I Call Your Name

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"I Call Your Name" is a song by The Beatles. The song is primarily written by John Lennon. It was originally given by Lennon to Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, another Liverpool band who was signed to Parlophone by George Martin. It was released as the B-side of "Bad to Me," another Lennon/McCartney composition, and hit #1 in late 1963. Lennon was reportedly dissatisfied with the Dakotas' arrangement of his song, as well as its position as the single's B-side, so The Beatles recorded and released it on the 1964 Long Tall Sally EP.

The Mamas & The Papas covered "I Call Your Name" in 1966 on their debut album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.

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