The Beatles - With The Beatles
Capitol  (1990)
Beat, General Pop, Pop, Rock

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#117

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CD    14 tracks  (33:16) 
   01   It Won't Be Long             02:13
   02   All I've Got To Do             02:04
   03   All My Loving             02:09
   04   Don't Bother Me             02:29
   05   Little Child             01:48
   06   Till There Was You             02:16
   07   Please Mister Postman       “Please Mr. Postman" is the debut single by The Marvelettes for the Tamla (Motown) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. The single achieved this position in late 1961; it hit number-one on the R&B chart as well. "Please Mr. Postman" became a number-one hit again in early 1975, when the Carpenters' cover of the song also reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100. History In early 1961, The Marvelettes (then known as "The Marvels") arranged an audition for Berry Gordy's Tamla/Motown label. Marvels member Georgia Dobbins needed an original song for their audition , and got a blues song from her friend William Garrett, which she then reworked for the group. Dobbins left the group after the audition and was replaced, Gordy renamed the group and hired "Brianbert" - Brian Holland and Robert Bateman's songwriting partnership - to rework the song yet again. Freddie Gorman, another songwriting partner of Holland (before Holland became part of the Holland-Dozier-Holland team) was also was involved in the final reworking. The Marvelettes recording features lead singer Gladys Horton hoping that the postman has brought her a letter from her boyfriend, who is away at war. Instrumentation is provided by The Funk Brothers, including Marvin Gaye on drums. Songwriting credits for "Please Mr. Postman" seem to have changed over the years. The original Tamla 45 single for the Marvelettes' version credits "Dobbins/Garett/Brianbert" as the songwriters, and credits "Brianbert" as producer. The original With the Beatles album cover credited it to just Brian Holland. The 1974 Beatles discography book All Together Now credits it to Holland, Bateman, and Berry Gordy. The 1992 Motown boxed set Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection credits Dobbins, Garrett, Holland, Bateman, and Gorman as the composers. As of 2006, the Songwriters Hall of Fame credits "Please Mr. Postman" to just Holland, Bateman, and Gorman. [1] "Please Mr. Postman" has frequently been covered, including a cover by The Beatles on their With the Beatles album. The Beatles' cover features a lead by John Lennon, resulting the genders being reversed in the composition. Later, a second hit version was recorded by The Carpenters, whose version took the song again to number-one on the Hot 100 in early 1975. The song has also been sampled by rapper Juelz Santana for his single "Oh Yes".       02:36
   08   Roll Over Beethoven             02:47
   09   Hold Me Tight             02:32
   10   You Really Got A Hold On Me             03:02
   11   I Wanna Be Your Man             01:58
   12   Devil In Her Heart       "Devil In Her Heart" was a George Harrison stage number during 1962 - 1963, originally released in 1961 by The Donays as "(There’s A) Devil In His Heart" on Brent 7033 / b-side "Bad Boy" and written by Richard P. Drapkin. The Beatles rushed through this cover needing only three takes plus overdubs to complete it for their second LP With The Beatles. This haste that John Lennon and Paul McCartney adopted towards recording Harrison and Ringo Starr material would gradually become the norm over time, the exception being Lennon/McCartney compositions written specifically for them.       02:27
   13   Not A Second Time             02:08
   14   Money (That's What I Want)           5 bpm   02:47
Détails
Studio Abbey Road Studio #2
Date de sortie originale 22/11/1963
Numéro Cat. CDP 7 46436 2
Audio Stereo
User Defined
Reference No B-00039
Musiciens
Guitar-Electric George Harrison
Guitar-Electric John Lennon
Bass Guitar Paul McCartney
Drums and Percussion Ringo Starr
Crédits
Parolier John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Meredith Wilson; Brian Holland; Freddie Gorman; Georgia Dobbins; Robert Bateman; William Garrett; Chuck Berry; Smokey Robinson; Richard P Drapkin; Berry Gordy Jr; Janie Bradford
Producteur George Martin
Ingénieur du son Geoff Emerick
Crédit Utilisateur 1 Richard Langham
Notes
Premier album d'un groupe anglais à s'être vendu à plus d'un million d'exemplaires, With the Beatles cimente la position du groupe au zénith du hit-parade anglais. Enregistré en six jours entre juillet et octobre 1963, cet album reflète leur identité du nord de l'Angleterre, ardente et assurée. Même si ce n'est qu'une sélection de reprises live et de chansons originales écrites à la va-vite, le disque révèle la confiance que leur faisait EMI, car il ne contient aucun single – ce qui était très rare à l'époque.
On sent dans le choix des reprises l'influence de la Motown en particulier. On peut dire à juste titre que les harmonies de George Harrison et de John Lennon sur You really got a hold on me des Miracles constituent le meilleur hommage que le groupe ait jamais enregistré. La version rageuse de Money de Barrett Strong, par John Lennon, est, quant à elle, sensationnelle. Parmi les chan-sons originales, Little Child et It won't be long poursuivent la ruée frénétique du premier album, tandis que AII my loving est le premier classique de Paul McCartney. C'est cependant une plage discrète qui éclipse les autres : même absente de toutes les rétrospectives des Beatles, All l've got to do est l'un de leurs moments les plus intimes – le meilleur de Lennon à l'état brut.
Prise par Robert Freeman au Palace Court Hotel de Bornemouth en août 1963, la photo de la pochette est probablement la plus emblématique des Beatles, et l'une des images les plus représentatives des années 60.
With the Beatles a été reçu avec enthousiasme et reste léger et original. La pochette et huit des morceaux sont devenus Meet the Beatles, leur premier album en Amérique. La domination mondiale n'est plus très loin.