Written by: Harrison
Recorded: 17 February 1965
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 6 August 1965 (UK), 14 June 1965 (US)
George Harrison: vocals, lead guitar
John Lennon: acoustic rhythm guitar, electric piano
Paul McCartney: bass, piano
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine
George Martin: piano
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Help!
George Harrison's second composition for the Help! album was recorded for inclusion in the film of the same name, although it was later relegated to the second, non-soundtrack, half.
Presumably written about his relationship with Pattie Boyd, You Like Me Too Much was Harrison's third song to be recorded by The Beatles, after Don't Bother Me and I Need You.
In the studio
The Beatles recorded You Like Me Too Much during a four-hour session on the evening of 17 February 1965. It took them eight attempts to get right.
Harrison double-tracked his vocals, and McCartney's bass was overdubbed separately after the basic track had been recorded.
As on The Night Before, recorded earlier that day, John Lennon played a Hohner Pianet electric piano. McCartney and George Martin, meanwhile, played the introduction simultaneously on different ends of a Steinway grand piano.
The introduction, incidentally, bears a passing resemblance to that of Harrison's 1969 masterpiece Something, although this is likely to have been nothing more than a coincidence.
George did all the backing vocals? It sounds like either Paul or John are singing with him.
It sounds like George double-tracked his vocals.
@Mr. Big- It's George and Paul.
@Joe - It's Paul on harmony. He's singing a lower harmony to George's lead.
I always thout it was John and Paul, but I listened again. George.
Actually, the introduction bears a starker resemblance to that of Lloyd Price's Lawdy Miss Clawdy.
This has always been one of my favorite Beatle songs. I think George was very underrated for his harmony vocals & he shows how good he is here by adding superb harmony to his own song.
Maybe I've read too many stories of George's later (and many) infidelities but basically what he's saying here (to Pattie we can assume) is that no matter how badly he behaves she'll always love him and take him back when she should in fact leave him which is all that he deserves. He says it right out. Give him points for honesty I suppose.