The Beatles (No. 1)
EP by
the Beatles
Released1 November 1963
Recorded11 & 20 February 1963, EMI Studios, London
GenreRock
Length9:59
LabelParlophone
ProducerGeorge Martin
The Beatles EP chronology
The Beatles' Hits
(1963)		 ''The Beatles (No. 1)''
(1963)		 All My Loving
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

The Beatles (No. 1) is an EP released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom on 1 November 1963. It is the Beatles' third British EP and was only released in mono; its catalogue number is Parlophone GEP 8883. The EP contains songs from Please Please Me, and its cover was taken in the same photoshoot as the Please Please Me and 1962–1966 covers. It was also released in Argentina and New Zealand.[3]

Track listing

All songs originally upon this EP had previously been released on the Please Please Me LP.[4]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singer(s)Length
1."I Saw Her Standing There"John Lennon and Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney2:55
2."Misery"John Lennon and Paul McCartneyJohn Lennon1:47
Total length:4:42
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singer(s)Length
1."Anna (Go to Him)"Arthur AlexanderJohn Lennon2:54
2."Chains"Gerry Goffin, Carole KingGeorge Harrison2:23
Total length:5:17

UK EP sales chart performance

  • Entry Date : 9 November 1963[5]
  • Highest Position : 2[6]
  • Weeks in Chart : 29 Weeks[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r820697
  2. ↑ Graham, Ken (16 November 1963). "The Beatles" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 140. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Beatles, The – The Beatles No. 1 at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. ↑ The Complete Beatles Chronicle ISBN 978-1-851-52975-9 p. 350
  5. ↑ jpgr.co.uk
  6. ↑ The Complete Beatles Chronicle ISBN 978-1-851-52975-9 p. 351
  7. ↑ jpgr.co.uk
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