Free as a Bird

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

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1Free as a Bird
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles), John Lennon (The Beatles), Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
acoustic bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
bass and keyboard:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1977) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
slide guitar and ukulele:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03), Jeff Lynne (from 1994-02 until 1994-03), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1977), George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1995), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1995) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (in 1995)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The John Lennon Estate (in 1995)
recorded at:
The Dakota in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1977) and Hog Hill Mill (Paul McCartney's studio) in Rye (from 1994-02 until 1994-03)
recording of:
Free as a Bird (Beatles version) (from 1977 until 1994-03)
writer:
George Harrison (The Beatles), John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
revision of:
Free as a Bird (John Lennon version)
4.354:26
2I Saw Her Standing There
assistant engineer:
Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-02-11)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-02-11)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1963-02-11)
recording of:
I Saw Her Standing There (on 1963-02-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-02)
publisher:
George Pincus & Sons Music Corp., Leeds Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Gil Music Corporation (in 1963)
32:52
3This Boy
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1963-10-17)
recording of:
This Boy (on 1963-10-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc. (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1963 to present) and Northern Songs (from 1963 to present)
23:18
4Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
bass drum:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
tap dance:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
background vocals:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Victor Spinetti (Welsh actor)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-11-28)
spoken vocals:
Mal Evans
vocals:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-11-28) and Victor Spinetti (Welsh actor) (on 1967-11-28)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1966-12-06) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1967-11-28)
recording of:
Christmas Time (Is Here Again) (from 1966-12-06 until 1967-11-28)
writer:
George Harrison (The Beatles), John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs
33:03

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