The Beatles - The Beatles Lyrics

Copyright 1998 Omnibus Press
This edition 2010 Omnibus Press
(A Division of Music Sales Limited, 14-15 Berners Street, London W1T 3LJ)

ISBN: 978-0-85712-347-3

All lyrics Copyright 1963 to 1970 Northern Songs Ltd. Except those stated below.
Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You Copyright 1962 MPL Communications.
Please Please Me Copyright 1962 Dick James Music Ltd.
Ask Me Why Copyright 1963 Dick James Music Ltd.
Long Long Long Copyright 1968 Harrisongs Ltd.
Dont Pass Me By Copyright Startling Music Ltd.
Piggies, Savoy Truffle, While My Guitar Gently Weeps Copyright 1968 Harrisongs Ltd.
Octopuss Garden Copyright 1969 Starling Music Ltd.
Old Brown Shoe, Something and Here Comes The Sun Copyright 1969 Harrisongs Ltd.
I Me Mine and For You Blue Copyright 1970 Harrisongs Ltd.
You Know What To Do Copyright 1995 Dick James Music
In Spite Of All The Danger Copyright 1995 MPL Communications Ltd.
Youll Be Mine Copyright 1995 MPL Communications Ltd.
Not Guilty Copyright 1996 Ganga Music.

Book design by Pearce Marchbank.

Photographs:
Front cover: Norman Parkinson/Hamiltons Photographers.
Text photos: Tom Blau/Camera Press;197:Camera Press;77,127:Robert Freeman/Camera Press;
45,107:Frank Hermann/Camera Press;145,156: Howard/Camera Press;63:J.Lannois/Camera
Press;52:Bruce McBroom/Camera Press;213:Terry ONeill/Camera Press;163:Thomas
Picton/Camera Press;114: Rex Features;66,71,131,166:Terence Spencer/Camera Press;31,37.

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This discography is of all British Beatles recordings in the order of their release.
All CDs released up to publication of this book are also indicated.
The singer of each song is shown in brackets. Album and EP titles, and A-sides are shown in bold.
Titles not written by the Beatles are, of course, not included in the lyric section of this book. For copyright reasons, the lyrics of the reconstructed songs Free As A Bird and Real Love are not featured in this book.

1962.

Love Me Do (Paul)/
P.S. I Love You (Paul)
PARLOPHONE R 4949. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: OCTOBER 5 1962
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CD3R 4949, NOVEMBER 1988

1963.

Please Please Me (John)/
Ask Me Why (John)
PARLOPHONE R 4983. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED JANUARY 12, 1963
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CD3R 4983, NOVEMBER 1988

From Me To You (John and Paul)/
Thank You Girl (John and Paul)
PARLOPHONE R 5015. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: APRIL 11, 1963
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CD3R 5015, NOVEMBER 1988

Please Please Me
PARLOPHONE PCS 3042. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: APRIL 1963
RE-RELEASED PARLOPHONE CDP7 464352, FEBRUARY 1987
I Saw Her Standing There (Paul)/
Misery (John and Paul)/Anna (John)
Chains (George)/Boys (Ringo)/
Ask Me Why (John)/
Please Please Me (John)/
Love Me Do (Paul)/
P.S. I Love You (Paul)/Baby Its You (John)/
Do You Want To Know A Secret? (George)/
A Taste Of Honey (Paul)/
Theres A Place (John and Paul)/
Twist And Shout (John)

She Loves You (John and Paul)/
Ill Get You (John and Paul)
PARLOPHONE R 5055. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: AUGUST 23, 1963
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CD3R 5055, NOVEMBER 1988

The Beatles Hits
PARLOPHONE GEP 8880. PRODUCED GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1963
From Me to You/Thank You Girl/
Please Please Me/Love Me Do

Twist And Shout
PARLOPHONE GEP 8882. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1963
Twist And Shout/A Taste Of Honey/
Do You Want To Know A Secret?/
Theres A Place

I Want To Hold Your Hand (John and Paul)/
This Boy (John and Paul)
PARLOPHONE R 5084. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: NOVEMBER 29, 1963
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CD3R 5084, JANUARY 1989

The Beatles No. 1
PARLOPHONE GEP 8883. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: NOVEMBER 1963
I Saw Her Standing There/Misery/
Anna/Chains

With The Beatles
PARLOPHONE PCS 3045. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: NOVEMBER 22, 1963
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CDP7 46436 2, FEBRUARY 1987
It Wont Be Long (John)/
All Ive Got To Do (John)
All My Loving (Paul)/
Dont Bother Me (George)/
Little Child (John)/
Till There Was You (Paul)/
Please Mr Postman (John)/
Roll Over Beethoven (George)/
Hold Me Tight (Paul)/
You Really Got A Hold On Me (John)/
I Wanna Be Your Man (Ringo)/
Devil In Her Heart (George)/
Not A Second Time (John)/Money (John)

1964.

All My Loving
PARLOPHONE GEP 8891. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: FEBRUARY 7, 1964
All My Loving/Ask Me Why/Money/P.S. I Love You

Cant Buy Me Love (Paul)/You Cant Do That (John)
PARLOPHONE R 5114. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: MARCH 20, 1964
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CD3R 5114, JANUARY 1989.

Long Tall Sally
PARLOPHONE GEP 8913. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: JUNE 19, 1964
I Call Your Name (John)/
Slow Down (John and Paul)/
Long Tall Sally (Paul)/
Matchbox (Ringo)

A Hard Days Night (John plus Paul)/
Things We Said Today (Paul)
PARLOPHONE R 5160. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: JULY 10, 1964
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CD3R 5160, FEBRUARY 1989

A Hard Days Night
PARLOPHONE PCS 3058. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: JULY 10, 1964
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CDP7 46437 2, FEBRUARY 1987
A Hard Days Night (John plus Paul)/
I Should Have Known Better (John)/
If I Fell (John and Paul)/
Im Happy Just To Dance With You (George)/
And I Love Her (Paul)/
Tell Me Why (John, Paul and George)/
Cant Buy Me Love (Paul)/
Any Time At All (John)/
Ill Cry Instead (John)/
Things We Said Today ()Paul)/
When I Get Home (John)/
You Cant Do That (John)/
Ill Be Back (John and Paul)

I Feel Fine (John)/
Shes A Woman (Paul)
PARLOPHONE R 5200. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: NOVEMBER 27, 1964
RE-RELEASED AS PARLOPHONE CD3R 5200, FEBRUARY 1989

A Hard Days Night No. 1
PARLOPHONE GEP 8920. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN
RELEASED: NOVEMBER 4, 1964
I Should Have Know Better/If I Fell/
Tell Me Why/And I Love Her

A Hard Days Night No. 2
PARLOPHONE GEP 8924. PRODUCED: GEORGE MARTIN