A Hard Day's Night Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
| A Hard Day's Night | ||
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| LP by The Beatles | ||
| Released | June 26 1964 (US) July 10 1964 (UK) | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road 1964 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 29 min 21 s (US) 30 min 28 s (UK) | |
| Record label | Parlophone (UK)UA (US) | |
| Producer | George Martin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q | 4/5 | Nov '00 |
| AMG | 5/5 | link |
| The Beatles Chronology | ||
| With the Beatles (1963) | A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Beatles for Sale (1964) |
| The Beatles American Chronology | ||
| The Beatles' Second Album (1964) | A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Something New (1964) |
The album, whilst showcasing the development of the band's songwriting talents, sticks to the basic rock and roll instrumentation and song format. Some of the more notable songs on the album include the title track (with its distinct, instantly recognizable opening chord), and the catchy "Can't Buy Me Love". It also features "And I Love Her", the first of what would become many popular McCartney ballads.
The United States version of the album was released on June 26, 1964 by United Artists and contained the seven songs from the film ("A Hard Day's Night", "Tell Me Why", "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You", "I Should Have Known Better", "If I Fell", "And I Love Her", "Can't Buy Me Love"), plus "I'll Cry Instead." The U.S. version also included four instrumental versions of Lennon and McCartney songs by George Martin. ("I Should Have Known Better" (instrumental), "And I Love Her" (instrumental), "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" (instrumental) and "A Hard Day's Night" (instrumental).)
The title of the album (and film) was the accidental creation of drummer Ringo Starr. The band had begun filming the motion picture while it was still without a title. After one particularly rough day of shooting, Starr emerged from the studio (thinking it was still daytime) and said "It's been a hard day..." (noticing that it was now dark outside) "...'s night."
Released by EMI Records, produced by George Martin.
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