Why (Al Gallico Music)

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

After having top thirty hit with My Bonnie single, MGM Records issued another 45 pairing two songs from The Beatles Hamburg sessions - Why and Cry for a Shadow. Although Billboard charted Why for one week at number 88, both Cash Box and Record World ignored the single.

Annotation last modified on 2013-10-20 19:36 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼7" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
AWhy
assistant sound engineer:
Günther Sörensen (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
engineer:
Karl Hinze (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23) and Tony Sheridan (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23) and Tony Sheridan (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recording of:
Why? (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
writer:
Bill Crompton, Michel Petrucciani and Tony Sheridan
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp.
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan32:55
BCry for a Shadow
assistant sound engineer:
Günther Sörensen (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
engineer:
Karl Hinze (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
electric bass guitar and other vocals [yell]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1961, in 1962)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recording of:
Cry for a Shadow (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd., Northern Songs and Tonika Musikverlag Horst Bussow
The Beatles3.252:22

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manufactured in:United States