Anthology 1

Anthology 1
Compilation album by The Beatles
Released	20 November 1995
Recorded	1958 – 18 October 1964; February–March 1994
Genre	Rock
Length	124:54
Label	Apple CDP 7243 8 34445 2
Producer	George Martin, Jeff Lynne ("Free as a Bird")
The Beatles chronology
Live at the BBC (1994)Live at the BBC1994 Anthology 1 (1995) Anthology 2 (1996)Anthology 21996
Singles from Anthology 1
"Free as a Bird" Released: 4 December 1995

Anthology 1 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released by Apple Records in November 1995. It was released as the first part of the Anthology trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie-in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. It contains "Free as a Bird", billed as the first new Beatles song in 25 years. The album topped the Billboard 200 album chart and was certified 8x Platinum by the RIAA.

Content

Anthology 1 includes rarities, outtakes, and live performances from the period 1958–1964, including their days as "The Quarrymen", through the Decca audition to sessions for the album Beatles for Sale. It is of historical interest as the only official release of performances with Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best in the band. Sutcliffe, the band's original bass player during 1960, and sporadically during the group's second Hamburg season, appears on the disc one tracks, "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", "You'll Be Mine" and "Cayenne". Best, who was the band's drummer from just prior to the group's first departure for Hamburg in August 1960 until 15 August 1962, is on disc one, tracks 10–12, 15–19 and 21–22.

Disc one tracks 10–12 were recorded at a session in Hamburg where The Beatles served as the back-up band to the English rock and roll musician Tony Sheridan. Some songs from this session were released on the 1962 LP My Bonnie, credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers. The song "My Bonnie" would be their introductory single in England, featuring Sheridan on lead vocal and guitar. Disc one tracks 21–22 are the only surviving recordings of The Beatles' first EMI session. Track 22 is the original recording of "Love Me Do", which, after Ringo Starr replaced Best, would be re-recorded by the group four months later for their first single. Disc one track 23 features EMI session drummer Andy White in place of Starr.

Disc two contains performances from comedy duo Morecambe and Wise's popular television programme, Two of a Kind, as well as the opening song from their famed performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which introduced the band to most of the US in 1964.

The flashpoint for the album came with the song "Free as a Bird" – the three remaining Beatles Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr re-working a John Lennon demo recording given to McCartney by Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono Lennon. Produced by Harrison's Traveling Wilburys band-mate Jeff Lynne, the three added additional music and lyrics, instrumentation and backing vocals, with McCartney and Harrison both taking a turn at a lead vocal.

Album cover

The cover of Anthology 1 is the first third of the Anthology collage made by Klaus Voormann. Various photographs and album covers are torn and collected together. Pete Best's face was torn away from the Savage Young Beatles record jacket in the centre of the album cover, revealing the face of his successor, Ringo Starr, below. The missing piece was subsequently used on the cover of Best's Haymans Green album in 2008.

Reception

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The album was a large success throughout the world. It was the first Beatles album to enter the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1. It sold 855,473 copies in its first week, the 27th largest one-week sales in the Soundscan history, succeeding Fresh Horses by Garth Brooks. In its second week Anthology 1 sold 453,000 copies and maintained the top spot. This was repeated the following week, with 435,000 copies sold. In its fourth week the same quantity was sold, but the album fell to No. 2 behind Mariah Carey's Daydream. In the following week, the album fell to No.3 but with 601,000 sales. Anthology 1 was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA after six weeks in the US market. In all, the album spent 29 weeks inside the Billboard 200, reached cumulative sales of 3,639,000 scans as of April 2001. In the UK, reaction was similar, but the album only reached No. 2, behind Robson & Jerome's eponymous album. In Australia, the album spent two weeks at No.1 in December 1995.

