It's Only Love
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
"It's Only Love" is a song by English rock band the Beatles. It was first released on their 1965 Parlophone album Help!. It was released in North America on the Capitol version of their 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was mainly written by John Lennon, but listed as Lennon–McCartney. Lennon did not like the song. He called it "lousy" and said it had bad lyrics.[1] Critics also mostly did not like it.[2]
| "It's Only Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Beatles | |
| Released |
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| Recorded | 15 June 1965 |
| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 1:55 |
| Label | Parlophone |
| Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney |
| Producer(s) | George Martin |
Personnel
changeAccording to Ian MacDonald,[2] except where noted:
- John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocal, 12-string[3] acoustic guitar
- Paul McCartney – bass guitar
- George Harrison – acoustic guitar,[1][4] lead guitars
- Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Everett 2001, p. 303.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MacDonald 2005, p. 159.
- ↑ Everett 2001, pp. 303, 346.
- ↑ Winn 2008, p. 325.
Sources
change- Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles As Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514105-4. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (2nd revised ed.). London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-1-84413-828-9.
- Winn, John C. (2008). Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume One, 1957–1965. New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-45157-6. Retrieved 31 March 2014.