Rubber Soul

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 103 available)

Tracklist

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1Drive My Car
additional engineer:
Ron Pender and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
cowbell and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar], piano and slide guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-13)
recording of:
Drive My Car (on 1965-10-13)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
2:30
2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
additional engineer:
Ron Pender and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-21)
recording of:
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (on 1965-10-21)
written in:
Swiss Alps, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
2:05
3You Won't See Me
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (on 1965-11-11) and Richard Lush (on 1965-11-15)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
Hammond organ:
Mal Evans (on 1965-11-11)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
recording of:
You Won’t See Me (on 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:23
4Nowhere Man
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (on 1965-10-22) and Ron Pender (on 1965-10-26)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-22)
recording of:
Nowhere Man (on 1965-10-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:44
5Think For Yourself
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (on 1965-11-08) and Jerry Boys (on 1965-11-09)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set), maracas and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
Hammond organ:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-08)
recording of:
Think for Yourself (on 1965-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:19
6The Word
additional engineer:
Richard Lush and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1965-11-10)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-10)
recording of:
The Word (on 1965-11-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:44
7Michelle
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-03)
recording of:
Michelle (on 1965-11-03)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
adaptations:
Michelle
2:42
8What Goes On
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-04)
recording of:
What Goes On (on 1965-11-04)
written in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1959)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1959 until 1965), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:51
9Girl
additional engineer:
Richard Lush and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
recording of:
Girl (on 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:34
10I'm Looking Through You
additional engineer:
Richard Lush and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
Hammond organ and percussion:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-10, on 1965-11-11)
recording of:
I’m Looking Through You (from 1965-11-10 until 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:28
11In My Life
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) and Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1965-10-22)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-18, on 1965-10-22)
recording of:
In My Life (from 1965-10-18 until 1965-10-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:28
12Wait
additional engineer:
Richard Lush, Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-17)
electric guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-06-17)
maracas and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-17)
recording of:
Wait (from 1965-06-17 until 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:17
13If I Needed Someone
additional engineer:
Ron Pender and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1965-10-16 until 1965-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-16, on 1965-10-18)
recording of:
If I Needed Someone (from 1965-10-16 until 1965-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:24
14Run For Your Life
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys, Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
electric guitar [lead and rhythm guitars]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-12)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-12)
recording of:
Run for Your Life (on 1965-10-12)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
quotes lyrics from:
Baby Let’s Play House
2:19
1512-Bar Original
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1965-11-04)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-04)
recording of:
12‐Bar Original (on 1965-11-04)
composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles), John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd., Lenono Music, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) and Startling Music Ltd.
6:51

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Bad Boy (Sweden & Denmark)
Drive My Car
Michelle
Michelle
Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man / What Goes On
Run for Your Life / Michelle
covers:Rubber Folk by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
The Beatles Rubber Soul But With Super Mario 64 Soundfonts by Durag Gohan
parodies:Brony Soul by The Beatle Bronies
included in:Beatles for Sale / Rubber Soul
The Beatles (box set, includes 2009 stereo remasters)
The Beatles Collection
The Beatles in Mono (2009 mono remasters)
The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2
The U.S. Albums
With Love From Me to You
part of:Dave Marsh: Top 40 Albums of 1965 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 5) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 5) (order: 5)
The Beatles: Core Catalogue (number: 6) (order: 6)
The Beatles: UK albums (number: 6) (order: 6)
The Beatles: Canadian albums (number: 9) (order: 9)
The Beatles: US albums (number: 9) (order: 9)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 35) (order: 35)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 35) (order: 35)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 38)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 55) (order: 55)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/45526 [info]
reviews:http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=mfslrs [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5gn8 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_beatles/rubber_soul_f1/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/6993/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/rubber-soul-mw0000192940 [info]
Wikidata:Q190640 [info]