Track listing

All tracks in stereo and written by Lennon–McCartney except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Free as a Bird" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr) – 4:25
   • Lennon demo recorded at The Dakota, New York City, New York, United States, 1977; The Beatles' version recorded at The Mill Studio, Sussex, England, February–March 1994
2. "We were four guys ... that's all" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) – 0:12
3. "That'll Be the Day" (Mono) (Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 2:08
4. "In Spite of All the Danger" (Mono) (McCartney, Harrison) – 2:45
   • Tracks 3–4 recorded by The Quarrymen at Phillips' Sound Recording Services, Liverpool, England, 12 July 1958
5. "Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist" (McCartney speaking to Mark Lewisohn) – 0:18
6. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" (Mono) (Ray Charles) – 1:13
7. "You'll Be Mine" (Mono) – 1:39
8. "Cayenne" (Mono) (McCartney) – 1:14
   • Tracks 6–8 recorded at McCartney's house in Liverpool, late summer or spring 1960
9. "First of all ... it didn't do a thing here" (McCartney speaking to Malcom Threadgill) – 0:07
10. "My Bonnie" (Traditional, arr. by Tony Sheridan) – 2:42
11. "Ain't She Sweet" (Mono) (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 2:13
12. "Cry for a Shadow" (Lennon, Harrison) – 2:22
    • Tracks 10–12 recorded at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany, 22 June 1961
13. "Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well" (Lennon speaking to David Wigg) – 0:10
14. "I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then" (Brian Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise, 1964) – 0:18
15. "Searchin'" (Mono) (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:00
16. "Three Cool Cats" (Mono) (Leiber, Stoller) – 2:25
17. "The Sheik of Araby" (Mono) (Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler, Ted Snyder) – 1:43
18. "Like Dreamers Do" (Mono) – 2:36
19. "Hello Little Girl" (Mono) – 1:40
    • Tracks 15–19 recorded at Decca Studios, London, England, 1 January 1962, in audition for Decca Records
20. "Well, the recording test ... by my artists" (Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise) – 0:32
21. "Bésame Mucho" (Mono) (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 2:37
22. "Love Me Do" (Mono) – 2:32
    • Tracks 21–22 recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 6 June 1962
23. "How Do You Do It" (Mono) (uitch rray) – 1:57
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 4 September 1962
24. "Please Please Me" (Mono) – 1:59
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 11 September 1962
25. "One After 909" (Sequence) (Mono) – 2:23
26. "One After 909" (Complete) (Mono) – 2:56
    • Tracks 25–26 recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 5 March 1963
27. "Lend Me Your Comb" (Mono) (Kay Twomey, Fred Wise, Ben Weisman) – 1:50
    • Recorded live at BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England, 2 July 1963, for the Pop Go The Beatles radio broadcast
28. "I'll Get You" (Mono) – 2:08
    • Recorded live on Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium, London, England, 13 October 1963
29. "We were performers ... in Britain" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) – 0:12
30. "I Saw Her Standing There" (Mono) – 2:49
31. "From Me to You" (Mono) – 2:05
32. "Money (That's What I Want)" (Mono) (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy) – 2:52
33. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Mono) (Smokey Robinson) – 2:58
34. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Mono) (Chuck Berry) – 2:22
    • Tracks 30–34 recorded live at the Karlaplansstudion, Stockholm, Sweden, 24 October 1963, for the Popgrupp från Liverpool på besök i Stockholm (English: Pop Group from Liverpool Visiting Stockholm) radio broadcast

Disc two

1. "She Loves You" (Mono) – 2:50
2. "Till There Was You" (Mono) (Meredith Willson) – 2:54
3. "Twist and Shout" (Mono) (Bert Russell, Phil Medley) – 3:05
   • Tracks 1–3 recorded live at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, England, 4 November 1963, for the Royal Variety Performance
4. "This Boy" (Mono) – 2:22
5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Mono) – 2:37
6. "Boys, what I was thinking..." (Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise speaking to The Beatles) – 2:06
7. "Moonlight Bay" (Mono) (Edward Madden, Percy Wenrich) – 0:50
   • Tracks 4–7 recorded live at ATV Studios, London, England, 2 December 1963, for The Morecambe and Wise Show
8. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Takes 1 & 2) – 2:10
   • Recorded at the Pathé Marconi Studio, Paris, France, 29 January 1964
9. "All My Loving" (Mono) – 2:19
   • Recorded live at the CBS Television Studio, New York City, New York, United States, 9 February 1964, for The Ed Sullivan Show (includes Sullivan's introduction)
10. "You Can't Do That" (Take 6) – 2:42
11. "And I Love Her" (Take 2) – 1:52
    • Tracks 10–11 recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 25 February 1964
12. "A Hard Day's Night" (Take 1) – 2:44
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 16 April 1964
13. "I Wanna Be Your Man" – 1:48
14. "Long Tall Sally" (Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell) – 1:45
15. "Boys" (Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell) – 1:50
16. "Shout" (Isley-Isley-Isley) – 1:31
    • Tracks 13–16 recorded live at IBC Studios, London, England, 19 April 1964, for the Around The Beatles television broadcast
17. "I'll Be Back" (Take 2) – 1:13
18. "I'll Be Back" (Take 3) – 1:58
    • Tracks 17–18 recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 1 June 1964
19. "You Know What to Do" (Demo) (Harrison) – 1:59
20. "No Reply" (Demo) – 1:46
    • Tracks 19–20 recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 3 June 1964
21. "Mr. Moonlight" (Takes 1 & 4) (Roy Lee Johnson) – 2:47
22. "Leave My Kitten Alone" (Take 5) (Little Willie John, Titus Turner, James McDougal) – 2:57
    • Tracks 21–22 recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 14 August 1964
23. "No Reply" (Take 2) – 2:29
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 30 September 1964
24. "Eight Days a Week" (Sequence) – 1:25
25. "Eight Days a Week" (Complete) – 2:48
    • Tracks 24–25 recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 6 October 1964
26. "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Take 2) (Leiber, Stoller/Penniman) – 2:44
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, England, 18 October 1964

Vinyl Version

Side one

1. "Free as a Bird"
2. "We were four guys ... that's all"
3. "That'll Be the Day"
4. "In Spite of All the Danger"
5. "Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist"
6. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
7. "You'll Be Mine"
8. "Cayenne"
9. "First of all ... it didn't do a thing here"
10. "My Bonnie"
11. "Ain't She Sweet"
12. "Cry for a Shadow"

