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| A Hard Day's Night | ||
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| LP by The Beatles | ||
| Released | July 10 1964 | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road 1964 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 30 min 28 s | |
| Label | Parlophone PCS 3058 | |
| Producer | George Martin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q | 4/5 | Nov '00 |
| AMG | 5/5 | link |
| The Beatles Chronology | ||
| With the BeatlesWith the Beatles was The Beatles' second album, recorded four months after the band's first album and released in late 1963. The album features eight original compositions (including the first by George Harrison: "Don't Bother Me") and six covers, mostly ( 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey) | A Hard Day's Night ( 1964) | Beatles for SaleBeatles for Sale was The Beatles' fourth album. Released in late 1964, it was produced by George Martin for Parlophone. This moodier album was their first release after the highly successful and bright A Hard Day's Night''. The opening three tracks are re ( 1964) |
| A Hard Day's Night ( USThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in) | ||
| LP by The Beatles | ||
| Released | June 26 1964 | |
| Length | 29 min 21 s | |
| Label | United Artists UAS 6366 | |
| The Beatles American Chronology | ||
| The Beatles' Second Album ( 1964) | A Hard Day's Night ( 1964) | Something New ( 1964) |
A Hard Day's Night was The Beatles' third album, released in 1964 as the soundtrack to their first film of the same name. All songs are composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
The album, whilst showcasing the development of the band's songwriting talents, sticks to the basic rock and roll instrumentation and song format. Some of the more notable songs on the album include the title track (with its distinct, instantly recognizable opening chord), and the catchy "Can't Buy Me Love". It also features "And I Love Her", the first of what would become many popular McCartney ballads.
The United States version of the album was released on June 26, 1964 by United Artists and contained the seven songs from the film ("A Hard Day's Night", "Tell Me Why", "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You", "I Should Have Known Better", "If I Fell", "And I Love Her", "Can't Buy Me Love"), plus "I'll Cry Instead." The U.S. version also included four instrumental versions of Lennon and McCartney songs by George Martin. ("I Should Have Known Better" (instrumental), "And I Love Her" (instrumental), "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" (instrumental) and "A Hard Day's Night" (instrumental).)
The title of the album (and film) was the accidental creation of drummer Ringo Starr. The band had begun filming the motion picture while it was still without a title. After one particularly rough day of shooting, Starr emerged from the studio (thinking it was still daytime) and said "It's been a hard day..." (noticing that it was now dark outside) "...'s night."
Released by EMI Records, produced by George Martin.