- UK release date:
- Apr 09, 1965
- US release date:
- Apr 19, 1965
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This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Feb 15, 1965
Feb 16, 1965
Feb 18, 1965
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Track list
Side 1
1.
3:06 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Harmony vocals, Lead guitar
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Handclaps, Tambourine
- John Lennon :
- Double-tracked lead vocals, Rhythm guitar
- George Harrison :
- Rhythm guitar
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Norman Smith :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 15, 1965
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 18, 1965
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Side 2
1.
2:40 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Harmony vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Tambourine
- John Lennon :
- Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals
- George Harrison :
- Harmony vocals, Lead guitar
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Norman Smith :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 16, 1965
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 18, 1965
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
About
From Wikipedia:
[“Ticket to Ride“] was released as a single on 9 April 1965 in the United Kingdom and 19 April in the United States with “Yes It Is” as its B-side, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a week in the US and topping the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in the UK. The American single’s label declared that the song was from the United Artists release Eight Arms to Hold You. This was the original title of the Beatles’ second movie; the title changed to Help! after the single was initially released. The album Help! was released on 6 August in the UK and on 13 August in the US.
The song was the third of six number one singles in a row on the American charts, a record at the time, along with “I Feel Fine“, “Eight Days a Week“, “Help!“, “Yesterday“, and “We Can Work It Out“. When the song hit number 1 in the US, the Beatles became the fourth consecutive English group to hold down the top spot, after Freddie and the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, and Herman’s Hermits. Thus, the Beatles broke a combined six-week run at the top for Mancunian groups. In 2004, this song was ranked number 394 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. […]
Last updated on May 29, 2016
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