Please Please Me

March 22, 1963   Parlophone Records

After playing German strip clubs and smelly vegetable warehouses for five years, the Beatles entered Studio 2 at Abbey Road and, with session drummer Andy White on drums and Ringo on maracas, recorded their first single, "Love Me Do". Encouraged by its modest chart success (it reached #17), they recorded "Please Please Me". After doing so, producer George Martin told the band, "Gentlemen, you've just made your first number one," and decided to immediately record an album. Please Please Me was recorded on February 11, 1963 in its entirity - in 585 minutes - while John was suffering from a cold and had a sore throat. Please Please Me hung atop the British charts for 30 weeks, but, in America - released as Introducing The Beatles and without "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" - did not even chart. The enormous success of the album in Britian landed them their own radio program and numerous TV appearances.

Click on the song titles for detailed information including song backrounds, recording dates, chart positions, special notes, and much more.

1. I Saw Her Standing There Lennon/McCartney
2. Misery Lennon/McCartney
3. Anna (Go To Him) Alexander
4. Chains Goffin/King
5. Boys Dixon/Farrell
6. Ask Me Why Lennon/McCartney
7. Please Please Me Lennon/McCartney
8. Love Me Do Lennon/McCartney
9. P.S. I Love You Lennon/McCartney
10. Baby It's You David/Williams/Bacharach
11. Do You Want To Know A Secret Lennon/McCartney
12. A Taste Of Honey Scott/Marlow
13. There's A Place Lennon/McCartney
14. Twist And Shout Medley/Russell

Parlophone PMC 1202; PCS 3042 - March 22, 1963
(CD) Parlophone CDP 7 46435 2 - February 26, 1987
Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-101 - January 1987
Capitol CLJ 46435 - July 21, 1987