1 (album)

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1
Compilation album by The Beatles
Released	November 13, 2000
Recorded	1962-1970
Genre	Pop
Length	79:08
Label	Apple/Parlophone Capitol
Producer(s)	George Martin Phil Spector
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The Beatles chronology
Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999)	1 (2000)	Let It Be... Naked (2003)

1 is a compilation album by The Beatles, released on November 13, 2000. The album features every #1 British and American hit single by the band released from 1962 to 1970. 1 sold 3.6 million units in its first week and more than 12 million in three weeks worldwide, becoming the fastest selling album of all time and the biggest selling of 2000 and of the decade so far. The collection also premiered at #1 in the U.S. and other countries. In a press release, Apple Corps, the Beatles' company, stated that worldwide sales of "1" had exceeded 28 million units - with 10 million of those sales being in the US.

The album includes the famous photos of The Beatles taken by Richard Avedon.

[edit] Background

Compiled by producer George Martin and the (then) three surviving members of the band, 1 includes 27 songs that went to number-one in the United Kingdom on the Record Retailer charts and/or the United States on the Billboard magazine charts. It's worth noting, however, that the song "For You Blue" (not included) was listed in Billboard chart compilations at #1, as a double A sided single with "The Long and Winding Road", but Capitol Records treated "For You Blue" as strictly a B-side and didn't promote it as an A-side. Meanwhile, "Day Tripper" was included on 1, since it charted at #1 in the UK as a double A side with "We Can Work It Out", while in the US, only "We Can Work It Out" was #1.

Though a commercial and critical success, the album has received criticism from audiophiles for its perceived overuse of noise-reduction and dynamic compression, which is claimed to dramatically limit the dynamic range of the original recordings.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Love Me Do"
   • Released in the UK on October 5, 1962, and in the U.S. on April 27, 1964, where it reached #1 in the U.S. for 1 week on May 30. This is the version released in the U.S. with Andy White on drums and Ringo Starr on tambourine.
2. "From Me to You"
   • Released on April 11, 1963 in the UK and reached #1 on May 2, where it stayed for 7 weeks.
3. "She Loves You"
   • Released in the UK on August 23, 1963, where it stayed at #1 for 6 weeks, then again on November 28. Released in the U.S. on September 16, 1963, and went to #1 for two weeks on March 21, 1964.
4. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
   • Released in the U.S. on December 26, 1963, it reached #1 for 7 weeks between February 1 and March 20, 1964. Released in the UK on November 29, 1963 and stayed at #1 for 5 weeks.
5. "Can't Buy Me Love"
   • Released on March 20, 1964 in the UK and on March 16, 1964 in the U.S.. The song reached #1 for three weeks in the UK on April 2, 1964. The song went to #1 in the U.S. for 5 weeks on April 4, 1964.
6. "A Hard Day's Night"
   • The song reached #1 in the UK for 3 weeks on July 23, 1964 and was #1 for 2 weeks in the U.S. on August 1, 1964.
7. "I Feel Fine"
   • The song stayed at #1 for 5 weeks in the UK starting on December 10, 1964, and reached #1 in the U.S. on December 26, 1964.
8. "Eight Days a Week"
   • Released on February 15, 1965 in the U.S., where it went to #1 for 2 weeks on March 13, 1965.
9. "Ticket to Ride"
   • The song, released there on April 9, 1965 in the UK, was #1 for 3 weeks on April 22, 1965. The song was released in the U.S. on April 19, 1965, reaching #1 for 1 week on May 22, 1965.
10. "Help!"
    • Released on July 23, 1965 in the UK, it reached #1 for 3 weeks on August 5, 1965. In the U.S., it was released on July 19, 1965, reaching #1 for 3 weeks on September 4, 1965.
11. "Yesterday"
    • The song was released on September 13, 1965 in the U.S., attaining #1 for 4 weeks on October 9, 1965.
12. "Day Tripper"
    • Released on December 3 in the UK, reaching #1 for 5 weeks on December 16, 1965. A tape drop-out that appears in previous stereo releases of this song has been corrected here.
13. "We Can Work It Out"
    • Released in the UK on December 3, 1965 and reached #1 for 5 weeks on December 16, 1965. The song was released on December 6, 1965 in the U.S., and reached #1 for 3 weeks on January 8, 1966.
14. "Paperback Writer"
    • Released on June 10, 1966 in the UK and on May 30, 1966 in the U.S.. The song reached #1 for 2 weeks in the UK on June 23, and for 2 weeks in the U.S. on June 25, 1966.
15. "Yellow Submarine"
    • The song was released on August 5, 1966 in the UK, where it reached #1 for 4 weeks on August 18.
16. "Eleanor Rigby"
    • Released on August 5, 1966 in the UK, reaching #1 for 4 weeks on August 18.
17. "Penny Lane"
    • Released on February 17, 1967 in the UK, and on February 13, 1967 in the U.S.. The song reached #1 in the U.S. on March 18 for 1 week.
      

      

      Avedon's psychedelic portraits of The Beatles from 1967, featured on the back of the booklet and the back cover of 1.
18. "All You Need Is Love"
    • Released on July 7, 1967 in the UK, it reached #1 for 3 weeks on July 19. In the U.S., it attained #1 for 1 week on August 19, 1967.
19. "Hello, Goodbye"
    • Released on November 24 in the UK, it reached #1 for 7 weeks on December 6, 1967. In the U.S., the song was released on November 27, 1967, and reached #1 for 3 weeks on December 30, 1967.
20. "Lady Madonna"
    • Released on March 15, 1968 in the UK, reaching #1 for 2 weeks on March 27.
21. "Hey Jude"
    • Released on August 26, 1968 in the U.S. and on August 30 in the UK. It reached #1 in the UK for 2 weeks on September 11 and was #1 for 9 weeks in the U.S., starting on September 28, 1968.
22. "Get Back"
    • Released on April 11, 1969 in the UK and on May 5, 1969 in the U. S.. It reached #1 in the UK for 6 weeks on April 23, and in the U.S. for 5 weeks on May 24, 1969.
23. "Ballad of John and Yoko"
    • Released in the UK on May 30, 1969 reaching #1 for 3 weeks on June 11.
24. "Something" (George Harrison)
    • Released on October 31, 1969 in the UK, and on October 6 in the U.S. It reached #1 for 1 week in the U.S. on November 29, 1969.
25. "Come Together"
    • Released on October 31, 1969 in the UK, and on October 6 in the U.S.. It reached #1 in the U.S. on November 29, and stayed there for 1 week.
26. "Let It Be"
    • Released on March 6, 1970 in the UK, and on March 11, 1970 in the U, S., reaching #1 for 2 weeks on April 11, 1970.
27. "The Long and Winding Road"
    • Released in the U.S. on May 11, 1970 and reached #1 for 2 weeks on June 13, 1970.

[edit] Writing credits

Writing credits for all went to Lennon/McCartney, except 1 to George Harrison.

• McCartney: "Love Me Do", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Yesterday", "Paperback Writer", "Eleanor Rigby", "Penny Lane", "Hello, Goodbye", "Lady Madonna", "Hey Jude", "Get Back", "Let it Be", "The Long and Winding Road"
• Lennon: "A Hard Day's Night", "I Feel Fine", "Ticket to Ride", "Help!", "Day Tripper", "All You Need is Love", "The Ballad of John and Yoko Ono", "Come Together"
• Lennon/McCartney: "From Me to You", "She Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Eight Days a Week", "We Can Work it Out", "Yellow Submarine"
• Harrison: "Something"

[edit] External links

• Official site