Recorded in 1969
Written by Smokey Robinson • Pete Moore • Marv Tarplin • Unreleased
Last updated on March 15, 2025
Timeline This song was recorded in 1969
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
The "Get Back / Let It Be" sessions • Day 3
Jan 06, 1969
Officially appears on With the Beatles (Mono)
Unreleased song
Officially appears on From Head To Toe / Night Time
Unreleased song
From Wikipedia:
“The Tracks of My Tears” is a 1965 song originally recorded by the Miracles on Motown Record’s Tamla subsidiary label . It was composed by Miracles members Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. This million-selling, multiple award-winning R&B hit has been inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame, has been ranked by the Recording Industry Association of America and The National Endowment for the Arts at No. 127 in its list of the “Songs of the Century” – the 365 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century, and has been selected by Rolling Stone as No. 50 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”, among many other awards. In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked the Miracles’ original recording of “The Tracks of My Tears” as “The Greatest Motown Song of All Time”. […]
During the “Get Back” sessions, on January 6, 1969, George Harrison led the other Beatles into a rendition of “The Tracks Of My Tears.”
A/B Road Complete Get Back Sessions - Jan 6th, 1969 - 3 & 4
Unofficial album • Released in 2004
2:27 • Rehearsal • Jan.06 - D3-04 - The Tracks Of My Tears 6.52
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Ringo Starr • John Lennon • George Harrison
Session Recording: Jan 06, 1969 • Studio Twickenham Film Studios, London, UK
"The Tracks Of My Tears" was covered during The Beatles' "Get Back" sessions in January 1969. Here is the complete list of covers recorded by Paul McCartney, either alone or with other Beatles, during these sessions:
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