 | Album Help! |
| 13 | Yes It Is | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:38 | Single B-side of Ticket to Ride |
Page 3
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | Initial release |
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| 14th | Michelle | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:40 | Rubber Soul album |
| 15th | It's only love | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 1:55 | Album Help! |
| 16 | You're Going to Lose That Girl | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:16 | Album Help! |
| 17th | Every Little Thing | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:01 | Beatles for Sale album |
| 18th | For No One | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 1:59 | Revolver album |
| 19th | She's Leaving Home | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:35 | Album Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
page 4
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | Initial release |
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| 20th | The Long and Winding Road | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:37 | Album Let It Be |
| 21st | This boy | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:12 | Single B-side of I Want to Hold Your Hand |
| 22nd | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:05 | Rubber Soul album |
| 23 | You've Got to Hide Your Love Away | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:07 | Album Help! |
| 24 | I will | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 1:46 | Album The BEATLES |
| 25th | PS I love you | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:02 | Album Please Please Me |
Chart positions of the album
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| compilation | Love songs | Nov 19, 1977 | Oct 21, 1977 | Oct 21, 1977 | 7th | 24 | - | Parlophone PCSP721 |
Capitol SKBL11711 |
Odeon 1C 172-06550 / 1 |
| Ranking list | Highest place |
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| Top 100 Albums 1977 by Canadian magazine RPM | 18th |
| New Zealand Charts (1977) | 3 |
| Norwegian charts (1977) | 20th |
| country | Award |
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| Canada: Music Canada |
 platinum
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| United Kingdom: British Phonographic Industry |
 silver
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| United States: Recording Industry Association of America |
3 × platinum
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Outcouplings
Promotion single
In the United States, a promotional vinyl single was released in October 1977, which contains the songs Girl / You're Going to Lose That Girl . The single was sent to radio stations. Capitol Records decided not to release the single (catalog number: Capitol 4506).
literature
- Neville Stannard: The Long & Winding Road , ISBN 0-907080-96-0 .
- Alex Bagirov: The Anthology of the Beatles Records , ISBN 978-3-936300-44-4 .
- Holger Schoeler & Thorsten Schmidt: The Beatles Mixes, ISBN 3-933851-00-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Multi-platinum award
- ↑ Canada Yellow Vinyl Love Songs
- ^ GDR version of Love Songs
- ↑ GDR version Love Songs 2
- ^ Spanish version from 1982 Love Songs
- ^ Library and Archives Canada: Image: RPM Weekly. July 17, 2013, accessed February 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Steffen Hung: charts.org.nz - The Beatles - Love Songs. Retrieved February 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Steffen Hung: norwegiancharts.com - The Beatles - Love Songs. Retrieved February 6, 2017 .
- ↑ musiccanada.com : Gold / Platinum. Music Canada , accessed February 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Certified Awards - Search page. British Phonographic Industry, accessed on February 6, 2017 (English, search cannot be directly linked. Keywords: Love Songs , Search by: Title , By Format: Album and check the box next to Exact match . Album can then be found on page 3).
- ↑ riaa.com : THE BEATLES: LOVE SONGS. Recording Industry Association of America, July 26, 2000, accessed February 6, 2017 .
- ↑ USA promotion single (replica) Girl
Band members:
John Lennon • Paul McCartney • George Harrison • Ringo Starr
Studio albums / core catalog:
Please Please Me (1963) |
With the Beatles (1963) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1964) |
Help! (1965) |
Rubber Soul (1965) |
Revolver (1966) |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
The Beatles (1968) |
Yellow Submarine (1969) |
Abbey Road (1969) |
Let It Be (1970)
Live albums:
Live! at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977) |
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977)
Albums with unreleased material:
The Beatles' First (1964) |
The Beatles Christmas Album (1970) |
Sessions (originally planned: 1985) |
Live at the BBC (1994) |
Anthology 1 (1995) |
Anthology 2 (1996) |
Anthology 3 (1996) |
On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013) |
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 (2013)
Remix albums / alternate versions:
Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) |
Let It Be… Naked (2003) |
Love (2006)
International compilations:
1962–1966 (1973) |
1967-1970 (1973) |
Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) |
Love Songs (1977) |
Rarities (1979) |
Reel Music (1982) |
20 Greatest Hits (1982) |
Past Masters (1988) |
1 (2000) |
Anthology Highlights (2011) |
Tomorrow Never Knows (2012)
British Compilations:
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) |
The Beatles Ballads (1980) |
The Beatles Box (1980)
American compilations:
Introducing… The Beatles (1964) |
Meet the Beatles! (1964) |
The Beatles' Second Album (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) (1964) |
Something New (1964) |
The Beatles' Story (1964) |
Beatles '65 (1964) |
The Early Beatles (1965) |
Beatles VI (1965) |
Help! (Soundtrack) (1965) |
Rubber Soul (US version) (1965) |
Yesterday and Today (1966) |
Revolver (US version) (1966) |
Hey Jude (1970) |
Rarities (US version) (1980)
German compilations:
The Beatles Beat (1964) |
The Beatles' Greatest (1965) |
The Beatles GDR album (1965)
Box sets:
The Singles Collection 1962–1970 (1976/77/82) |
The Beatles Collection (1978) |
The Beatles EPs Collection (1981) |
The Beatles Box Set (1988) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 1 (2004) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 2 (2006) |
The Beatles Stereo Box Set (2009) |
The Beatles in Mono (2009) |
The US Albums (2014) |
The Japan Box (2014) |
The Singles Collection Box (2019)
British EPs:
Twist and Shout (1963) |
The Beatles' Hits (1963) |
The Beatles (No. 1) (1963) |
All My Loving (1964) |
Long Tall Sally (1964) |
Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1965) |
Beatles for Sale (No. 2) (1965) |
The Beatles' Million Sellers (1965) |
Yesterday (1966) |
Nowhere Man (1966) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
Baby It's You (1995) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)
British Singles:
Love Me Do (1962) |
Please Please Me (1963) |
From Me to You (1963) |
She Loves You (1963) |
I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) |
Can't Buy Me Love (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
I Feel Fine (1964) |
Ticket to Ride (1965) |
Help! (1965) |
We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (1965) |
Paperback Writer (1966) |
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (1966) |
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967) |
All You Need Is Love (1967) |
Hello, Goodbye (1967) |
Lady Madonna (1968) |
Hey Jew / Revolution (1968) |
Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (1969) |
The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969) |
Something / Come Together (1969) |
Let It Be (1970) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)