Hey Jude (album) - Definition and Overview

Hey Jude
LP by The Beatles
Released	February 26 1970
Recorded	Abbey Road 1964-9
Genre	Rock
Length	32 min 25 s
Label	Capitol/Apple SW 385
Producer	George Martin
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The Beatles American Chronology
Abbey Road (1969)	Hey Jude (1970)	Let It Be (1970)

Hey Jude (originally titled Beatles Again) was a 1970 compilation of singles and b-sides from various points in the Beatles' career, as well as the A Hard Day's Night album track "I Should Have Known Better". The common thread running through all the album's tracks was that they were otherwise unavailable on LP in the United States; in part this was a consequence of the Beatles' unwillingness to include single releases on their contemporaneous albums, and partially it was a consequence of Capitol Records' habit of recompiling the Beatles' Parlophone releases for the American market.

Until the release of The Blue Album in 1973, Hey Jude was the only way to own the extremely popular full-length Hey Jude single on LP. The compilation was only released in the United States, although it was a popular import in the UK.

The CD era saw the harmonisation of the Beatles' US and UK discographies, and Hey Jude is no longer available. The entirety of its track listing is available on other albums, including The Blue Album and Past Masters, Volume Two.

Track listing

1. "Can't Buy Me Love" (1964) (Lennon-McCartney) 2:19
2. "I Should Have Known Better" (1964) (Lennon-McCartney) 2:39
3. "Paperback Writer" (1966) (Lennon-McCartney) 2:14
4. "Rain" (1966) (Lennon-McCartney) 2:58
5. "Lady Madonna" (1968) (Lennon-McCartney) 2:14
6. "Revolution" (1968) (Lennon-McCartney) 3:21
7. "Hey Jude" (1968) (Lennon-McCartney) 7:06
8. "Old Brown Shoe" (1969) (Harrison) 3:16
9. "Don't Let Me Down" (1969) (Lennon-McCartney) 3:30
10. "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969) (Lennon-McCartney) 2:55

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