Beatles '65

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Beatles '65
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Studio album by The Beatles
Released 15 December 1964
Recorded June–October 1964
Studio EMI Studios, London
Genre Rock and roll
Length 26:10
Label Capitol
Producer George Martin
The Beatles North American chronology
The Beatles' Story
(1964)The Beatles' Story1964		 Beatles '65
(1964)		 The Early Beatles
(1965)The Early Beatles1965
Singles from Beatles '65
  1. "I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman"
    Released: 23 November 1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars [1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide 4/5 stars[2]

Released in December 1964, Beatles '65 is the Beatles' fifth album issued by Capitol Records, but their seventh American album. The LP was also issued in Germany on the Odeon label.

In 2004, Beatles '65 was issued on CD for the first time as part of The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 box set (catalogue number CDP 7243 8 66874 2 5). In 2014, the album was released on CD again, individually and included in the Beatles boxed set The U.S. Albums.

Music

Beatles '65 includes eight of the fourteen songs from Beatles for Sale (omitting "Eight Days a Week", "Words of Love", "Every Little Thing", "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party", "What You're Doing", and the "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley, all of which were issued later on Beatles VI). It also includes "I'll Be Back" from the UK A Hard Day's Night album and the single "I Feel Fine"/"She's a Woman". These latter two songs were issued in "duophonic" stereo and included added reverb by Capitol Records' executive Dave Dexter, Jr. to cover up the use of the mono mixes sent from England.[3]

The mono versions of both "I Feel Fine" and "She's A Woman" were also remixed with added echo and reverb for the single and mono album release.

Two of the three songs written by Carl Perkins and recorded by the Beatles appear on this album.

Reception

In the US the album was a blockbuster hit, and jumped from No. 98 straight to No. 1, making the biggest jump to the top position in the history of the Billboard Album Charts up to that time. It remained at number one for nine straight weeks from 9 January 1965. Beatles '65 was the top selling non-soundtrack album based on Billboard's year end chart for 1965.[4]

In what may be testament to the market appeal of the Beatles, several albums were released and promoted in America during 1965 sporting a similar title. These included Sinatra '65 by Frank Sinatra and Ellington '65 by Duke Ellington on Reprise Records, Trio '65 by jazz pianist Bill Evans on Verve Records, and Brasil '65 by Sérgio Mendes on the Beatles' own Capitol label. [5]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

Side one
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "No Reply"   John with Paul 2:15
2. "I'm a Loser"   John with Paul 2:31
3. "Baby's in Black"   John and Paul 2:02
4. "Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) John 2:32
5. "I'll Follow the Sun"   Paul 1:46
6. "Mr. Moonlight" (Roy Lee Johnson) John 2:35
Side two
No. Title Lead Vocals Length
1. "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins) Ringo 2:56
2. "I'll Be Back"   John and Paul 2:22
3. "She's a Woman" (Duophonic Mix) Paul 2:57
4. "I Feel Fine" (Duophonic Mix) John with Paul 2:20
5. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Carl Perkins) George 2:24

Personnel

Charts and certifications

In the U.S., the album sold 1,967,261 copies by December 31, 1964 and 2,327,186 copies by the end of the decade.[6]

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1512
  2. ↑ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 26.
  3. ↑ USA Today
  4. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20071211063920/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+200&g=Year-end+Albums&year=1965
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  7. ↑ Whitburn 2010, p. 63.
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Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
9 January – 12 March 1965		 Succeeded by
Mary Poppins (soundtrack)
by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
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