Timeline This song was recorded in 1968
Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1968, when Paul McCartney was 26 years old)
Master album
Related session
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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Recording "I Will", "Glass Onion"
Sep 16, 1968
Related songs
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Officially appears on Anthology 3
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Unreleased song
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Officially appears on The Beatles (50th anniversary boxset)
“The Way You Look Tonight” is an improvisation played by Paul McCartney during the recording session for the Beatles’ “I Will“. On the studio sheets, it was labelled as the Take 36 of “I Will“.
This session was prolific in terms of improvisations. Aside “The Way You Look Tonight“, Paul McCartney, by himself or joined with the other Beatles, played “Los Paranoias“, “Can You Take Me Back” or “Down In Havana“.
Bootlegs
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Unofficial album
0:54 • Demo • A • Labelled as "I Will - Take 36"
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Vocals
Session Recording: Sep 16, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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Unofficial album
1:18 • Studio version • A • Labelled as "I Will - Take 36"
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Vocals
Session Recording: Sep 16, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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The Complete John Barrett Tapes
Unofficial album • Released in 2014
1:16 • Outtake • A • Labelled as "I Will - Take 36"
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Vocals
Session Recording: Sep 16, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
