Let It Be: Black America Sings Lennon, McCartney and Harrison

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Eleanor Rigby
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1969-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1969-10-03)
guitar:
Eddie Hinton (on 1969-10-03) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1969-10-03)
keyboard [electric piano, organ]:
Barry Beckett (on 1969-10-03)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1969-10-03)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1969-10-03)
recorded at:
Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1969-10-03)
cover recording of:
Eleanor Rigby (on 1969-10-03)
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Publishing Co. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
Aretha Franklin2:34
2Dear Prudence
cover recording of:
Dear Prudence
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Five Stairsteps3:32
3Got to Get You Into My Life
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1978 to present) and RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Earth, Wind & Fire34:02
4Do You Want to Know a Secret
cover recording of:
Do You Want to Know a Secret
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Metric Music Co (publisher), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Mary Wells2:37
5The Fool on the Hill
cover recording of:
The Fool on the Hill
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Four Tops3:26
6Lovely Rita
cover recording of:
Lovely Rita
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Fats Domino42:30
7Here Comes the Sun
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1971-02-17)
producer:
Nat Shapiro and Harold Wheeler
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Harold Wheeler
arranger:
Nina Simone and Harold Wheeler
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-17)
edit of:
Here Comes the Sun by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Here Comes the Sun
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Reprise
Nina Simone4.353:32
8Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
producer:
Tom Dowd
bass:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1968-12-06)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1968-12-06)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1968-12-06) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1968-12-06)
keyboard:
Barry Beckett (on 1968-12-06)
vocals:
Arthur Conley (on 1968-12-06)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-12-06)
cover recording of:
Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da (on 1968-12-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Arthur Conley2:58
9A World Without Love
producer:
Hal Davis and Marc Gordon (singer, songwriter, producer; member of LeVert)
cover recording of:
A World Without Love
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Northern Songs Ltd.
The Supremes2:43
10Tomorrow Never Knows
cover recording of:
Tomorrow Never Knows
written in:
Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (in 1966-01)
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966-01)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Junior Parker3:24
11Don’t Let Me Down
cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Down
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968 to present)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Randy Crawford3:56
12With a Little Help From My Friends
cover recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
The Undisputed Truth4:24
13A Hard Day’s Night
cover recording of:
A Hard Day’s Night
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unart Music Corp.
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:27
14She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
cover recording of:
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Ike & Tina Turner2:32
15For No One
cover recording of:
For No One
written in:
Klosters-Serneus, Graubünden, Switzerland (in 1966-03)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1966-03)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Maceo and All the King’s Men3:36
16It’s Only Love
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
Gary “U.S.” Bonds, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen
accordion:
Danny Federici
bass and bongos:
Little Steven
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar:
Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen
keyboard:
Roy Bittan and Danny Federici
saxophone:
Clarence Clemons
background vocals:
Clarence Clemons and Little Steven
vocals:
Gary “U.S.” Bonds
arranger:
Little Steven
cover recording of:
It’s Only Love
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Gary “U.S.” Bonds3:06
17We Can Work It Out
cover recording of:
We Can Work It Out
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Dionne Warwick2:31
18Hey Jude
producer:
Norman Whitfield
cover recording of:
Hey Jude
written in:
England, United Kingdom (in 1968-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968-06)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06 until 1968-07-26)
The Temptations3:31
19In My Life
cover recording of:
In My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Boyz II Men2:31
20Savoy Truffle
cover recording of:
Savoy Truffle
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
Ella Fitzgerald42:46
21Something
engineer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer), Ron Capone and Ed Wolfrum (engineer)
producer:
Isaac Hayes
remixer:
Ron Capone
performer:
Isaac Hayes
arranger:
Isaac Hayes and Dale Warren (US arranger & songwriter)
vocals arranger:
Pat Lewis
cover recording of:
Something
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Isaac Hayes11:42
22Let It Be
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
cover recording of:
Let It Be
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Bill Withers2.52:35