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20 GREATEST HITS

Release: October 11, 1982
Label: Capitol SV-12245
Producers: George Martin, Phil Spector
Buy: CD/LP/cassette


  1. She Loves You (2:22)
    • Recorded: July 1, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
  2. Love Me Do (2:23)
    • Recorded: September 11, 1962 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, harmonica
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - acoustic guitar, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - tambourine
      Andy White - drums
  3. I Want to Hold Your Hand (2:27)
    • Recorded: October 17, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
  4. Can't Buy Me Love (2:14)
    • Recorded: January 29, 1964 at Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France
      John Lennon - rhythm guitar
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - 12-string lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
  5. A Hard Day's Night (2:34)
    • Recorded: April 16, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - double-tracked lead vocal, rhythm guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - 12-string lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
      George Martin - piano
  6. I Feel Fine (2:20)
    • Recorded: October 18, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
  7. Eight Days a Week (2:45)
    • Recorded: October 6, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England with an outro edit piece recorded October 18, 1964
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
  8. Ticket to Ride (3:10)
    • Recorded: February 15, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, tambourine
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, lead guitar, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
  9. Help! (2:19)
    • Recorded: April 13, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
  10. Yesterday (2:06)
    • Recorded: June 14, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, Epiphone acoustic guitar
      Session musicians - string quartet
  11. We Can Work It out (2:17)
    • Recorded: October 20, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - acoustic guitar, harmonium, harmony vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - tambourine
      Ringo Starr - drums
  12. Paperback Writer (2:19)
    • Recorded: April 13, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with an overdub added April 14, 1966
      John Lennon - rhythm guitar, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
  13. Penny Lane (3:02)
    • Recorded: December 29, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added December 30, 1966 and January, 1967
      John Lennon - piano, harmony vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, Arco string bass, flute
      George Harrison - conga drum, firebell
      Ringo Starr - drums
      George Martin - piano
      David Mason - piccolo trumpet
      Philip Jones - trumpet
  14. All You Need is Love (3:49)
    • Recorded: June 14, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England (backing track), overdubbed and shortened at an Abbey Road session, then overdubbed live on the "Our World" TV broadcast
      ::Backing Track::
      John Lennon - harpsichord
      Paul McCartney - string bass played with a bow
      George Harrison - violin
      Ringo Starr - drums
      ::Abbey Road Track::
      John Lennon - lead vocal
      Paul McCartney - electric bass guitar
      George Harrison - guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
      ::Live "Our World" Track::
      John Lennon - lead vocal
      Paul McCartney - background vocal
      George Harrison - background vocal
      Session musicians - studio orchestra
      Mick Jagger, Gary Leeds, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Asher, Patti Harrison, Keith Moon, Graham Nash - chorus
  15. Hello Goodbye (3:30)
    • Recorded: October 2, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added October 19, 20, 25 and November 2, 1967
      John Lennon - lead guitar, organ, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, bongos, conga drum,
      background vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar, tambourine, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
      Session musicians - two violas
  16. Hey Jude (5:08)
    • Recorded: July 31, 1968 at Trident Studios, London, England with the forty-piece orchestra overdubbed August 1, 1968
      John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano
      George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
      Forty-piece orchestra - sustained notes, clapping, "na-na-na" chorus
  17. Get Back (3:13)
    • Recorded: January 28, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
      John Lennon - lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - rhythm guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
      Billy Preston - electric piano
  18. Come Together (4:19)
    • Recorded: July 21, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added July 22, 23, 25, 29, and 30, 1969
      John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar, electric piano
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      George Harrison - lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
  19. Let It Be (3:52)
    • Recorded: January 31, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England with overdubs added April 30, 1969 and January 4, 1970
      John Lennon - bass guitar, harmony vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano
      George Harrison - Lesley lead guitar, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
      Billy Preston - organ
  20. The Long and Winding Road (3:38)
    • Recorded: January 31, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
      Re-produced and remixed by Phil Spector on April 1, 1970
      John Lennon - bass guitar
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano
      Session musicians - choir, strings, harp, drums (overdubbed by Phil Spector)

 

Cover by: Roy Kohara, Peter Shea, Chuck Ames, Larry DuPont



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