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Template:Album infobox 2 Let It Be… Naked is a remastered and remixed version of the original session tapes from the 1970 Let It Be album by The Beatles, first released in November 2003 (see 2003 in music).

The album is presented in a form which is reportedly closer to Paul McCartney's artistic vision of how the album should have sounded, and it has been stripped bare of all orchestral and other such embellishments which were added by the American record producer Phil Spector. McCartney in particular was always dissatisfied with the Wall of Sound production technique which had been employed on the original version, especially when concerning his song "The Long and Winding Road" which he had considered to be ruined by the process. George Harrison gave his approval to the project before he passed away.

The songs "Maggie Mae" and "Dig It" were both dropped as they were thought to be too weak for inclusion, and Lennon's "Don't Let Me Down" was added in their place. The album has so far received mixed reviews from the music press. A major criticism of the effort was made about the decision to remove the dialogue between songs, originally intended to be part of the Get Back album which was eventually retitled Let It Be and included in the original album.

The first copies to be released were shipped with a 21-minute Fly on the Wall bonus disc, consisting of excerpts of songs and dialogues from the countless hours of tapes from the Let It Be sessions.

The running order was also altered from the original album.

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Track listing

  1. "Get Back"
  2. "Dig a Pony"
  3. "For You Blue"
  4. "The Long and Winding Road"
  5. "Two of Us"
  6. "I've Got a Feeling"
  7. "One After 909"
  8. "Don't Let Me Down"
  9. "I Me Mine"
  10. "Across the Universe"
  11. "Let It Be"

Bonus Disc: "Fly on the Wall"

  • Conversation
  • "Sun King" (0:17)
  • "Don't Let Me Down" (0:35)
  • Conversation
  • "One After 909" (0:09)
  • Conversation
  • "Because I Know You Love Me So" (1:32)
  • Conversation
  • "Don't Pass Me By" (0:03)
  • "Taking A Trip to Carolina" (0:19)
  • "John's Piano Piece" (0:18)
  • Conversation
  • "Child of Nature" (0:24)
  • "Back in the U.S.S.R." (0:09)
  • Conversation
  • "Every Little Thing" (0:09)
  • "Don't Let Me Down" (1:01)
  • Conversation
  • "All Things Must Pass" (0:21)
  • Conversation
  • "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (0:05)
  • Conversation
  • "Paul's Piano Piece" (1:01)
  • Conversation
  • "Get Back" (0:15)
  • Conversation
  • "Two Of Us" (0:22)
  • "Maggie Mae" (0:22)
  • "Fancy My Chances With You" (0:27)
  • Conversation
  • "Can You Dig It?" (0:31)
  • Conversation
  • "Get Back" (0:32)
  • Conversation

Release details

The album was released in various countries in November 2003.

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Japan November 14 2003 Toshiba-EMI CD TOCP 67300-01
LP TOJP 60121-22
United Kingdom November 17 2003 Apple Records CD 595 7132
LP 595 4380
Australia November 17 2003 Parlophone CD 595 7142
United States November 18 2003 Apple Records, Capitol Records CD CDP 7243 5 95227 2 2


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