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Help!
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Track listing
1. Help
2. Night Before, The
3. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
4. I Need You
5. Another Girl
6. You're Going To Lose That Girl
7. Ticket To Ride
8. Act Naturally
9. It's Only Love
10. You Like Me Too Much
11. Tell Me What You See
12. I've Just Seen A Face
13. Yesterday
14. Dizzy Miss Lizzie
Details
Playing time: 34 min.
Contributing artists: George Martin
Producer: George Martin
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: ADD
Album notes
The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, guitar, electric piano); Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); George Harrison (vocals, guitar); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums).
Additional personnel: George Martin (piano).
HELP was the last Beatles album to feature a cover version (Larry Williams's "Dizzy Miss Lizzie"), and is considered a turning point in the quality of their songwriting. Like the previous album's "Im a Loser," "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" was Lennon's nod to the influence of Bob Dylan. McCartney's gift for melody was obvious in "I've Just Seen A Face." And Harrison's songwriting contributions grew to two tracks.
Instrumentally, "Ticket To Ride"'s off-beat rhythm was Ringo's masterpiece, while the string quartet in the huge hit "Yesterday" was unusual for a rock band at that time; it was the start of a stellar series of McCartney ballads with strings ("Eleanor Rigby," "She's Leaving Home").
1. Help
2. Night Before, The
3. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
4. I Need You
5. Another Girl
6. You're Going To Lose That Girl
7. Ticket To Ride
8. Act Naturally
9. It's Only Love
10. You Like Me Too Much
11. Tell Me What You See
12. I've Just Seen A Face
13. Yesterday
14. Dizzy Miss Lizzie
Details
Playing time: 34 min.
Contributing artists: George Martin
Producer: George Martin
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: ADD
Album notes
The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, guitar, electric piano); Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); George Harrison (vocals, guitar); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums).
Additional personnel: George Martin (piano).
HELP was the last Beatles album to feature a cover version (Larry Williams's "Dizzy Miss Lizzie"), and is considered a turning point in the quality of their songwriting. Like the previous album's "Im a Loser," "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" was Lennon's nod to the influence of Bob Dylan. McCartney's gift for melody was obvious in "I've Just Seen A Face." And Harrison's songwriting contributions grew to two tracks.
Instrumentally, "Ticket To Ride"'s off-beat rhythm was Ringo's masterpiece, while the string quartet in the huge hit "Yesterday" was unusual for a rock band at that time; it was the start of a stellar series of McCartney ballads with strings ("Eleanor Rigby," "She's Leaving Home").
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Beatles -- Past Masters, Volume 1Review created: 04/24/08
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I bought this CD for a history class on the Beatles. It's a great CD -- the cuts are very clean, with great sound.
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cd beatles'helpReview created: 04/09/08(updated 06/22/08)
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the cd is perfect,packing was done so i would get the cd in perfect condition.i know there is a time frame for shipping to be done when you are on ebay,but in this case, i was so excited in the FAST SO FAST..this is how ebay should be i have had some bad ebay bids that i have won....but this why i use ebay and will be using ebay,because this was a great ebayer to buy from........debby93286
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Help!-Beatles cdIt has been enjoyable listening to so many of the old songs on a cd of such excellent quality. I'm glad to be able to attain the older music on the cd format.
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Help! British CDThis is the british version of the album, excellent quality of sound!
More tracks available on this one compared to the US Movie version. No instrimentals, Just Great Beatles Singing Songs! A must to have in any Music Collection!
More tracks available on this one compared to the US Movie version. No instrimentals, Just Great Beatles Singing Songs! A must to have in any Music Collection!
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Solid GoldReview created: 05/06/07
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Nothing but the best sounds from this album from start to finish.
There will never be another group of this caliber again.
There will never be another group of this caliber again.
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The Beatles Help CDReview created: 04/02/07
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What can I say, pure genius, some of their greatest songs! Ordered it for a vacation trip in Hawaii for the rental car supreme experience. Their music is timeless, my kids enjoy them as much as I do.
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This order was way below satisfactory.Review created: 03/06/07
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I would opt to return this order if I could. The CD is ome bootlegged version, and it is in MONO presentation format, not STEREO. The same Beatles disc that I ordered is available everywhere else in STEREO format. This was not mentioned in the "item description" online. I feel ripped off to the utmost with this order.
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Great songs written by the Beatles for their own movieReview created: 02/14/07
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A classic album with great songs. I've had the album since the early 70s and I purchased a CD about 10 years ago. Decided to get another for my office.
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The Songs of my chidhoodI was six years old when we had this album. This album paved the way for me the basics of meditation. I wasn't aware of it then yet; I mean the concept of meditation. I would sit down and listen to the songs in order, sing and memorize the lyrics until the entire album will be played in my head over and over again. I likes the raw , real Beatles acoustics, lyrics, voices of each singer and the entire album reminded me of one of the best part of my childhood days! I even had a Beatles hair cut!! Now, I am 43, I had been looking for this particular album in years. Until I experimented with purchasing items at e-bay! Lo!and behold for e-bay; I finally bought one for a great deal and I had been playing it every single day in my car ever since I bought it. HHHEEELLLPPPP!!!! Cause you love me so much and I LOVE YOU...I really do....This is the best times of my life album. Thank you e-bay!!
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An interesting Beatles album..........................Review created: 12/18/05
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Things got a little more upbeat following the downbeat For Sale. Also, the Beatles songcrafting improved and would set the pace for things to come. The title track has the same frantic quick-paced sound that made the title track to their first movie a hit. The theme of age reducing the cocksure assertive of one's younger years and the need for that helping hand is universal. And who can forget these lyrics: "Help me if you can--I'm feeling down/cause I do appreciate you being around/Help me get my feet back on the ground/Won't you pleeeeaaaase please help me?" John gets good backing vocal help from Paul and George.
"The Night Before" has a faint Chuck Berry influence. Paul sings here and it's a song of puzzlement, concerning a girl's nice and sincere behaviour and why she has done an about-face in attitude. That's John on electric piano.
John sports a strained and sometimes roughened voice in the acoustic ballad "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away". There's a flute solo by session musician Johnnie Scott in two places.
The distorted pedal guitar is cool in George Harrison's "I Need You". A similar effect was used in the song "Yes It Is", which is on Past Masters Volume 1. The theme of mistreatment explored in "The Night Before" is revisited here as well. He also sings the engaging "You Like Me Too Much", the first time he sings two songs on one album. This was a nominee for the movie, and understandbly so. He gets piano help from Paul, John, and producer George Martin.
The engaging "Another Girl" has Paul on lead vocals and lead guitar and might be a response to either of the two mistreatment songs: "I have got another girl who will love me to the end, through thick and thin/She will always be my friend.
In the mid-paced "You're Going To Lose That Girl", John challenges another man that if he doesn't start treat her right, he himself will "make a point of taking her away from you. Watch what you do. The way you treat her, what else can I do?"
"Ticket To Ride" opens with a nice Rickenbacker guitar by Paul before John launches into another breakup song. "The girl's that'd driving me mad is going away. She's got a ticket to ride, and she don't care." The first single from Help! and my second favourite here.
"Tell Me What You See" has John and Paul on lead vocals, and when they sing, "open up your eyes now" Paul's lower register voice is clearly discernible. "I Have just Seen A Face" has a racing guitar and sounds like something Simon and Garfunkel might do later, particular "The Boxer".
The reflective "Yesterday" is one of my all-time Beatles song and why Paul is my favourite vocalist of the quartet. It is the classic Paul McCartney ballad. Paul's use of a string quartet instead of what he called that "Mahavishnu rubbish" was a good move. Unforgettable lyrics: "Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as if they're here to stay. Oh I believe in yesterday."
This the last album where they do cover tunes. Ringo does Buck Owen's "Act Naturally", a nice country-flavoured track. I often compare this to the similarly-sounding but production-laced "Don't Pass Me By" from the White album. John rips into the frantic Larry Williams number "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" in the same way he did "Twist and Shout". Nice mean guitar from George.
If the Beatles needed help on this album, I'd be hard-pressed to find it, because it's another bang-on job for them.................
"The Night Before" has a faint Chuck Berry influence. Paul sings here and it's a song of puzzlement, concerning a girl's nice and sincere behaviour and why she has done an about-face in attitude. That's John on electric piano.
John sports a strained and sometimes roughened voice in the acoustic ballad "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away". There's a flute solo by session musician Johnnie Scott in two places.
The distorted pedal guitar is cool in George Harrison's "I Need You". A similar effect was used in the song "Yes It Is", which is on Past Masters Volume 1. The theme of mistreatment explored in "The Night Before" is revisited here as well. He also sings the engaging "You Like Me Too Much", the first time he sings two songs on one album. This was a nominee for the movie, and understandbly so. He gets piano help from Paul, John, and producer George Martin.
The engaging "Another Girl" has Paul on lead vocals and lead guitar and might be a response to either of the two mistreatment songs: "I have got another girl who will love me to the end, through thick and thin/She will always be my friend.
In the mid-paced "You're Going To Lose That Girl", John challenges another man that if he doesn't start treat her right, he himself will "make a point of taking her away from you. Watch what you do. The way you treat her, what else can I do?"
"Ticket To Ride" opens with a nice Rickenbacker guitar by Paul before John launches into another breakup song. "The girl's that'd driving me mad is going away. She's got a ticket to ride, and she don't care." The first single from Help! and my second favourite here.
