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Yellow Submarine (Songtrack)
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Yellow Submarine (Songtrack)

First released: 1999, September 14

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Tracks
  1. Yellow Submarine (2:41)
    Recorded: May 26, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with special effects overdubbed June 1, 1966
    John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal, blowing bubbles through a straw
    Paul McCartney - acoustic guitar, background vocal
    George Harrison - tambourine, background vocal, swirling water in a bucket
    Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
    Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Alf, Geoff Emerick, Patti Harrison and studio staff - chorus on fadeout
    Session musicians - brass band
  2. Hey Bulldog (3:14)
    Recorded: February 11, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England
    John Lennon - lead vocal, piano, lead guitar
    Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
    George Harrison - lead guitar, tambourine
    Ringo Starr - drums
  3. Eleanor Rigby (2:08)
    Recorded: April 28, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with vocals overdubbed April 29, 1966 and another McCartney vocal added June 6, 1966
    John Lennon - harmony vocal
    Paul McCartney - double-tracked lead vocal
    George Harrison - harmony vocal
    Session musicians - four violins, two violas, two cellos
  4. Love You to (3:01)
    Recorded: April 11, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added April 13, 1966
    George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal
    Anil Bhagwat - tabla
    Session musicians - other instruments
  5. All Together Now (2:13)
    Recorded: May 12, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
    John Lennon - banjo, background vocal
    Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
    George Harrison - harmonica, background vocal
    Ringo Starr - drums, finger cymbals
  6. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (3:29)
    Recorded: March 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added March 2, 1967
    John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
    Paul McCartney - bass guitar, Hammond organ, harmony vocal
    George Harrison - sitar, harmony vocal
    Ringo Starr - drums
  7. Think for Yourself (2:19)
    Recorded: November 8, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
    John Lennon - tambourine, background vocal
    Paul McCartney - fuzz bass, background vocal
    George Harrison - lead vocal, lead guitar
    Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
  8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2:02)
    Recorded: February 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubbing February 2, March 3, and March 6, 1967
    John Lennon - lead guitar, background vocal
    Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
    George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
    Ringo Starr - drums
    George Martin - organ
    Session musicians - four horns
  9. With a Little Help From My Friends (2:44)
    Recorded: March 29, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added March 30, 1967
    John Lennon - background vocal
    Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal
    George Harrison - tambourine
    Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
  10. Baby You're a Rich Man (3:03)
    Recorded: May 11, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England
    John Lennon - lead vocal, clavioline, piano
    Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, harmony vocal
    George Harrison - tambourine, harmony vocal
    Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
    Session musicians - vibes
  11. Only a Northern Song (3:28)
    Recorded: February 13, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with lead vocals overdubbed February 14, 1967 and more overdubs added April 20, 1967
    John Lennon - piano, discordant instruments
    Paul McCartney - bass, discordant instruments
    George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, organ, discordant instruments
    Ringo Starr - drums, discordant instruments
    Session musicians - brass
  12. All You Need Is Love (3:48)
    Recorded: June 14, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England (backing track), overdubbed and shortened at an Abbey Road session, then overdubbed live on the "Our World" TV broadcast
    ::Backing track::
    John Lennon - harpsichord
    Paul McCartney - string bass played with a bow
    George Harrison - violin
    Ringo Starr - drums
    ::Abbey Road Track::
    John Lennon - lead vocal
    Paul McCartney - electric bass guitar
    George Harrison - guitar
    Ringo Starr - drums
    ::Live "Our World" track::
    John Lennon - lead vocal
    Paul McCartney - background vocal
    George Harrison - background vocal
    Session musicians - studio orchestra
    Mick Jagger, Gary Leeds, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull,
    Jane Asher, Patti Harrison, Keith Moon, Graham Nash - chorus
  13. When I'm Sixty-Four (2:37)
    Recorded: December 6, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added December 8 and December 20-21, 1966
    John Lennon - lead guitar, background vocal
    Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, background vocal
    George Harrison - background vocal
    Ringo Starr - drums
    Session musicians - bass clarinet, two clarinets
  14. Nowhere Man (2:45)
    Recorded: October 21-22, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England
    John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
    Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
    George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
    Ringo Starr - drums
  15. It's All Too Much (6:29)
    Recorded: May 25, 1967 at De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios, London, England with overdubs added May 26, 1967 and June 2, 1967
    John Lennon - lead guitar, harmony vocal
    Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
    George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar, organ
    Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
    Session musicians - two trumpets

    The verse that was in the movie but not on the album version is "Nice to have the time to take this opportunity/Time for me to look at you and you to look at me"
Credits
Producer: George Martin
Remix Engineer: Peter Cobbin
Cover by: King Features Syndicate - Subafilms Ltd. Booklet
Design by: Fiona Andreanelli, Apple Corps Ltd.

All tracks on the album has been digitally re-mastered and restored, so as to make them much more clearer than before. It is also be coupled with the video, LD, and DVD re-release of the film.
Releases
1999, September 14 Capitol CDP-5-21481-2 (US)
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