US Release date : Monday, April 24, 1967
Love In The Open Air / Bahama Sound (US)
By George Martin • 7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 60s”
Last updated on December 31, 2022
US Release date : Monday, April 24, 1967
By George Martin • 7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 60s”
Last updated on December 31, 2022
Previous single Mar 25, 1967 • "Love In The Open Air / Theme From "The Family Way" (US)" by The Tudor Minstrels released in the US
Article Apr 22, 1967 • The Beatles play "Sgt. Pepper" at Mama Cass's flat in Chelsea
Article Apr 24, 1967 • The Beatles attend a concert by Donovan
Single Apr 24, 1967 • "Love In The Open Air / Bahama Sound (US)" by George Martin released in the US
Session Apr 25, 1967 • Recording "Magical Mystery Tour" #1
Session Apr 25 - May 3 and Aug 22 - Nov 17, 1967 • Recording the "Magical Mystery Tour" soundtrack
Next single Jul 07, 1967 • "All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man (UK)" by The Beatles released in the UK
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Recording "Love In The Open Air"
Early February 1967
Written by Paul McCartney
2:18 • Studio version • D
George Martin : Producer Unknown musician(s) : Organ, Strings
Session Recording: Early February 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Bahama Sound
2:35 • Studio version
In December 1966, two versions of the “Love In The Open Air / Theme From The Family Way” single were released in the UK, one by Decca credited to “The Tudor Minstrels”, the other one by EMI’s affiliate, United Artists, under the name “George Martin and his Orchestra”.
Due to the commercial failure of both singles, United Artists asked George Martin to record a more up-tempo arrangement of the main theme for the US market.
This upbeat version used the version of “Love In The Open Air” from the soundtrack album as its backing track. Additional drums, strings and brass were then overdubbed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, in early February 1967, along with an unrelated George Martin composition, “Bahama Sound“, released as the B-side of the single. The re-recording didn’t help, as the US single was another commercial failure.
It’s worth noting that, on this release, the composing credits for “Love In The Open Air” are “P. McCartney – G. Martin”, while the credits only indicate “Paul McCartney” on the UK releases.
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