- US release date:
- Jul 17, 1967
- Publisher:
- Capitol Records
- Reference:
- 5964
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This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Recording "Baby, You're A Rich Man"
May 11, 1967
Recording "All You Need Is Love" #1
Jun 14, 1967
Recording "All You Need Is Love" #2
Jun 19, 1967
Jun 26, 1967
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Track list
Side 1
1.
4:02 • Studio version • A • Mono
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Double bass
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- John Lennon :
- Banjo, Harpsichord, Vocals
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Guitar, Violin
- George Martin :
- Piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Eric Clapton :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Mike McCartney / McGear :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Mal Evans :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Sidney Sax :
- Violin
- Pattie Boyd / Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Marianne Faithfull :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- David Mason :
- Trumpet
- Lionel Ross :
- Cello
- Eddie Kramer :
- Recording engineer
- Mick Jagger :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Patrick Halling :
- Violin
- Eric Bowie :
- Violin
- John Ronayne :
- Violin
- Jack Holmes :
- Cello
- Rex Morris :
- Tenor saxophone
- Don Honeywill :
- Tenor saxophone
- Stanley Woods :
- Trumpet
- Evan Watkins :
- Trombone
- Harry Spain :
- Trombone
- Jack Emblow :
- Accordion
- Keith Richards :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Jane Asher :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Keith Moon :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Hunter Davies :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Gary Leeds :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Mike Vickers :
- Conductor
- Rose Nash :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps
- Session Recording:
- Jun 14, 1967
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London
- Session Overdubs:
- Jun 19, 23, 24, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Jun 25, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 26, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Side 2
1.
3:04 • Studio version • A • Mono
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Rhythm guitar, Tambourine
- Ringo Starr :
- Backing vocals, Drums, Handclaps (?)
- John Lennon :
- Clavioline, Handclaps (?), Lead vocals, Piano
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps (?), Lead guitar, Maracas
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Keith Grant :
- Recording engineer
- Eddie Kramer :
- Vibraphone
- Mick Jagger :
- Backing vocals (?), Handclaps (?)
- Session Recording:
- May 11, 1967
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London
- Session Overdubs:
- May 11, 1967
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- May 11, 1967
- Studio :
- Olympic Sound Studios, London
About
From Wikipedia:
“All You Need Is Love” was issued in the UK on 7 July 1967, on EMI’s Parlophone label, with “Baby, You’re a Rich Man” as the B-side. The US release, on Capitol Records, took place on 17 July. In his contemporary review for Melody Maker, Nick Jones said the Beatles represented the “progressive avant-garde” in their approach to singles releases, and that “All You Need Is Love” was “another milestone in their very phenomenal career”. He described the song as a “cool, calculated contagious Beatles singsong” that was more immediate than “Strawberry Fields Forever“, and concluded: “The message is ‘love’ and I hope everyone in the whole wide world manages to get it.” The single entered the Record Retailer chart (subsequently the UK Singles Chart) at number 2 before topping the listings for three weeks. In the US, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week. The song was a number 1 hit in many other countries. It was also the subject of a copyright dispute between EMI and KPM, the publisher of “In the Mood”, later in July. Since Martin had not checked the copyright status of Miller’s piece before incorporating it into the coda, EMI were obliged to pay royalties to KPM. On 11 September, “All You Need Is Love” was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The single coincided with the height of the Beatles’ popularity and influence during the 1960s, following the release of Sgt. Pepper. In his retrospective feature on the song in Rolling Stone, Gavin Edwards writes that “All You Need Is Love” provided “the sing-song anthem for the Summer of Love, with a sentiment that was simple but profound”. According to historian David Simonelli, such was the band’s international influence, it was the song that formally announced the arrival of flower power ideology as a mainstream concept. The Beatles followed up the utopian spirit of Our World in their activities over July and August, during their first summer free of tour commitments. In late July, the band investigated the possibility of buying a Greek island with a view to setting up a hippie-style commune for themselves and members of their inner circle. After sailing around the Aegean Sea and approving a location on the island of Leslo, the Beatles decided against the idea and returned to London. In early August, Harrison and a small entourage made a well-publicised visit to the international hippie capital of Haight-Ashbury, in San Francisco.


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