Any Time at All
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| Song by The Beatles from the album A Hard Day's Night | ||||
| Released | 10 June 1964 (mono) 10 July 1964 (stereo) |
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| Recorded | 2 June 1964 Abbey Road Studios |
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| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 02:13 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Writer | Lennon–McCartney | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| A Hard Day's Night track listing | ||||
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"Any Time at All" is a Beatles song credited to Lennon–McCartney and mainly composed by John Lennon, with an instrumental middle eight by Paul McCartney.[1] It first appeared on the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night album.
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[edit] Origin
In his 1980 interview with Playboy, Lennon described the song as "An effort at writing 'It Won't Be Long'. Same ilk: C to A minor, C to A minor—with me shouting."[2]
Lennon's handwritten lyrics for "Any Time at All" were sold for £6,000 at an auction held at Sotheby's in London, on 8 April 1988.[3]
[edit] Recording
Incomplete when first brought into Abbey Road Studios on Tuesday 2 June 1964,[4] Paul McCartney suggested an idea for the middle eight section based solely on chords, which was recorded with the intention of adding lyrics later. But by the time it was needed to be mixed however, the middle eight was still without words, and that is how it appears on the LP.[3] These few notes were influential in sections of Xanadu, I Say a Little Prayer and Tonight I'm Yours. McCartney sings the second "Anytime at all" in each chorus because Lennon couldn't reach the notes. [5]
[edit] Releases
In addition to A Hard Day's Night, "Any Time at All" was included on:
- Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night British EP.
- Capitol album Something New
- Rock 'n' Roll Music compilation LP.
[edit] Personnel
- John Lennon – vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar
- Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass, piano
- George Harrison – lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums
- Personnel per Ian MacDonald[6]
[edit] Cover versions
- In 1981, Nils Lofgren included a version on his album Night Fades Away.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Miles 1997, p. 164.
- ^ Sheff 2000, p. 195.
- ^ a b The Beatles Bible 2009.
- ^ Lewisohn 1988, p. 44.
- ^ Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Any Time At All"
- ^ MacDonald 2005, p. 120.
[edit] References
- "Any Time At All". The Beatles Bible. 2009. http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/any-time-at-all/. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
- Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-844-13828-3.
- Miles, Barry (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. New York: Henry Holt & Company. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6.
- Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.
[edit] See also
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