Please Please Me

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Please Please Me · After their contract with EMI in May 1962, the Beatles ended up with George Martin at the label Parlophone. Their first single, Love Me Do, reached number 17, to Martin's surprise. He suggested making an album and, because the Cavern Club proved unsuitable for recording, chose an ordinary studio record. On 11 February 1963 the Beatles recorded almost the whole album in one day at EMI Studios. Later Martin added overdubs to Misery and Baby It's You, and the four songs from the earlier singles were included as well.

The record contains covers and original work by Lennon and McCartney. That band and songwriters were the same was unusual and marks the rise of the band that plays its own songs. In Great Britain the album stayed in the top 10 for more than a year, a record for a debut album. In the United States it was not released in this form. Critically it is still held in high regard.

Listening

Track list

1. 1I Saw Her Standing There2:53Apple Music ↗
2. 2Misery1:49Apple Music ↗
3. 3Anna (Go to Him)2:57Apple Music ↗
4. 4Chains2:25Apple Music ↗
5. 5Boys2:26Apple Music ↗
6. 6Ask Me Why2:27Apple Music ↗
7. 7Please Please Me2:01Apple Music ↗
8. 8Love Me Do2:22Apple Music ↗
9. 9P.S. I Love You2:04Apple Music ↗
10. 10Baby It's You2:41Apple Music ↗
11. 11Do You Want to Know a Secret1:57Apple Music ↗
12. 12A Taste of Honey2:03Apple Music ↗
13. 13There's a Place1:50Apple Music ↗
14. 14Twist and Shout2:33Apple Music ↗
15. 15Please Please Me3:48Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• The Beatles