First released: 1965, August 13

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1. James Bond Theme (0:15)
   Performed by George Martin & Orchestra
2. Help! (2:30)
   Recorded: April 13, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
   John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
   Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
   George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
   Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
3. The Night Before (2:37)
   Recorded: February 17, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
   John Lennon - electric piano, background vocal
   Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
   George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
   Ringo Starr - drums
4. From Me to You Fantasy (2:03)
   Performed by George Martin & Orchestra
5. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (2:11)
   Recorded: February 18, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
   John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
   Paul McCartney - acoustic guitar
   George Harrison - acoustic guitar
   Ringo Starr - tambourine
   John Scott - flute
6. I Need You (2:32)
   Recorded: February 15, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added February 16, 1965
   John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal
   Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
   George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar
   Ringo Starr - drums
7. In the Tyrol (2:21)
   Performed by George Martin & Orchestra
8. Another Girl (2:08)
   Recorded: February 15, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England with McCartney overdubbing lead guitar on February 16, 1965
   John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal
   Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, lead guitar solo at end
   George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
   Ringo Starr - drums
9. Another Hard Day's Night (2:28)
   Performed by George Martin & Orchestra
10. Ticket to Ride (3:13)
    Recorded: February 15, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
    John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, tambourine
    Paul McCartney - bass guitar, lead guitar, harmony vocal
    George Harrison - lead guitar
    Ringo Starr - drums
11. The Bitter End, You Can't Do That (2:20)
    Performed by George Martin & Orchestra
12. You're Going to Lose That Girl (2:20)
    Recorded: February 19, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
    John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
    Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal
    George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
    Ringo Starr - drums, bongos
13. The Chase (2:24)
    Performed by George Martin & Orchestra

Although you have to put up with the instrumentals, the Lp is worth it for the great Beatles songs contained in it. One of the great "summer" albums of all time!

The seven real songs are great, but the instrumentals are too frequent. The songs are broken up by confusing sitar pieces and classical music. I'm Down! and Yes It Is definitely should have been included instead. On the plus side, it fits better with the film than the UK version, but this version is very rare now, whereas the British album is in all the stores over here in the U.S.

Not bad at all..........seven Beatles songs and five instrumentals that happened to blend in perfectly with them. For the first time since The Beatle's Second Album, Capitol released a Beatles LP that actually flowed well.

Things got even more confusing (if possible) on the American release front when Capitol began to adopt similar titles for its albums while still monkeying with the contents. Capitol's Help! is a true soundtrack, as it includes only the seven Beatles tracks actually heard in the film, and the album is filled out with music from the film score by Ken Thorne. — William Ruhlmann

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