Side two

1. "Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well"
2. "I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then"
3. "Searchin'"
4. "Three Cool Cats"
5. "The Sheik of Araby"
6. "Like Dreamers Do"
7. "Hello Little Girl"
8. "Well, the recording test ... by my artists"
9. "Bésame Mucho"
10. "Love Me Do"
11. "How Do You Do It"
12. "Please Please Me"

Side three

1. "One After 909" (Sequence)
2. "One After 909" (Complete)
3. "Lend Me Your Comb"
4. "I'll Get You"
5. "We were performers ... in Britain"
6. "I Saw Her Standing There"
7. "From Me to You"
8. "Money (That's What I Want)"
9. "You Really Got a Hold on Me"
10. "Roll Over Beethoven"

Side four

1. "She Loves You"
2. "Till There Was You"
3. "Twist and Shout"
4. "This Boy"
5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
6. "Boys, what I was thinking..."
7. "Moonlight Bay"
8. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Takes 1 & 2)

Side five

1. "All My Loving"
2. "You Can't Do That" (Take 6)
3. "And I Love Her" (Take 2)
4. "A Hard Day's Night" (Take 1)
5. "I Wanna Be Your Man"
6. "Long Tall Sally"
7. "Boys"
8. "Shout"
9. "I'll Be Back" (Take 2)
10. "I'll Be Back" (Take 3)

Side six

1. "You Know What to Do" (Demo)
2. "No Reply" (Demo)
3. "Mr. Moonlight" (Takes 1 & 4)
4. "Leave My Kitten Alone" (Take 5)
5. "No Reply" (Take 2)
6. "Eight Days a Week" (Sequence)
7. "Eight Days a Week" (Complete)
8. "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Take 2)

Cassette Version

Side one

1. "Free as a Bird"
2. "We were four guys ... that's all"
3. "That'll Be the Day"
4. "In Spite of All the Danger"
5. "Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist"
6. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
7. "You'll Be Mine"
8. "Cayenne"
9. "First of all ... it didn't do a thing here"
10. "My Bonnie"
11. "Ain't She Sweet"
12. "Cry for a Shadow"
13. "Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well"
14. "I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then"
15. "Searchin'"
16. "Three Cool Cats"
17. "The Sheik of Araby"
18. "Like Dreamers Do"
19. "Hello Little Girl"

Side two

1. "Well, the recording test ... by my artists"
2. "Bésame Mucho"
3. "Love Me Do"
4. "How Do You Do It"
5. "Please Please Me"
6. "One After 909" (Sequence)
7. "One After 909" (Complete)
8. "Lend Me Your Comb"
9. "I'll Get You"
10. "We were performers ... in Britain"
11. "I Saw Her Standing There"
12. "From Me to You"
13. "Money (That's What I Want)"
14. "You Really Got a Hold on Me"
15. "Roll Over Beethoven"

Side Three

1. "She Loves You"
2. "Till There Was You"
3. "Twist and Shout"
4. "This Boy"
5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
6. "Boys, what I was thinking..."
7. "Moonlight Bay"
8. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Takes 1 & 2)
9. "All My Loving"
10. "You Can't Do That" (Take 6)
11. "And I Love Her" (Take 2)
12. "A Hard Day's Night" (Take 1)

Side Four

1. "I Wanna Be Your Man"
2. "Long Tall Sally"
3. "Boys"
4. "Shout"
5. "I'll Be Back" (Take 2)
6. "I'll Be Back" (Take 3)
7. "You Know What to Do" (Demo)
8. "No Reply" (Demo)
9. "Mr. Moonlight" (Takes 1 & 4)
10. "Leave My Kitten Alone" (Take 5)
11. "No Reply" (Take 2)
12. "Eight Days a Week" (Sequence)
13. "Eight Days a Week" (Complete)
14. "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Take 2)

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)	Gold	30,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)	Gold	25,000
Canada (Music Canada)	9× Platinum	900,000
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	250,000
Japan (RIAJ)	2× Platinum	607,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)	Gold	25,000
Poland (ZPAV)	Gold	50,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	Platinum	100,000
Sweden (GLF)	Gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)	Platinum	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2× Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)	8× Platinum	4,000,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)	2× Platinum	2,000,000
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	4
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)	2
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)	2
Canada (RPM)	1
Finland (Finland's Official List)	2
France (SNEP)	1
Germany (Media Control AG)	1
Hungary (MAHASZ)	20
Italy (Musica e dischi)	2
Japan (Oricon)	3
Netherlands (MegaCharts)	1
New Zealand (RIANZ)	1
Norway (VG-lista)	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	2
Swiss (Media Control AG)	2
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)	2
US Billboard 200	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Australian Albums Chart	18
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	37
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)	32
Canadian Albums Chart	17
Italian Albums Chart	35
Chart (1996)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart	32
Japanese Albums Chart	41
US Billboard 200	8

Preceded by R. Kelly by R. Kelly	Billboard 200 number-one album 9–29 December 1995	Succeeded by Daydream by Mariah Carey
Preceded by Something to Remember by Madonna	Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album 3–16 December 1995	Succeeded by The Memory of Trees by Enya

External links

• Anthology 1 at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages