Rubber Soul
Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 3 December 1965 in the United Kingdom, on EMI's Parlophone label. The double A-side single "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" was released at the same time. The first North American version of the album from Capitol Records had ten of the fourteen songs from the British Parlophone version. Rubber Soul was very popular with critics. It was at the top of sales charts in Britain and the United States for many weeks. The album proves the Beatles were starting to use LSD and marijuana.
| Rubber Soul | ||||
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| Released | 3 December 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 12 October–11 November 1965 (except 17 June 1965 for "Wait") | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
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| Length | 34:55 | |||
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| Producer | George Martin | |||
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| The Beatles North American chronology | ||||
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The album was recorded in London over four weeks in October–November 1965. Most call it a folk rock album, especially in its Capitol (North American) version. Rubber Soul has a mix of pop, soul and folk musical styles.
The songs show the Beatles' improving as songwriters. They also used brighter guitar tones and new instrumentation such as sitar, harmonium and fuzz bass.
Track listing
changeEverywhere except North America
changeAll songs written and composed by Lennon–McCartney except where noted.
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Drive My Car" | McCartney with Lennon | 2:25 | ||||||
| 2. | "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" | Lennon | 2:01 | ||||||
| 3. | "You Won't See Me" | McCartney | 3:18 | ||||||
| 4. | "Nowhere Man" | Lennon | 2:40 | ||||||
| 5. | "Think for Yourself" (George Harrison) | Harrison | 2:16 | ||||||
| 6. | "The Word" | Lennon | 2:41 | ||||||
| 7. | "Michelle" | McCartney | 2:40 | ||||||
Total length: |
18:01 | ||||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "What Goes On" (Lennon–McCartney–Starkey) | Starr | 2:47 | ||||||
| 2. | "Girl" | Lennon | 2:30 | ||||||
| 3. | "I'm Looking Through You" | McCartney | 2:23 | ||||||
| 4. | "In My Life" | Lennon | 2:24 | ||||||
| 5. | "Wait" | Lennon and McCartney | 2:12 | ||||||
| 6. | "If I Needed Someone" (Harrison) | Harrison | 2:20 | ||||||
| 7. | "Run for Your Life" | Lennon | 2:18 | ||||||
Total length: |
16:54 | ||||||||
North America
changeAll songs written and composed by Lennon–McCartney except where noted.
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "I've Just Seen a Face" | McCartney | 2:04 | ||||||
| 2. | "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" | Lennon | 2:05 | ||||||
| 3. | "You Won't See Me" | McCartney | 3:19 | ||||||
| 4. | "Think for Yourself" (Harrison) | Harrison | 2:19 | ||||||
| 5. | "The Word" | Lennon | 2:42 | ||||||
| 6. | "Michelle" | McCartney | 2:42 | ||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "It's Only Love" | Lennon | 1:53 | ||||||
| 2. | "Girl" | Lennon | 2:33 | ||||||
| 3. | "I'm Looking Through You" | McCartney | 2:24 | ||||||
| 4. | "In My Life" | Lennon | 2:24 | ||||||
| 5. | "Wait" | Lennon and McCartney | 2:15 | ||||||
| 6. | "Run for Your Life" | Lennon | 2:15 | ||||||
Sources
change- Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 35 - The Rubberization of Soul: The great pop music renaissance" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu.
References
change- ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "The Beatles Rubber Soul". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ↑ Robins 2008, p. 98.
- ↑ Bray 2014, p. 267.
