Four by the Beatles is an EP of music by English rock band the Beatles. Released on 11 May 1964, it is the second of three Beatles EPs released in the United States and the first of two by Capitol Records. The EP features four songs that had previously been heavily imported into the US as Canadian singles.[1] It managed to peak at No. 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[2]
| Four by the Beatles | ||||
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| Released | 11 May 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1963, EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 9:33 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| The Beatles EP chronology | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer | Length |
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| 1. | "Roll Over Beethoven" | Chuck Berry | George Harrison | 2:44 |
| 2. | "All My Loving" | John Lennon and Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney | 2:03 |
| Total length: | 4:47 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer | Length |
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| 1. | "This Boy" | John Lennon and Paul McCartney | John Lennon | 2:11 |
| 2. | "Please Mr. Postman" | Brian Holland | John Lennon | 2:35 |
| Total length: | 4:46 | |||
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 92 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Spizer, Bruce (2000). The Beatles' Story on Capitol Records, Part One: Beatlemania and the Singles, pp. 41–2. New Orleans, Louisiana: 498 Productions. ISBN 0-9662649-1-6
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2002). The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting. Backbeat Books. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-87930-713-4.
- ^ "The Beatles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2021.