Recording "Good Night"
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- Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the The Beatles (Mono) LP.
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Songs recorded
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Recording • Take 10
Album Officially released on The Beatles (50th anniversary boxset)
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Try-outs of spoken introduction
Recording
Album Officially released on The Beatles (50th anniversary boxset)
Staff
Musicians on "Good Night"
- Paul McCartney:
- Backing vocals
- Ringo Starr:
- Lead vocals
- John Lennon:
- Backing vocals
- George Harrison:
- Backing vocals
Production staff
About
The Beatles continued working on “Good Night” after an initial session held on June 28, by adding lead and backing vocals. They recorded 10 takes on this day, numbered from 6 to 15. Take 10 was released on “The Beatles” 2018 reissue.
After that, Ringo did some try-outs of some spoken introductions to the song – “Come on, it’s time you little toddlers were in bed“, “Come along now, we must go to bed. We’ve had a wonderful day“, “Cover yourself up Charlie, no peeking”… 39 seconds of those try-outs were also released on “The Beatles” 2018 reissue.
At the end of the session, George Martin took away two copies of take 15, to work on an orchestra and choir arrangement. Ultimately, the work done during those this session (and the previous one on June 28) would be scrapped in favour of a remake with only the orchestral arrangement, and without the Beatles’ involvement (aside Ringo’s lead vocals).
The orchestra and choir arrangement would be recorded on July 22.
Last updated on August 6, 2021