"Tell Me What You See" has John and Paul on lead vocals, and when they sing, "open up your eyes now" Paul's lower register voice is clearly discernible. "I Have just Seen A Face" has a racing guitar and sounds like something Simon and Garfunkel might do later, particular "The Boxer".
The reflective "Yesterday" is one of my all-time Beatles song and why Paul is my favourite vocalist of the quartet. It is the classic Paul McCartney ballad. Paul's use of a string quartet instead of what he called that "Mahavishnu rubbish" was a good move. Unforgettable lyrics: "Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as if they're here to stay. Oh I believe in yesterday."
This the last album where they do cover tunes. Ringo does Buck Owen's "Act Naturally", a nice country-flavoured track. I often compare this to the similarly-sounding but production-laced "Don't Pass Me By" from the White album. John rips into the frantic Larry Williams number "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" in the same way he did "Twist and Shout". Nice mean guitar from George.
If the Beatles needed help on this album, I'd be hard-pressed to find it, because it's another bang-on job for them.................
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"And now my life has changed in oh so many ways"Review created: 08/26/04
by: brendan2 -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Lots of excellent songs
Lots of excellent songs
Cons:
The entire CD's less than 35 minutes
The entire CD's less than 35 minutes
Help! is an oft-overlooked Beatles album from 1965. As you can probably tell from its title, this is the soundtrack to the film Help!. Although a lot of people believe the movie is inferior to the Beatles' first effort, A Hard Day's Night, many agree that the soundtrack is superior. Unfortunately, the album is usually overlooked because it's not as "revolutionary" as their next works, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and The Beatles (The White Album). Help! shows the Beatles' maturation as a group. George Harrison was finally seriously attempting songwriting (his..
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Help! There is Too Much Good Music!!Review created: 04/01/08
by: starcollector-- a member of Epinions and Top Reviewer in Music
Pros:
The songs are catchy as heck and starting to get really innovative
The songs are catchy as heck and starting to get really innovative
Cons:
A few relatively "throwaway" numbers by their standards
A few relatively "throwaway" numbers by their standards
(Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and they do not constitute the essence of this review. Lastly and most importantly, this review is not necessarily written by the point of view of a Beatles fan.) Overall Score: 5/5 Best song: Help! and Yesterday Worst song: You Like Me Too Much Review Body: Another Beatles album and another masterpiece. This probably isn't as much of a stylistic jump...
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Another step towards RevolverReview created: 06/14/00
by: sparkospunky -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
It's the Beatles, of course!
It's the Beatles, of course!
Cons:
A few less-than-sterling tracks, but some diamonds also
A few less-than-sterling tracks, but some diamonds also
Help! was released in 1965, and seven of the songs on the album comprised a part of the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. This record is one of the final steps in the maturation of the Beatles and the album hints at the glories of Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and The White Album. This is the last album where the Beatles would cover songs by any of the artists who preceded them. All songs on Help! are composed by Lennon/McCartney or George Harrison, except for two. A list of the songs on the album and my analysis of each follows. 1. Help--This song opens with a...
Review ID: 10000000000212259
The Only Thing You've Done Was YesterdayReview created: 02/22/06
by: scapp70 -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
All of Lennon's tracks, I've Just Seen A Face, Yesterday, I Need You
All of Lennon's tracks, I've Just Seen A Face, Yesterday, I Need You
Cons:
Another Girl, The Night Before, You Like Me Too Much
Another Girl, The Night Before, You Like Me Too Much
The Beatles had such huge success in 1964. They arrived in America in February 1964, and Beatlemania reached such heights as never seen before. They made a movie, Hard Day's Night which acquired the praise of both fans and critics, the soundtrack just as successful. Now, in 1965 let's see if The Beatles are up to the challenge of duplicating, or continuing their success. They release another movie, Help! and a soundtrack of course to accompany the film of the same name. One road The Beatles had taken, either purposely or accidentally, had reinvented their song writing style and emerged with a.
Review ID: 10000000000212267
The transition album of the BeatlesReview created: 04/09/08
by: akasashinai -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
energetic, the put their heart into it, variety
energetic, the put their heart into it, variety
Cons:
some tracks don't stand out as much as others
some tracks don't stand out as much as others
When I look at the Beatles career, I see two distinct periods. On one side we have their early, simple work. Then, on the other side of things, we have their later, more creative period. Throughout these early albums we can hear Paul and John developing significantly as songwriters, an evolution that would continue more and more throughout the band s career. Help!, in my eyes, stands out as the transitional album in their career; a sort of dividing line, one that doesn t fit into either category. The music is for the most part too simple to fall into their later work, yet the writing is a...
Review ID: 10000000006856299
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