Help! (US)

By:

The Beatles

Length:

28:43

Produced by:

George Martin

Recorded at:

Abbey Road Studios

Release date:

August 13, 1965

Label:

Capitol Records (U.S.)

Recorded:

February 15–19 and 23, March 15, April 2, 13, and 18; June 18, 1965, June 14–17, 1965

Recorded at:

Abbey Road Studios

Help! came out in the US on August 13, 1965, not even two months after Capitol's release of Beatles VI. It, too was a platinum record (3x in the US and 2x in Canada) and a number one hit album. Its release was only a week after Parlophone went into record shops in the UK with the original recording of Help! This was the eighth Capitol release of the Beatles' music in the US. Like A Hard Day's Night, it contained songs from the film on one side, and instrumentals on the other. These were compositions made for the film by Ken Thorne and recorded by George Martin, conducting a small orchestra. The stereo version is true stereo with the exception of Ticket to Ride, which was pressed in "duophonic" sound, derived from the mono mix.

Side A	Lead Vocals	Written by	Length
Ken Thorne's James Bond Theme/Help!	Lennon	Lennon/McCartney	2:39
The Night Before	McCartney	Lennon/McCartney	2:36
From Me to You Fantasy	Instrumental	Lennon/McCartney/Thorne	2:08
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	Lennon	Lennon/McCartney	2:12
I Need You	Harrison	George Harrison	2:31
In the Tyrol	Instrumental	Ken Thorne	2:26
Side B
Another Girl	McCartney	Lennon/McCartney	2:05
Another Hard Day's Night	Instrumental	Lennon/McCartney/Thorne	2:29
Ticket to Ride	Lennon	Lennon/McCartney	3:07
IThe Bitter End/You Can't Do That	Instrumental	Lennon/McCartney/Thorne	1:54
You're Gonna Lose That Girl	Lennon	Lennon/McCartney	2:19
The Chase	Instrumental	Ken Thorne	2:36

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