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20 GREATEST HITS

Release: 18 October 1982
Label: Parlophone PCTC 260

Buy: CD/LP/cassette


  1. 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
  2. From Me to You (1:58)
    • Recorded: March 5, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, harmonica
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  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. Day Tripper (2:49)
    • Recorded: October 16, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, tambourine
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
      George Harrison - lead guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
  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. Yellow Submarine (2:37)
    • Recorded: May 26, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with special effects overdubbed June 1, 1966
      John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal, blowing bubbles through a straw
      Paul McCartney - acoustic guitar, background vocal
      George Harrison - tambourine, background vocal, swirling water in a bucket
      Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
      Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Alf, Geoff Emerick, Patti Harrison and studio staff - chorus on fadeout
      Session musicians - brass band
  14. Eleanor Rigby (2:08)
    • Recorded: April 28, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with vocals overdubbed April 29, 1966 and another McCartney vocal added June 6, 1966
      John Lennon - harmony vocal
      Paul McCartney - double-tracked lead vocal
      George Harrison - harmony vocal
      Session musicians - four violins, two violas, two cellos
  15. All You Need is Love (2:49)
    • 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
  16. 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
  17. Lady Madonna (2:19)
    • Recorded: February 3, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added February 6, 1968
      John Lennon - background vocal
      Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano
      George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
      Ringo Starr - drums
      Ronnie Scott - saxophone
      Harry Klein - saxophone
      Bill Povey - saxophone
      Bill Jackman - saxophone
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. The Ballad of John and Yoko (2:59)
    • Recorded: April 14, 1969 at Abbey Road, London, England
      John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar
      Paul McCartney - bass guitar, drums, piano, maracas, harmony vocal


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