The Singles Collection 1962–1970

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

17" Vinyl: Love Me Do
27" Vinyl: Please Please Me
37" Vinyl: From Me to You
47" Vinyl: She Loves You
57" Vinyl: I Want to Hold Your Hand
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AI Want to Hold Your Hand
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-21)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 8), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 15), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 16) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
I Want to Hold Your Hand (on 1963-10-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
part of:
Sailor Moon (1995 DiC dub soundtrack)
4.2?:??
BThis Boy
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-21)
recording of:
This Boy (on 1963-10-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc. (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1963 to present) and Northern Songs (from 1963 to present)
2.65?:??
67" Vinyl: Can’t Buy Me Love
77" Vinyl: A Hard Day’s Night
87" Vinyl: I Feel Fine
97" Vinyl: Ticket to Ride
107" Vinyl: Help!
117" Vinyl: We Can Work It Out
127" Vinyl: Paperback Writer
137" Vinyl: Yellow Submarine
147" Vinyl: Strawberry Fields Forever
157" Vinyl: All You Need Is Love
167" Vinyl: Hello, Goodbye
177" Vinyl: Lady Madonna
187" Vinyl: Hey Jude
197" Vinyl: Get Back
207" Vinyl: Ballad of John and Yoko
217" Vinyl: Something
227" Vinyl: Let It Be