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US Release date : Monday, July 17, 1967

All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man (US)

By The Beatles7" Single • Part of the collection “The Beatles • Singles

Last updated on April 2, 2023


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  • US release date: Jul 17, 1967
  • Publisher: Capitol Records
  • Reference: 5964

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Side 1

  1. All You Need Is Love

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    4:02 • Studio versionA • Mono

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Double bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Banjo, Harpsichord, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Guitar, Violin George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Eric Clapton : Backing vocals, Handclaps Mike McCartney / McGear : Backing vocals, Handclaps Mal Evans : Backing vocals, Handclaps Sidney Sax : Violin Pattie Boyd / Harrison : Backing vocals, Handclaps Marianne Faithfull : Backing vocals, Handclaps David Mason : Trumpet Lionel Ross : Cello Eddie Kramer : Recording engineer Mick Jagger : Backing vocals, Handclaps Patrick Halling : Violin Eric Bowie : Violin John Ronayne : Violin Jack Holmes : Cello Rex Morris : Tenor saxophone Don Honeywill : Tenor saxophone Stanley Woods : Trumpet Evan Watkins : Trombone Harry Spain : Trombone Jack Emblow : Accordion Keith Richards : Backing vocals, Handclaps Jane Asher : Backing vocals, Handclaps Keith Moon : Backing vocals, Handclaps Hunter Davies : Backing vocals, Handclaps Gary Leeds : Backing vocals, Handclaps Mike Vickers : Conductor Rose Nash : Backing vocals, Handclaps

    Session Recording: Jun 14, 1967 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London

    Session Overdubs: Jun 19, 23, 24, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Overdubs: Jun 25, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

    Session Mixing: Jun 26, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Side 2

  1. Baby, You're A Rich Man

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    3:04 • Studio versionA • Mono

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Rhythm guitar, Tambourine Ringo Starr : Backing vocals, Drums, Handclaps (?) John Lennon : Clavioline, Handclaps (?), Lead vocals, Piano George Harrison : Backing vocals, Handclaps (?), Lead guitar, Maracas George Martin : Producer Keith Grant : Recording engineer Eddie Kramer : Vibraphone Mick Jagger : Backing vocals (?), Handclaps (?)

    Session Recording: May 11, 1967 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London

    Session Overdubs: May 11, 1967 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London

    Session Mixing: May 11, 1967 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London


From Wikipedia:

“All You Need Is Love” was issued in the UK on 7 July 1967, on EMI’s Parlophone label, with “Baby, You’re a Rich Man” as the B-side. The US release, on Capitol Records, took place on 17 July. In his contemporary review for Melody Maker, Nick Jones said the Beatles represented the “progressive avant-garde” in their approach to singles releases, and that “All You Need Is Love” was “another milestone in their very phenomenal career”. He described the song as a “cool, calculated contagious Beatles singsong” that was more immediate than “Strawberry Fields Forever“, and concluded: “The message is ‘love’ and I hope everyone in the whole wide world manages to get it.” The single entered the Record Retailer chart (subsequently the UK Singles Chart) at number 2 before topping the listings for three weeks. In the US, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week. The song was a number 1 hit in many other countries. It was also the subject of a copyright dispute between EMI and KPM, the publisher of “In the Mood”, later in July. Since Martin had not checked the copyright status of Miller’s piece before incorporating it into the coda, EMI were obliged to pay royalties to KPM. On 11 September, “All You Need Is Love” was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The single coincided with the height of the Beatles’ popularity and influence during the 1960s, following the release of Sgt. Pepper. In his retrospective feature on the song in Rolling Stone, Gavin Edwards writes that “All You Need Is Love” provided “the sing-song anthem for the Summer of Love, with a sentiment that was simple but profound”. According to historian David Simonelli, such was the band’s international influence, it was the song that formally announced the arrival of flower power ideology as a mainstream concept. The Beatles followed up the utopian spirit of Our World in their activities over July and August, during their first summer free of tour commitments. In late July, the band investigated the possibility of buying a Greek island with a view to setting up a hippie-style commune for themselves and members of their inner circle. After sailing around the Aegean Sea and approving a location on the island of Leslo, the Beatles decided against the idea and returned to London. In early August, Harrison and a small entourage made a well-publicised visit to the international hippie capital of Haight-Ashbury, in San Francisco.


From Cashbox – August 12, 1967
From Cashbox – July 29, 1967
Paul McCartney writing

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Jody Averill • 9 months ago

The Beatles were my life. I was 14 when they were on the Ed Sullivan show. My boyfriend and I were right in front of the IV. Jer was sitting on a small chair and I was on the floor next to him. We made little noises and Jer kept hitting his thigh while says, "Oh my god!" Oh my god!" over and over. My grandmother happened to be at our house, and when Paul sang "Till There Was You" from the "Music Man", we were in heaven. From the back of the room came my grandmother's voice, "I always liked this song, until now."

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