| Beatles '65 | ||||
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| Released | 15 December 1964 (1964-12-15) | |||
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| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 26:10 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| The BeatlesNorth American chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Beatles '65 | ||||
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [4] |
Beatles '65 is an album by the English rock bandthe Beatles that was issued in the United States and Canada in December 1964. Released as the North American alternative toBeatles for Sale, it was the band's fifth studio album culled byCapitol Records in the US from the Beatles'EMI releases. The LP was also issued in West Germany on theOdeon label.
In 2004,Beatles '65 was released on CD for the first time as part ofThe Capitol Albums, Volume 1 box set. In 2014, the album was reissued on CD, both individually and as part of the box setThe U.S. Albums, using the UK mixes as remastered in 2009. In 2024, the album was reissued on vinyl as part ofThe Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono, using the original master tapes rather than the UK mixes.
Beatles '65 includes eight of the fourteen songs fromBeatles for Sale. It also includes "I'll Be Back", which was cut from the US version of theHard Day's Night album, and both sides of the single "I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman". The latter two songs were issued in "duophonic" stereo and included addedreverb by Capitol Records' executiveDave Dexter, Jr. to cover up the use of the mono mixes sent from the UK.[5] Other than "I'll Be Back", which was recorded on1 June 1964, the Beatles recorded all of its songs between 11 August and26 October 1964 at EMI Studios (nowAbbey Road Studios) in London.[6]
Two of the three songs written byCarl Perkins and recorded by the Beatles appear on this album. The sixBeatles for Sale tracks omitted from the album were issued by Capitol onBeatles VI in June 1965.
In the United States,Beatles '65 jumped from number 98 straight to number 1, making the biggest jump to the top position in the history of theBillboard album charts up to that time. It remained at number 1 for nine straight weeks from 9 January 1965. The album was the top selling non-soundtrack LP based onBillboard's year-end chart for 1965.[7] By 31 December 1964, the album had sold 1,967,261 copies in the US; by the end of the 1960s, sales there were up to 2,327,186.[8]
Writing inThe Rolling Stone Record Guide (1983), John Swenson describedBeatles '65 as the first of the band's "classic 'concept' albums". He said that the LP "worked as a musical whole" rather than merely serving as a collection of "the latest bunch of songs that could be assembled into a record in any order".[9] Several albums were released and promoted in America during 1965 sporting a similar title toBeatles '65. These includedSinatra '65 byFrank Sinatra andEllington '65 byDuke Ellington onReprise Records, andBrasil '65 bySérgio Mendes on the Beatles' own Capitol label.[10]
All tracks written byJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "No Reply" | Lennon with McCartney | 2:15 |
| 2. | "I'm a Loser" | Lennon | 2:31 |
| 3. | "Baby's in Black" | Lennon and McCartney | 2:02 |
| 4. | "Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) | Lennon | 2:32 |
| 5. | "I'll Follow the Sun" | McCartney | 1:46 |
| 6. | "Mr. Moonlight" (Roy Lee Johnson) | Lennon | 2:35 |
| Total length: | 13:41 | ||
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins) | Starr | 2:56 |
| 2. | "I'll Be Back" | Lennon | 2:22 |
| 3. | "She's a Woman" | McCartney | 2:57 |
| 4. | "I Feel Fine" | Lennon | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Carl Perkins) | Harrison | 2:24 |
| Total length: | 12:59 | ||
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[17] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[18] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
