Yellow Submarine (album)
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| Studio album by The Beatles | ||
| Released | 1969-01-13 (U.S.) 1969-01-17 (UK) |
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| Recorded | Abbey Road: 1967-05-12 - 1968-02-11 | |
| Genre | Pop, Psychedelic | |
| Length | 40:12 | |
| Label | Apple Records
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| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
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| The Beatles chronology | ||
| The Beatles (1968) |
Yellow Submarine (1969) |
Abbey Road (1969) |
Yellow Submarine is the tenth official album released by The Beatles. It was the soundtrack to the animated film of the same name.
In contrast to the richness of the movie, the Yellow Submarine album is usually considered the Beatles' weakest effort, being a soundtrack for the film rather than a studio album in its own right, and featuring only six Beatles songs.
By the time the album came out, much of it was not new. "Yellow Submarine" had already appeared on Revolver in August 1966. "All You Need Is Love" had been a hit single in 1967 and had also appeared on the US edition of Magical Mystery Tour later that year. "Only A Northern Song" was written originally for Sgt. Pepper. Most of it was recorded in February 1967. "It's All Too Much" was recorded just before Sgt. Pepper came out, although it was shortened (from eight minutes) for Yellow Submarine. "Hey Bulldog" (recorded February 1968) and "All Together Now" (May 1967) appear to have been written specially, although Lennon was dismissive about the former, which was recorded during filming of a promotional clip for "Lady Madonna".[1]
The second side features arrangements (recorded specifically for the album) of George Martin's orchestral score.
"Across the Universe" was originally slated for the album, but was scrapped at the last moment and was instead put on hold, appearing on a World Wildlife Fund charity album and later on Let It Be. The Beatles considered releasing Yellow Submarine as a five-track EP, without the film score but including "Across the Universe" as a bonus track.[2]
With the re-release of the film in 1999, the original album was re-released, along with a "songtrack" album (see Yellow Submarine Songtrack).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
All tracks written by Lennon/McCartney, except where noted.
- "Yellow Submarine" - {MUSIC SAMPLE}
- Originally from Revolver
- "Only A Northern Song" (George Harrison)
- "All Together Now"
- "Hey Bulldog"
- "It's All Too Much" (George Harrison)
- "All You Need Is Love" - {MUSIC SAMPLE}
[edit] Side two
All tracks written by George Martin, except where noted.
- "Pepperland" - {MUSIC SAMPLE}
- "Sea of Time"
- "Sea of Holes"
- "Sea of Monsters"
- "March of the Meanies"
- "Pepperland Laid Waste"
- "Yellow Submarine in Pepperland" (Lennon/McCartney, arr. George Martin)
(listen to a short sample by clicking here)
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (1996). The Complete Beatles Chronicle. Chancellor Press. ISBN 0-7607-0327-2.
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-55784-7.
