anna (go with him)

title:anna (go with him)
band:the beatles
album:please please me

A personal favorite of John Lennon's it became part of the The Beatles' early repertoire and was consequently recorded by them for their 1963 debut album, Please Please Me.In the U.S., Vee Jay Records released it on Introducing... The Beatles (July 22, 1963) and Capitol Records re-released it on The Early Beatles (March 22, 1965).Vee Jay also released "Anna (Go to Him)" on the EP Souvenir of Their Visit: The Beatles in the U.S.The Beatles recorded the song on February 11, 1963 in three takes; the master take was number 3. It was remixed on February 25. George Harrison played the distinctive phrase on guitar; Floyd Cramer played it on piano for the original.[8]

Unterberger praised the Beatles' version in his review, saying:
"Ringo Starr faithfully [replicates] the unusual drum rhythm and high-hat crunches. Lennon's vocal, however, added a tortured pain not present in Alexander's model, particularly when he wailed in his upper register at the conclusion of the bridges. The Beatles' backup harmony vocals, in addition, were superb, and more effective [than on Alexander's version]." Music critic Ian MacDonald had a different view of Lennon's vocal, saying it sounded like "a passionate youth grappling with a man's song." The Beatles recorded "Anna (Go to Him)" on June 17, 1963 for the BBC radio show Pop Go the Beatles. The show was broadcast on 25 June. They recorded it once again on August 1, 1963 for the show broadcast on August 25.As noted in many references including Mark Lewisohn's 'Beatles Recording Sessions', Lennon had a bad cold which accounts for his very rough, almost strange tone he demonstrates on all his vocals during this historic session, including the last song, Twist and Shout.

credits:
John Lennon — lead vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney — bass guitar, backing vocal
George Harrison — lead guitar, backing vocal
Ringo Starr — drums
Credits for studio album version per Ian MacDonald

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• harrison
• ringo
• starr
• herecomesthebeatles

[lordflattop]

This is Al Bundy's all time favorite song.

[PorcupineWeirdo]

Anna (Go to him).