Recorded: 1963-1970
Producers: George Martin, Phil Spector
Released: 20 October 1980
Personnel
John Lennon: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, harmonica, jaw harp
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, clavichord, recorder, maracas, handclaps
George Harrison: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, sitar, tambura, harmonium, Moog synthesizer, harmonica, maracas, claves, handclaps
Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, tambourine, maracas, svaramandal, finger cymbals, congas, bongos, handclaps
George Martin: organ
Billy Preston: organ, electric piano
Alan Civil: horn
Johnnie Scott, Christopher Taylor, Richard Taylor, Jack Ellory: flutes
Tony Gilbert, Sidney Sax, Erich Gruenberg, Derek Jacobs, Trevor Williams, José Luis Garcia: violin
Kenneth Essex, John Underwood, Stephen Shingles: viola
Francisco Gabarro, Dennis Vigay, Alan Dalziel: cello
Gordon Pearce: double bass
Sheila Bromberg: harp
Linda McCartney, Lizzie Bravo, Gayleen Pease: vocals
Tracklisting
‘Yesterday’
‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’
‘Do You Want To Know A Secret’
‘For No One’
‘Michelle’
‘Nowhere Man’
‘You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away’
‘Across The Universe’
‘All My Loving’
‘Hey Jude’
‘Something’
‘The Fool On The Hill’
‘Till There Was You’
‘The Long And Winding Road’
‘Here Comes The Sun’
‘Blackbird’
‘And I Love Her’
‘She’s Leaving Home’
‘Here, There And Everywhere’
‘Let It Be’
The Beatles compilation album The Beatles Ballads was released in October 1980.
The 20-song album was released in Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The cover artwork was by John Byrne, a Scottish playwright, artist, and designer. It first appeared in Alan Aldridge’s book The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics. Contrary to some claims, it was never considered for use on The Beatles’ White Album.