Real Love (maxi single / EP)

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Real Love (maxi single / EP)
Extended Play by The Beatles

Publication
(s)

March 4, 1996

admission

1965, 1966 and 1995

Label (s) Apple / EMI

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Rock, pop

Title (number)

4th

running time

12 min 13 s

occupation Real Love:


Title 2, 3, 4:


  • Paul McCartney: vocals, bass
  • George Harrison: vocals, lead guitar
  • Ringo Starr: vocals, drums

production

Studio (s)

chronology
Free as a Bird
(1995) 		Real Love (maxi single / EP) -

Real Love ( English True love ) is published on 4 March 1996 CD Maxi Single (formerly EP ) of the British rock band The Beatles . It was the Beatles' 16th and final EP in the UK and the third EP to be released on Apple (catalog number R 6425). The CD maxi single was also released in the USA and Germany on March 5, 1996. The song Real Love comes from the album Anthology 2 .

background

The CD maxi single and single Real Love were released two weeks after the album Anthology 2 was released on March 18, 1996. The EP contains three songs that are not on the album Anthology 2 and so far only on this CD maxi single are available. In addition, Real Love was also released as a 7 "vinyl single and also as a CD single in Europe. The 7 ″ vinyl single / CD single contains the songs Real Love / Baby's in Black .

On March 16, 1996, the CD maxi / single went into the UK singles charts; overall, held Real Love seven weeks in the singles chart and reached number 4 in the first week 50,000 copies were sold. In the USA the single reached number 11 and in Germany number 45 in the singles charts.

Since Real Love was hardly played on BBC Radio 1 , Paul McCartney made a statement on March 9, 1996 in the English newspaper Daily Mirror :

“The Beatles don't need our new single, Real Love, to be a hit. It's not as if our careers depend on it. If Radio 1 feels that we should be banned now, it's not exactly going to ruin us overnight. You can't put an age limit on good music. It's very heartening to know that, while the kindergarten kings of Radio 1 may think The Beatles are too old to come out to play, a lot of younger British bands don't seem to share that view. I'm forever reading how bands like Oasis are openly crediting The Beatles as inspiration, and I'm pleased that I can hear The Beatles in a lot of the music around today. As Ringo said to me about all this, who needs Radio 1 when you've got all the independent stations? "

In a press release on October 17, 1996, McCartney, Harrison and Starr announced that there would be no further joint recordings, making Real Love the last newly recorded song and single that the Beatles officially released.

Cover design

The cover was designed by Richard Ward / The Team . The back cover text was written by Mark Lewisohn .

Track list

  1. Real Love (Lennon) - 3:54
    • Recorded in February 1995 at Hog Hill Studios, Sussex. Sung by John Lennon .
  2. Baby's in Black ( Lennon / McCartney ) - 2:51
    • Recorded live on 30 August 1965 at the US Amphitheater Hollywood Bowl , Los Angeles . The announcement at the beginning of the song comes from the previous day's concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Sung by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Baby's in Black wasn't re-mixed until September 2016 on the re-release of The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl .
  3. Yellow Submarine (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:48
    • Recorded at Abbey Road Studios on May 26th and June 1st, 1966 . Sung by Ringo Starr , the original version is from the album Revolver . This version of Yellow Submarine begins with a spoken introduction by Ringo Starr, with “ marching noises ” being heard in the background . During the song, the sound effects are clearly audible mixed into the foreground.
  4. Here, There and Everywhere (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:33
    • Recorded on June 14th, 16th and 17th, 1966 at Abbey Road Studios. Sung by the Paul McCartney , the original version is from the album Revolver . This version is a new mix, the song begins with a mono version of Take 7 (seventh recording attempt) in which McCartney sings alone; the song ends with take 13, in which the 1995 remixed harmony vocals were mixed in.

Re-releases

The EP Real Love has not yet been re-released.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 7 "vinyl single
  2. ↑ CD single